Beckton Park DLR station

Beckton Park DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in the Docklands area of east London. The station is located by the north quay of the Royal Albert Dock. The station is opposite Beckton District South Park, which is open space leading to housing in South Beckton.

Beckton Park
The eastbound platform and the roundabout above the station in 2021
Beckton Park Location of Beckton Park in Greater London
Location	Beckton
Local authority	London Borough of Newham
Managed by	Docklands Light Railway
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes^[1]
Fare zone	3
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2018	0.732 million^[2]
2019	0.509 million^[3]
2020	0.166 million^[4]
2021	0.288 million^[5]
2022	0.490 million^[6]
Key dates
28 March 1994	Opened
Other information
WGS84	51°30′31″N 0°03′18″E / 51.5086°N 0.0550°E / 51.5086; 0.0550
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The station is located on the DLR's Beckton branch, between Royal Albert and Cyprus stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 3 and is the most lightly used station on the DLR. A previous railway station called Central was located largely on the same site from 1880 to 1940, on the former line from Custom House to Gallions.

Layout

The station is unmanned, like most DLR stations. There is one ticket machine on each platform. There are three Oystercard readers – one on each platform between the ticket machines and a set of stairs, and a more recently added third reader at the approach to the station's connecting footbridge (thus, due to the position, this newer Oyster reader's pad is protected from rain).

Along with neighbouring Cyprus station, Beckton Park station is of an unusual design. Between the two stations, the DLR runs in the median of a major highway built at the same time as the railway. The stations are located at highway intersections which take the form of roundabouts. On the approach to the roundabout, the road rises slightly whilst the railway dips slightly; the station is therefore situated in a cutting, under the centre of the elevated roundabout, with pedestrian access at surface level under the elevated roadways and arched over the railway.

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from Beckton Park is:^[7]

• 12 tph to Canning Town of which 6 continue to Tower Gateway
• 12 tph to Beckton

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 16 tph in each direction.

Preceding station		DLR		Following station
Royal Albert towards Tower Gateway		Docklands Light Railway		Cyprus towards Beckton

Connections

London Buses route 376 and school route 678 serve the station.

Gallery

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beckton Park DLR station.

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  Looking east towards Beckton
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  Looking west towards London
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  Signage on westbound platform

References

1. "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
2. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
3. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
4. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
5. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
6. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
7. "DLR train timetables". Transport for London. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

External links

• Docklands Light Railway website - Beckton Park station page