Star Lane DLR station

Star Lane
Eastern entrance
Star Lane Location of Star Lane in Greater London
Location	Canning Town
Local authority	London Borough of Newham
Managed by	Docklands Light Railway
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	2 and 3
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2012	1.593 million[1]
2013	1.006 million[2]
2014	1.152 million[2]
2015	1.338 million[2]
Railway companies
Original company	Transport for London
Key dates
31 August 2011	Opened [3]
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
London Transport portalCoordinates: 51°31′15″N 0°00′15″E / 51.5207°N 0.0042°E

Star Lane is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Canning Town, east London. Located on the Stratford International extension of the Docklands Light Railway between Stratford and Canning Town,^[4] it opened on 31 August 2011.

History

The station is on the original route of the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway, which opened between Stratford and Canning Town in 1846. The line became part of what is now known as the North London Line in 1979. The Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway had four tracks over this section of route. The western pair were redeveloped as part of an extension to the London Underground's Jubilee line in 1999 and the eastern pair, which carried the North London Line, were cut back at Stratford in 2006. The tracks were converted for use as part of the Docklands Light Railway and the station was constructed with two platforms.

Design

Western entrance

The station is an island platform under a footbridge. Some junction changes around Manor Road and Star Lane have been implemented with a small amount of land taken on the corner of Star Primary School. A new pedestrian crossing on Star Lane has been installed. The footbridge, known locally as "the peggy leggy steps",^[5][6] has been replaced.

Location

Star Lane DLR Station serves the Star Lane area in North Canning Town. It is located just north of the Canning Interchange which includes the bus station, Jubilee line, other DLR services and the road junction where the A13, A1011 and A124 all meet. In 2012, it was opposite the Uniform Distribution and Accreditation Centre for the Olympics.

Services

Off-peak, trains run every ten minutes between Stratford International to the North and Beckton to the South. In the peak hours trains run every eight minutes between Stratford International and Woolwich Arsenal.^[7]

Platform signage

Buses

London Buses routes 276 and 323 serve the station.^[8][9]

References

1. Transport for London (12 February 2013). "Freedom of Information DLR usage 1213". Transport for London. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
2. "Up-to-date DLR entry/exit statistics for each station" (XLSX). What Do They Know. Transport for London. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
3. "Docklands Light Railway extension marks one year to go to the London 2012 Paralympic Games". Retrieved 31 August 2011.
4. Docklands Light Railway - Stratford International Extension
5. Newham Recorder
6. Newham Story
7. "DLR frequencies". Transport for London. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
8. https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/276/
9. https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/323/