All Saints DLR station
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All Saints DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway
(DLR) in east London
. It is named after the nearby All Saints, Poplar
, a church dating from 1821-3. The station entrance is on the East India Dock Road, opposite Chrisp Street Market
.
There was a previous station on the same site, called Poplar station
, which was served by the North London Railway
. The location of this station can be seen in the bottom-right hand corner of theMap of Poplar, 1885.
The station is located on the DLR's Stratford branch
, between Poplar
and Langdon Park
stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 2
.
There is a crossover south of the station which allows trains from Stratford and Poplar to reverse here.
Serco announced that from the 24th August 2009, the frequency on the Stratford to Lewisham branch would be reduced at peak times to one train every 7 minutes, from the current 5 minute frequency. This is to accommodate a flyover that will increase frequencies by 30 seconds on the Bank to Lewisham line.
, 115, D6, D7, D8 and Night routes N15, N550 and N551.
Docklands Light Railway
The Docklands Light Railway is an automated light metro or light rail system opened on 31 August 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area of London...
(DLR) in east London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It is named after the nearby All Saints, Poplar
All Saints, Poplar
All Saints' Church, Poplar is a church in Newby Place, Poplar, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, and is the Church of England parish church of Poplar...
, a church dating from 1821-3. The station entrance is on the East India Dock Road, opposite Chrisp Street Market
Chrisp Street Market
Chrisp Street Market was designed by Frederick Gibberd, and built as part of the Festival of Britain in 1951. It is located in Poplar in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, and forms part of the eastern edge of the Lansbury Estate....
.
There was a previous station on the same site, called Poplar station
Poplar (East India Dock Road) railway station
Poplar railway station was a railway station on the East India Dock Road in Poplar, London. It opened in 1850 and after 1865 was the southern passenger terminus of the North London Railway , although goods trains ran on to connect to the London and Blackwall Railway for the East India Docks or to...
, which was served by the North London Railway
North London Railway
The North London Railway was a railway company that opened lines connecting the north of London to the East and West India Docks. The main east to west route is now part the North London Line. Other lines operated by the company fell into disuse, but were later revived as part of the Docklands...
. The location of this station can be seen in the bottom-right hand corner of theMap of Poplar, 1885.
The station is located on the DLR's Stratford branch
Stratford station
Stratford station is a large multilevel railway station in Stratford, east London. The station is served by the National Rail services National Express East Anglia, London Overground and c2c, by London Underground's Central and Jubilee lines, and by the Docklands Light Railway . Stratford is in...
, between Poplar
Poplar DLR station
Poplar is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in Travelcard Zone 2. It is served by three of the six regular routes on the DLR making it one of the busiest stations on the network in terms of services.-History:Long before the opening of the DLR in 1987, there had been three stations with the...
and Langdon Park
Langdon Park DLR station
Langdon Park DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in the East End of London. Situated between the existing All Saints and Devons Road stations, construction of the station began on 17 November 2006, and the first day of operation was 9 December 2007.- History and proposals...
stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 2
Travelcard Zone 2
Fare zone 2 is an inner zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used for calculating the price of tickets for travel on the London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway and, since 2007, on National Rail services.-Background:...
.
There is a crossover south of the station which allows trains from Stratford and Poplar to reverse here.
Serco announced that from the 24th August 2009, the frequency on the Stratford to Lewisham branch would be reduced at peak times to one train every 7 minutes, from the current 5 minute frequency. This is to accommodate a flyover that will increase frequencies by 30 seconds on the Bank to Lewisham line.
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London Buses route 15 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England, United Kingdom. The regular service on route 15 is currently contracted to Stagecoach London and operated with modern double-decker buses...
, 115, D6, D7, D8 and Night routes N15, N550 and N551.