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| DLR's city route is the main connection between the Isle of Dogs and central london.
It originally started at Tower Gateway, just a short walk from Tower Hill. The elevated Tower Gateway
station exists of a single platform with tracks on both sides. |
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Image: Tower Gateway station
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| From here the line runs next to British Rail tracks with Shadwell station as the next stop. Shadwell station has one island platform
with stairs and a lift down to street level. Limehouse station, which is also a British Rail station is next on the line.
East of Limehouse station the line continues over a 1840 built brick arch viaduct to Westferry station with two side platforms, again with stairs and lifts to street level.
From here the trains either climb to join the Poplar-West India Quay tracks or the trains continue east to Poplar station and on to Beckton.
In 1991 the city line was extended further into the city to a new underground station at Bank with connections to 5 london underground lines.
The bank extension runs through 2 seperate tunnels and joins the single line from Tower Gateway just before Shadwell station. |
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Bank station, click for full-size |
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