Barking Riverside Pier is a

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commuter service pier located on the

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Barking Riverside Barking Riverside is a mixed-use development in the area of Barking, east London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is being built on land formerly occupied by Barking Power Station, adjacent to the River Thames, a ...

. Passenger services began on 26 April 2022. The pier provides interchange with

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and local bus routes. The pier was brought into use following a renovation of the reinforced concrete coaling jetty previously used by

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History

The existing structure was built in 1940 in order to bring coal to

. Earlier jetty structures were found at the site as early as 1864 and a coaling jetty was constructed with the power station in 1925. Construction of the passenger pier began in 2021 and cost £7.3 million.

Design

The 1940 'T' shaped jetty consists of a deck and supports made from reinforced concrete. The canting brow and pontoon were added in order to provide passenger services from 2022. They were fabricated at the Ravestein shipyard in the Netherlands. The renovation work was designed by Anthony Carlile Architects and marine engineers Beckett Rankine.

Location

The pier is located on the north bank of the

at Barking Riverside. It is accessed from Project Road in the

neighbourhood of the

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham () is a London borough in East London. It lies around 9 miles (14.4 km) east of Central London. It is an Outer London borough and the south is within the London Riverside section of the Thames ...

. It provides interchange with

on the London Overground and

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branded local bus routes EL1 and EL3.

Services

Passenger services began on 26 April 2022. It is served by route RB1 and is located in the East Zone. The first westbound service towards central London is at 06:25 on weekdays and 08:20 at weekends. The last westbound service is 21:35 on weekdays and 20:52 at weekends. There is a gap in service on weekdays between 10:50 and 17:15. The last return eastbound journey from central London arrives just after midnight all days of the week. Journey times are 9 minutes to Woolwich, 20 minutes to North Greenwich, 28 minutes to Greenwich, 40 minutes to Canary Wharf, 51 minutes to London Bridge City, 63 minutes to Blackfriars and 69 minutes to Embankment.

References

External links

Barking Riverside Pier - Transport for LondonBarking Riverside Pier - Uber Boat by Thames Clippers
{{Transport in London London River Services Transport in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Piers in London