Island Gardens DLR station

Island Gardens
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Island Gardens Location of Island Gardens in Greater London
Location	Island Gardens
Local authority	London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed by	Docklands Light Railway
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	2
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2007–08	2.134 million
2008–09	2.063 million
2010–11	2.095 million
Railway companies
Original company	Docklands Light Railway
Key dates
31 August 1987	Opened
9 March 1992	Closed temporarily
5 April 1992	Reopened
8 January 1999	Original station closed permanently
20 November 1999	New station on Lewisham extension opened
Other information
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Island Gardens is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Island Gardens, east London, just north of the River Thames. It is in Travelcard Zone 2.

The station is close to the southern tip of the Isle of Dogs and the River Thames. Island Gardens is a public park with a notable view across the river to the classical buildings of the former Greenwich Hospital and the National Maritime Museum, with Greenwich Park forming a backdrop. The northern entrance of the Greenwich foot tunnel is within the park.

Development

Island Gardens DLR station before being rebuilt

The original Island Gardens DLR station was opened on 31 August 1987 as the southern terminus of the initial system. It was built adjacent to the site of the old North Greenwich railway station, the southern terminus of the Millwall Extension Railway. It was elevated with two platforms, each capable of accommodating a single car train. The station required significant rebuilding to allow the platforms to take two-car trains.

The extension to Lewisham passes under the River Thames in a deep tube tunnel. This required a new station to be built slightly further away from the river, north of Manchester Road, and underground. The original station and the southern end of the connecting viaduct have since been demolished.

Connections

London Buses routes D3 and D7 and night route N550 serve the station.

Services

Preceding station		DLR		Following station
Mudchute towards Bank, Tower Gateway or Stratford		Docklands Light Railway		Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich towards Lewisham

External links

• Docklands Light Railway website - Island Gardens station page