Thames Wharf is a planned

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station in the

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, East

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. The station name was previously proposed for another station in the area.

Beckton branch station

In 1994, the proposed location was between and , adjacent to the Limmo Peninsula. Given construction of

flying junction A flying junction or flyover is a railway junction at which one or more diverging or converging tracks in a multiple-track route cross other tracks on the route by bridge to avoid conflict with other train movements. A more technical term is "gr ...

s for access to the Stratford International and Woolwich Arsenal branches of the DLR, construction of this station is no longer possible.

Woolwich Arsenal branch station

As part of the construction of the London City Airport extension in the mid 2000s, a gap in the viaduct due west of the western end of

Royal Victoria Dock The Royal Victoria Dock is the largest of three docks in the Royal Docks of east London, now part of the redeveloped London Docklands, Docklands. History Although, the structure was in place in the year 1850, it was opened in 1855, on a pre ...

, between and stations - was passively safeguarded for a future station. Development is restricted by safeguarding for a future river crossing, and the area is surrounded by

brownfield Brownfield is previously-developed land that has been abandoned or underused, and which may carry pollution, or a risk of pollution, from industrial use. The specific definition of brownfield land varies and is decided by policy makers and l ...

and industrial sites. In the 2010s, a new Thames river crossing was announced - the

Silvertown Tunnel The Silvertown Tunnel is a road tunnel, opened on 7 April 2025, beneath the River Thames in east London, England. The twin-bore tunnel runs between west Silvertown, east of the River Lea estuary, on the north side of the Thames and a portal adj ...

. Following the completion of the tunnel in 2025, around 5,000 homes will be built on the site, and a new DLR station would be constructed. As part of the 2018 budget, the Chancellor announced funding for the DLR to support this and other development in the

. Funding for the station was put on hold in June 2021.

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