Langdon Park DLR station
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Langdon Park DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway
(DLR) 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.
, two station sites were safeguarded to be used much later when the system was developed. One of these stations was Pudding Mill Lane
, which opened in 1996. The other station was provisionally called Carmen Street. However, this was changed to Langdon Park, following the name of the adjacent Langdon Park Secondary School
as well as a local park.
Proposals for design of Langdon Park were first drawn up in 2000 but due to lack of funding, amongst other things, the scheme was dropped. In May 2000, Leaside Regeneration Limited and Docklands Light Railway Limited (DLRL) jointly funded preliminary feasibility work looking at locations, outline costs and Docklands Light Railway implications of a new station between the existing All Saints and Devons Road DLR stations. The research indicated that the best and most practical location would be at the pedestrian bridge linking Carmen Street and Bright Street adjacent to Langdon Park itself.
In June 2005, DLRL re-engaged consultants to reassess the scheme costs and design with a view to developing the project for a planning application submission. Following the successful outcome of a bid for funding from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), the predecessor department of Communities and Local Government, planning permission was applied for and subsequently granted. Construction took just over a year and cost £10.5 million. The Mayor of London presided over the station opening ceremony on 10 December 2007, although the station actually came into public use the day before.
The station is fully accessible from street level and the bridge contains two lift shafts at either end to provide connections into the station.
The station was designed by Consarc Architects.
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 the East End of London
East End of London
The East End of London, also known simply as the East End, is the area of London, England, United Kingdom, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames. Although not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries, the River Lea can be considered another boundary...
. Situated between the existing All Saints
All Saints DLR station
All Saints DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway 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....
and Devons Road
Devons Road DLR station
Devons Road station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in east London, serving Bromley-by-Bow to the north and Poplar to the south and west...
stations, construction of the station began on 17 November 2006, and the first day of operation was 9 December 2007.
History and proposals
Since the start of the Docklands Light RailwayDocklands 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...
, two station sites were safeguarded to be used much later when the system was developed. One of these stations was Pudding Mill Lane
Pudding Mill Lane DLR station
Pudding Mill Lane DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in east London. It is situated in the road of the same name in a light industrial area...
, which opened in 1996. The other station was provisionally called Carmen Street. However, this was changed to Langdon Park, following the name of the adjacent Langdon Park Secondary School
Langdon Park Secondary School
Langdon Park Secondary School, also known as Langdon Park Sports Community College, is a secondary school in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, United Kingdom.-External links:...
as well as a local park.
Proposals for design of Langdon Park were first drawn up in 2000 but due to lack of funding, amongst other things, the scheme was dropped. In May 2000, Leaside Regeneration Limited and Docklands Light Railway Limited (DLRL) jointly funded preliminary feasibility work looking at locations, outline costs and Docklands Light Railway implications of a new station between the existing All Saints and Devons Road DLR stations. The research indicated that the best and most practical location would be at the pedestrian bridge linking Carmen Street and Bright Street adjacent to Langdon Park itself.
In June 2005, DLRL re-engaged consultants to reassess the scheme costs and design with a view to developing the project for a planning application submission. Following the successful outcome of a bid for funding from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), the predecessor department of Communities and Local Government, planning permission was applied for and subsequently granted. Construction took just over a year and cost £10.5 million. The Mayor of London presided over the station opening ceremony on 10 December 2007, although the station actually came into public use the day before.
Design
The station has 90m platforms connected by a lightweight transparent replacement bridge link from Carmen Street and Hay Currie Street which were all pre-fabricated off-site and lifted into position over two weekends to reduce service disruption.The station is fully accessible from street level and the bridge contains two lift shafts at either end to provide connections into the station.
The station was designed by Consarc Architects.
External links
- Langdon Park at DLR website
- DLR Project Updates for Langdon Park Station