Poplar is an interchange for three of the six Docklands Light Railway lines in Tower Hamlets, London. It is between
Westferry or
West India Quay and
Blackwall or
All Saints.
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| Information |
| Type: |
Transport for London (Docklands Light Railway) |
| Station code: |
ZPL |
| Opened: |
1987 |
| Platforms: |
4 |
Poplar was opened by the Docklands Light Railway in 1987. There have been four London stations called Poplar before though none were on the same site as the current DLR station. When opened Poplar has just two platforms as it only served the
Stratford-
Island Gardens branch [1]. The station was expanded as new lines reached Poplar.
The
Beckton branch reached Poplar in 1994. Poplar was the Western terminus of the line before it was extended towards
Tower Gateway.
Bank to
King George V services began stopping at Poplar in 2005. Poplar is next to Poplar Depot, the main depot on the DLR.
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| DLR 54 at Poplar depot |
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| DLR 74 stands at Poplar |
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| Another view of the depot |
[1] Stephen Jolly & Bob Bayman, Docklands Light Railway (Capital Transport, 1986) p. 26
