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Docklands Light Railway : Stations : Island Gardens

Line	Location	Opening date	number of platforms
Lewisham	tunnel	20th November 1999	2

Island Gardens is in tunnel, constructed using the cut-and-cover method. Being underground, it is one of only three DLR stations to be permanently staffed.

The station is the second with this name. The original Island Gardens was opposite, on a viaduct, and consisted of two platforms which formed a Y shape, with a visitor centre between at ground level. This was closed in January 1999 in preparation for the DLR's Lewisham extension, and has subsequently been demolished. The current Island Gardens station opened in November 1999.

Pictures

Head-on view of the entrance to Island Gardens station on Manchester Road. The towers are ventilation shafts—the line is in tunnel at this point

08/06/2004 • 001036

A different view of the street entrance to Island Gardens station

08/06/2004 • 001037

The rear of Island Gardens station, with ventilation shafts—behind this can be seen the passenger entrance to the station. On the right is the single-track viaduct which carried the DLR into the original Island Gardens station

08/06/2004 • 001038

Ticket hall inside the entrance to Island Gardens station. As this is an underground station it is staffed—on the right is an information point

08/06/2004 • 001039

Platform level at Island Gardens station—left is the northbound platform for Canary Wharf and Bank/Stratford, right is the southbound platform to Lewisham

08/06/2004 • 001040

Southbound train at Island Gardens

08/06/2004 • 001041

The site of the original Island Gardens station, now reduced to rubble. The station was at the end of a single track viaduct from Mudchute, on the opposite side of Manchester Road to the current Island Gardens station. There were two platforms, which diverged from the single-track viaduct in a Y formation. In the space between the platforms were the stairs, lift shaft and a DLR information point/shop

08/06/2004 • 001042

Northbound platform at Island Gardens station. The far end of the platform is in daylight

29/06/2005 • 001665

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Location

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Services and diagram

Services from this stop:

Lewisham

Stratford §

Bank