Prince Regent DLR station is a station on the

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(DLR) in

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in east

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. The station was opened on 28 March 1994 and provides access to the eastern end of the ExCeL Exhibition Centre and ICC London. The station signage is subtitled 'for ExCeL East'. The station is named after Prince Regent Lane, which runs north from the station towards the A13 road. The street in turn is named after

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. There is a small bus station adjoining the station with buses to Plaistow and

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. The station is located on the DLR's Beckton branch, between

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and Royal Albert stations. It is in

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. During major exhibitions at the adjacent Excel Centre an additional DLR shuttle service operates between Canning Town and Prince Regent stations, to supplement the normal Tower Gateway to Beckton service. The trains shuttle reverse on a crossover well to the east of the station, within sight of the next station at Royal Albert.

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from Prince Regent is: * 12 tph to of which 6 continue to Tower Gateway * 12 tph to

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Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 16 tph in each direction.

Connections

The London buses that serve Prince Regent DLR station is 241, 474, 300, 304, 325, 473, 678 (school journeys only) and N551 (night journeys only).

References

External links

{{commons category, Prince Regent DLR station
Docklands Light Railway website – Prince Regent station page
Docklands Light Railway stations in the London Borough of Newham Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1994

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