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Docklands Light Railway : Stations : Stratford

Line	Location	Opening date	number of platforms
Stratford	part of National Rail station	31st August 1987	1 part-bay platform

Stratford station is a major transport interchange. Main line trains from London Liverpool Street to Essex stop here, as do London Underground Central Line trains. The North London Line between Richmond and North Woolwich formerly ran through two low-level platforms, one of which is still in use for terminating trains, and in 1999 these were joined by three Jubilee Line platforms. There is also a new bus station adjacent. The DLR uses a recently-built island platform on the western side of the station, with an entrance off the main station concourse.

As part of the Jubilee Line extension works, a new entrance and concourse was constructed next to the low-level platforms. Stratford is set to increase in importance with the opening of Stratford International station on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, to the north. A DLR extension will serve this new station, with trains running from there along the former North London Line via Stratford (Low Level) to Canning Town.

When the DLR station here opened, trains terminated at a formerly disused bay platform—see this page for pictures. The current platforms opened in 2007; one platform opened on 19th June 2007 with the other brought into service in September 2007.

Pictures

Main entrance to Stratford station, decorated with support for London's 2012 Olympic bid. This entrance hall was built as part of the London Underground Jubilee Line Extension, which terminates here

24/02/2005 • 001452

Entrance to the DLR station at Stratford from the main station concourse

23/08/2008 • 003431

New island platform at Stratford DLR

23/08/2008 • 003432

Southern face of the island platform at Stratford, looking towards the buffer stops and the station concourse. On the left a train waits to return south

23/08/2008 • 003433

Looking along the island platform at Stratford towards Pudding mill Lane and Poplar

23/08/2008 • 003434

59 waits at Statford station. Behind is the mainline railway station; the single bay platform formerly used by DLR trains can be seen, shrouded in blue hoardings

23/08/2008 • 003435

Inside the councourse at Stratford station. To the right is the gateline in front of the London Underground Jubilee Line platforms; in the centre of the picture are the two North London Line platforms, one of which is still in use by London Overground trains to Richmond, which will become Stratford (Low Level) DLR station

23/08/2008 • 003436

Another view of the front entrance to Stratford, showing the public area in front of the station. On the left is the bus station

23/08/2008 • 003437

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Services from this stop:

Lewisham via Canary Wharf †