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Beckton DLR station
Beckton DLR station is the eastern terminus of the '''Beckton branch''' of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in the London Docklands|Docklands area of east London. It is located in Travelcard Zone 3. The DLR branch from Poplar, London|Poplar was opened on 28 March 1994. The next station is Gallions Reach DLR station|Gallions Reach, but between the two stations the line curves through 180 degrees, such that westbound trans for Central London depart Beckton heading east. Beckton station is actually located north of, and slightly further west than, Cyprus DLR station|Cyprus, the station after Gallions Reach. Trains from Beckton depart for Tower Gateway usually, although there are occasional departures to Bank.
Beckton DLR depot, the principal depot for the DLR system, is located between Beckton and Gallions Reach stations, but is actually closer to the latter.
Like all open-air DLR stations, Beckton is unmanned and tickets are bought at the ticket machines. New machines were installed in January 2009 that now allow Oyster card users to top-up their pre-pay balance and see their journey history. During 2007-2008, a new bus station was constructed directly opposite the DLR station. This opened in the first week of November 2008.
Previous stations
When the London Docks and Beckton Gasworks were active, they were served by a railway system. A separate station known as Beckton railway station|Beckton existed on this earlier network, several hundred yards east of Beckton DLR station, until its closure in December 1940.
Gallery
File:Beckton stn London bound.JPG|Looking east (actually towards London, due to loop)
File:Beckton stn buffers.JPG|Looking west towards buffers
File:Beckton stn signage.JPG|Signage on platform
File:105123 4364855c.jpg|Train calling at platform 1, not normally used off-peak (date: Nov. 2006 - note older all-white signage)
References
External links
- Docklands Light Railway website - Beckton station page
Category:Docklands Light Railway stations in Newham
Category:Railway stations opened in 1994
simple:Beckton DLR station
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