Docklands Light Railway

Investment Programme

Until early 2010, construction is taking place on DLR to allow us to meet passenger growth by adding an extra carriage to your train, increasing capacity by up to 50 per cent on the busiest routes.

To enable three carriage trains to operate, work includes:

• Extending station platforms to accommodate longer trains.
• A remodelled Tower Gateway station.
• A new station east of the previous South Quay station, which opened in October 2009.
• Strengthening of viaducts to carry an additional carriage.
• Construction of two new railway junctions at West India Quay and Canning Town stations to improve train reliability and frequency at these busy locations.

Works have been planned to have the minimum of impact on passengers, with most work taking place at weekends and at night. This work may cause disruption to services and those living around the work sites. However, working with our construction partner Taylor Woodrow, we will always aim to limit inconvenience to a minimum.