Heron Quays is a

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station on the

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(DLR) Bank to Lewisham Line in the Heron Quays area of

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. The station is situated on the Isle of Dogs and serves the southern part of the Canary Wharf office complex and is directly connected to the Jubilee Place underground shopping centre. The station is elevated and contained within one of the complex's office towers. It has an out of station interchange (OSI) for Canary Wharf Underground station on

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. Through ticketing is allowed between both stations. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2, and is on the

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branch of the

, between

and South Quay.

History

Originally open-air, the station was reconstructed in 2001-2002 (to fit inside a new high-rise development by

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and

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). Longer platforms were built to accommodate three-unit trains planned as part of the DLR Capacity Enhancement. Designed by Alsop Architects, the station re-opened on 18 December 2002.

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from Heron Quays 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.

Connections

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routes 135, D3, D8 and night route N550 serve the station.

References

External links

DLR Capacity Enhancement
{{Docklands Light Railway Canary Wharf Docklands Light Railway stations in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1987