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Star Lane DLR station

Coordinates: 51°31′15″N 0°00′15″E / 51.5207°N 0.0042°E / 51.5207; 0.0042
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Star Lane Docklands Light Railway
Eastern entrance
Star Lane is located in Greater London
Star Lane
Star Lane
Location of Star Lane in Greater London
LocationCanning Town
Local authorityLondon Borough of Newham
Managed byDocklands Light Railway
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes
Fare zone2 and 3
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2019Increase 1.504 million[1]
2020Decrease 1.136 million[2]
2021Decrease 0.971 million[3]
2022Increase 1.470 million[4]
2023Increase 1.690 million[5]
Railway companies
Original companyTransport for London
Key dates
31 August 2011Opened [6]
Other information
Coordinates51°31′15″N 0°00′15″E / 51.5207°N 0.0042°E / 51.5207; 0.0042
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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,[7] 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.

The station was originally to be called Cody Road station, and was shown on some maps as such prior to opening.[citation needed]

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",[8][9] has been replaced.

Along with Stratford High Street, Stratford and Abbey Road, the station features the artwork Places of Exchange by Scottish artist Toby Paterson[10] - tessellated patterns inspired by the local area, etched into the glass panels of the station.[11]

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

Platform signage

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from Star Lane is:[12]

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 8 tph in each direction.

Preceding station   DLR   Following station
West Ham
  Docklands Light Railway   Canning Town

Connections

London Buses routes 276 and 323 serve the station.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Docklands Light Railway extension marks one year to go to the London 2012 Paralympic Games". Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  7. ^ Docklands Light Railway - Stratford International Extension Archived 22 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Newham Recorder
  9. ^ Newham Story Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Toby Paterson". nationalgalleries.org. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  11. ^ "DLR Stratford International Extension - Modus Operandi Art Consultants". Modus Operandi Art Consultants. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  12. ^ "DLR train timetables". Transport for London. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Buses from West Ham and Star Lane" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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