King George V DLR station

King George V
Station main entrance at the eastern end
King George V Location of King George V in Greater London
Location	North Woolwich
Local authority	London Borough of Newham
Managed by	Docklands Light Railway
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	3
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2007–08	1.051 million
2008–09	0.994 million
2010–11	1.139 million
Key dates
2 December 2005	Opened
Other information
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King George V is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in North Woolwich, east London, which opened on 2 December 2005 and named after King George V Dock nearby in the London Borough of Newham and is located in Travelcard Zone 3. Station and on-train announcements refer to the station as 'King George the Fifth'.

History

The station opened on 2 December 2005. Until January 2009, it served as a temporary terminus for the King George V branch of DLR but the line has since been extended under the River Thames to Woolwich Arsenal.

Location

The station is at the northern end of Pier Road in North Woolwich, and is within walking distance of the Woolwich Ferry.

Services

Trains run every 10 minutes to Bank in the City of London, and with the same frequency to Woolwich Arsenal. Journey time is 9 minutes to Canning Town to interchange with the Beckton branch of the DLR, 14 minutes to Poplar to interchange with the Stratford and Lewisham branches of the DLR and 24 minutes to Bank in the City of London. In peak hours, this increases to every eight minutes, with an additional service to Stratford International station, providing a service every four minutes to Canning Town.

External links

• Street map of King George V DLR station from multimap.com
• Docklands Light Railway website - King George V station page

Preceding station		DLR		Following station
London City Airport towards Bank or Tower Gateway		Docklands Light Railway		Woolwich Arsenal Terminus