Tower Gateway was the original Western terminus of the Docklands Light Railway though these days it has been to an extent eclipsed by later additions to the network.
| Information |
| Type: |
Transport for London
(Docklands Light Railway) |
| Station code: |
ZTG |
| Opened: |
1987 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened in 1987 as the terminus of the City route of the original DLR scheme but was replaced as the main Western terminus in 1991 when the extension to
Bank was opened. Tower Gateway is close to
London Fenchurch Street and
Tower Hill stations. Most services to the station originate from
Beckton.
As built the station had two tracks with a cross-over just outside the station [1] but Tower Gateway is nowadays a single line terminus. It has separate platforms for loading and unloading passengers. Transport for London are considering closing Tower Gateway to release more capacity for the much busier Bank (though it still has over 4 million passengers a year!)
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| Entrance to the station |
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| View down the platform, the lines into Fenchurch Street in the background |
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| DLR #48 arrives, passengers will unload on the far platform |
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| Platform 1 is for unloading only |
[1] Stephen Jolly and Boy Bayman, Docklands Light Railway (Capital Transport, 1986) p. 62
