| rdfs:comment | - |} The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail system serving the redeveloped Docklands area of East London, England.
- During the late 1980s, London's Docklands were going into a stage of redevelopment like much of the East End was. There had been plans for decades for a railway that would link the East End and Docklands with the city, but nothing had come of it. When the Jubilee was opened, it terminated at Charing Cross, and no further extensions eastwards were planned.
- The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail system serving the redeveloped Docklands area of East London, England. It currently extends to Stratford in the north, and Lewisham in the south, west to Bank in the heart of the City financial district, and east to Beckton and North Woolwich (including London City Airport). The DLR has separate track and trains from the London Underground, but the two systems share a ticketing system and the DLR appears on the London Underground’s Tube map.
- 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. It covers several areas of London, reaching north to Stratford, south to Lewisham, west to Tower Gateway and Bank in the City of London financial district, and east to Beckton, London City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal.
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| abstract | - 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. It covers several areas of London, reaching north to Stratford, south to Lewisham, west to Tower Gateway and Bank in the City of London financial district, and east to Beckton, London City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal. The DLR is operated under a concession awarded by Transport for London to Serco Docklands Ltd, a joint organisation of the former DLR management team and Serco Group. The system is owned by DLR Limited, part of the London Rail division of Transport for London (TfL) which also manages London Overground and London Tramlink (but not London Underground, which is a separate division of TfL). In 2006 the DLR carried over 60 million passengers. It has been extended several times, with work and proposals continuously ongoing. Although it has some similarities to other public transport systems in London such as the London Underground, DLR trains are not compatible with the Underground network, Crossrail or the wider railway network in Britain.
- |} The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail system serving the redeveloped Docklands area of East London, England.
- The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail system serving the redeveloped Docklands area of East London, England. It currently extends to Stratford in the north, and Lewisham in the south, west to Bank in the heart of the City financial district, and east to Beckton and North Woolwich (including London City Airport). The DLR has separate track and trains from the London Underground, but the two systems share a ticketing system and the DLR appears on the London Underground’s Tube map. The trains are computer-controlled and normally have no driver: a Passenger Service Agent (PSA) on each train is responsible for patrolling the train, checking tickets, making announcements and controlling the doors. PSAs can also take control of the train in certain circumstances including equipment failure and emergencies. Stations are generally unstaffed except the ones below ground, which are required to be staffed in case evacuation is needed. The DLR has been operated and maintained by a private franchise since 1997. The current franchise, due to expire in April 2013, belongs to Serco Docklands Ltd., a company jointly formed by Serco and the former DLR management team. The DLR system is undergoing continuing expansion, with currently 39 stations. In 2006 it carried over 60 million passengers. The Docklands Light Railway was 20 years old on 31 August 2007 .
- During the late 1980s, London's Docklands were going into a stage of redevelopment like much of the East End was. There had been plans for decades for a railway that would link the East End and Docklands with the city, but nothing had come of it. When the Jubilee was opened, it terminated at Charing Cross, and no further extensions eastwards were planned. Deciding on a cheaper rail link than an expensive extension for the Jubilee line, plans were made for a railway that would make use of already built (but abandoned) routes as well as being able to run along the street like a tram. Plans were made up which would have had the line running along Burdett Road in Tower Hamlets to Mile End where an interchange with the Central and District lines. Other plans had the line using old railway routes which passed through London's Docklands to the Thames riverfront south of Millwall.
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