Canning Town is an

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located in

Canning Town Canning Town is a town in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England, north of the Royal Victoria Dock. Its urbanisation was largely due to the creation of the dock. The area was part of the ancient parish and County Borough of West Ham, ...

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for

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(DLR) and

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services. It is designed as an intermodal

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and

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, opening in 1999 as part of the

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– replacing the original station site north of the A13. On 11 November 2015, the Mayor of London announced that it would be rezoned to be on the boundary of

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Location

A major interchange in

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, it is on a north–south alignment, constrained by Bow Creek immediately to the west, Silvertown Way to the east, the A13 Canning Town Flyover (a major east–west road bridge crossing the Canning Town Roundabout at the throat of the station) to the north, and the

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to the south, while directly next to the

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History

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The first station, originally named ''Barking Road'', was opened on 14 June 1847 by the

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on the south side of Barking Road in the Parish of West Ham. It was renamed ''Canning Town'' on 1 July 1873, and in 1888, this station was closed, being replaced by a new station on the north side of Barking Road (near Stephenson Street). The booking hall was replaced in the 1960s, and survived until 28 May 1994. The station was served by trains on the North London line to

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Jubilee Line Extension and Docklands Light Railway

In the late 1980s, plans for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) extension to

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considered various options - either running directly east/west between Blackwall and Royal Victoria, or following the

to call at Canning Town. In the early 1990s, the planned

station on the site meant that the dedicated DLR station was not built, with a combined interchange station to be built instead. The DLR extension to Beckton began running through the future station site in March 1994. The new station was built on the south side of the A13, designed by Troughton McAslan. The tiered design of the station placed the DLR platforms directly above the

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platforms allowing for easy interchange. A substantial bus station was also built as part of the station complex. On 29 October 1995, the first part of the new station opened, serving the North London Line. The DLR platforms opened on 5 March 1998. With the opening of the Jubilee line platforms on 14 May 1999, the new station complex was complete and officially 'opened'. The DLR branch to

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opened on 2 December 2005. This branch diverges from the branch to Beckton south of the interchange, with trains from both branches serving the current platforms.

Stratford International DLR extension

The North London Line platforms closed on 9 December 2006 as part of the closure of the to section of the line. On 31 August 2011 these platforms re-opened on the new Stratford International branch of the

. In October 2019, the station was hit by

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(XR) protests, causing the suspension of services at rush hour. During the protest, two XR members climbed on top of a train, one appearing to kick commuters who were attempting to remove them. The protest ended when the protesters were grabbed by their ankles, dragged onto the platform and mobbed by the crowd.

Design

Designed by Troughton McAslan, the station is connected by an underground concourse stretching the width of the site and connected to all platforms and the bus station by escalators, stairs and lifts. The station is fully accessible, with step-free access throughout. To the west of the complex two island platforms are one above the other. The lower level island platform (platforms 5 & 6) is served by the

and the higher level island platform (platforms 3 &4) is served by the DLR branch to/from Poplar. To the east of the Jubilee platforms on the same level, an island platform (platforms 1 & 2) is served by the

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branch of the DLR. This platform was formerly served by the North London line. Adjacent to Silvertown Way, on the eastern side of the interchange is a

with seven stands, with an enclosed above-ground concourse with doors to the surrounding bus bays. The bus station is fully connected to the DLR and Underground platforms via the underground concourse. As well as entrances onto Silvertown Way and Barking Road, an entrance facing Bow Creek allows access to London City Island via the Leamouth Lifting Footbridge, Bow Creek Ecology Park and the Limmo Peninsula. This entrance was built as part of the Jubilee Line Extension project in the late 1990s, but opened in 2016.

Artwork

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Carved into the walls of a station staircase, an artwork by Richard Kindersley commemorates the

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, which previously stood on the site. It was unveiled in February 1998 by then-

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, who grew up in the local area.

Services

London Underground

The typical off-peak

(Jubilee line) service in trains per hour from Canning Town is: * 24 tph to * 4 tph to * 4 tph to

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* 4 tph to

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* 12 tph to

Stanmore Stanmore is part of the London Borough of Harrow in Greater London. It is centred northwest of Charing Cross, lies on the outskirts of the London urban area and includes Stanmore Hill, one of the List of highest points in London, highest point ...

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 30 tph in each direction. The Jubilee line also operates a night service on Friday and Saturday nights as part of the

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with a 6 tph service between Stratford and Stanmore.

DLR

The typical off-peak DLR service in trains per hour from Canning Town is: * 6 tph to Tower Gateway * 6 tph to

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* 6 tph to * 12 tph to

* 12 tph to Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 16 tph to Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal and up to 8 tph to Tower Gateway, Bank and Stratford International.

Connections

routes 5, 69, 115, 147,

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and night routes N15, N550 and N551 serve the station.

References

External links

Docklands Light Railway website
– Canning Town station page {{London bus and coach stations Docklands Light Railway stations in the London Borough of Newham Jubilee line stations London Underground Night Tube stations Tube stations in the London Borough of Newham Transport architecture in London Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847 Former Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway stations Bus stations in London

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1847 establishments in England