Elverson Road is a

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(DLR) station in the St John's area of

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in south east

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, and situated in a residential neighbourhood. Opening in 1999 as part of the Lewisham extension, Elverson road station is one of the newer stations of the DLR network situated between Lewisham and Deptford Bridge. Upon opening, the station was one of the most lightly used on the DLR network, but traffic has increased significantly following the construction of several new apartment complexes in the area. The station is located between Deptford Bridge and

stations, and is on the boundary of

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and Zone 3. The station site straddles the boundary between the boroughs of Lewisham and Greenwich, and passengers must briefly cross into Greenwich when walking over the footbridge to reach the opposite platform.

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is in use at this station as it cannot accommodate 3-car trains. Passengers wishing to alight at Elverson road must move towards the centre of the train (like Cutty Sark DLR) to alight.

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from Elverson Road is: * 12 tph to

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* 12 tph to Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 22 tph in each direction, with up to 8 tph during the peak hours running to and from instead of Bank.

References

External links

Elverson Road DLR station
– Live departures and timetables at Transport for London {{Authority control Docklands Light Railway stations in the London Borough of Lewisham Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1999 1999 establishments in England