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North London Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This large station served the popular east London park and was a junction between the North London Line and the now-extinct branch running to Old Ford station (on Old Ford Road) and Bow Church station (now Bow Church DLR station). The station was closed in 1934 probably due to its close proximity to Canonbury station. This station was on York Road to the north of goods yards serving King's Cross station approximately where the tunnel portal for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link has been constructed. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_London_Line   (784 words)

Silvertown railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Silvertown station is the penultimate station at the east end of the North London Line, between Custom House station and North Woolwich railway station. It is likely that the station will close when the Docklands Light Railway is extended to London City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal. Also known as Silvertown and London City Airport, the station lies in Travelcard Zone 3. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Silvertown_railway_station   (196 words)

Silvertown railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Silvertown station is the penultimate station at the east end of the North London Line, between Custom House station and North Woolwich railway station. It is likely that the station will close when the Docklands Light Railway is extended to London City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal. Also known as Silvertown and London City Airport, the station lies in Travelcard Zone 3. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Silvertown_railway_station   (196 words)

Custom House station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Custom House station is a railway station situated in the Docklands area of east London. On the North London Line, between Canning Town and Silvertown stations. The station is linked to the main entrance of the exhibition centre by an overhead walkway, which also connects to the Royal Victoria Dock Bridge, spanning the Royal Victoria Dock to its southern side. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Custom_House_railway_station   (244 words)

Erith railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Trains run from the station westbound generally to Cannon Street via London Bridge and eastbound to Dartford or to London via the Dartford loop and Sidcup. Erith station serves Erith in the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London. The station stands between Belvedere and Slade Green on the North Kent line. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Erith_railway_station   (159 words)

north woolwich The closest railway station is North Woolwich railway station, and there are plans to bring the Docklands Light Railway to the area. Nearby places are Silvertown, Custom House, and Beckton. Administratively, North Woolwich was part of Woolwich from 1877 and later the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich, but was absorbed into the London Borough of Newham in 1965 when Woolwich south of the Thames became part of the London Borough of Greenwich. www.yourencyclopedia.net /north_woolwich.html   (218 words)

London Borough of Newham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Transport in Newham has seen vast improvement in recent decades with the construction of the Docklands Light Railway and the Jubilee Line Extension with new or improved stations at Canning Town, West Ham and Stratford. Manor Park railway station - 'one' Great Eastern Upton Park tube station - District and Hammersmith and City Lines en.wikipedia.org /wiki/London_Borough_of_Newham   (464 words)

Gidea Park railway station -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article Gidea Park is a railway station in (additional info and facts about Gidea Park, London) Gidea Park, London on the line from (additional info and facts about Liverpool Street) Liverpool Street to Shenfield. Adjacent stations are (additional info and facts about Romford railway station) Romford railway station and (additional info and facts about Harold Wood railway station) Harold Wood railway station. Gidea Park railway station -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/G/Gi/Gidea_Park_railway_station.htm   (109 words)

List of London railway stations - ThinksBig.com West Sutton railway station is in the London Borough of Sutton in South London. This is a list of mainline railway stations in London, excluding London Underground and Docklands Light Railway. The station is served by Thameslink trains, and is on the Thameslink loop. www.thinksbig.com /List-of-London-railway-stations   (111 words)

Dagenham Dock railway station -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article It is next to the (additional info and facts about A13) A13 and the closest station to the local (The act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse) Ford plant. The station is in (additional info and facts about Zone 5) Zone 5. Dagenham Dock station is located in (additional info and facts about Dagenham) Dagenham. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/D/Da/Dagenham_Dock_railway_station.htm   (161 words)

LONDON TRANSPORT Both stations were rebuilt at the same time and finished in marble and stone with electric lighting. During the conversion Aldwych station was destroyed but Holborn tram station remains intact in an unused portion of the tunnel. This tram underpass originally connected a subterranean station at Holborn, and ran the length of Kingsway via a station at Aldwych before rising to the surface under Waterloo Bridge. www.derelictlondon.com /id7.htm   (1631 words)

CULG - Docklands Light Railway The new Docklands Light Railway was built as cheaply as possible; for example, a minimum number of trains was purchased (11 units, with the peak service requiring 10), and automatic driving and unmanned stations were both used to reduce staffing costs. Two stations (Beckton Park and Cyprus) are in the middle of road intersections, and the line runs in the middle of the road between them. Poplar Depot is north of Poplar station; trains may enter eastbound from the station, and may leave either westbound into the station, or northbound towards All Saints. www.davros.org /rail/culg/dockland.html   (2706 words)

Victoria Inn London Silvertown & London City Airport train station is a ten-minute walk from the terminal building for Silverlink Metro services to Richmond via Willesden Junction. We are two minutes walk from Pimlico Underground station and ten minutes away from Victoria Railway/Underground station. Shuttle buses also run every ten minutes to Canning Town station (£2), which is served by the Jubilee Line and Docklands Light Railway. www.hotel-london-tobook.com /United-Kingdom/London/Hotels/Victoria-Inn-London   (421 words)

DLR The railway will then pass over the North Woolwich Roundabout, across the Silvertown Triangle and along Hatmann Road to the existing site of Drew Road Primary School, where the London City Airport station will be situated. Continuing from the King George V station, a 2.5 km extension under the Thames, surfacing at Burrage Road in South Woolwich, is planned. After the airport station the track will drop to ground level on the south side of the airport car park, where it will continue to a station at King George V dock. www.larif.org.uk /dlr1.htm   (304 words)

The Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002 This Order may be cited as the Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 30th April 2002. Work No. 5 - A reconstruction of the existing London Underground Jubilee Line footbridge over the Poplar to Beckton railway 385 metres south of the centre of Canning Town DLR station platform, to carry that footbridge over Works Nos. The Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002 www.hmso.gov.uk /si/si2002/20021066.htm   (11022 words)

WANDERLUST - Mark Knopfler The railway is fenced (probably to protect it from the local drug addicts or winos — we met some of them at the station and you can see them in the picture) with this barbed wire. The first pic shows one of local shops, and there is a railway station of the same name on the second. Further behind the railway there are new buildings (a living area?). www.mknopfler.com /body.php?name=library12   (1429 words)

Encyclopedia Woolwich Dockyard railway station The free Woolwich Ferry service operates across the River Thames to North Woolwich in the London Borough of Newham carrying trucks, cars, cyclists and pedestrians during the hours of daylight. Ian Wright, the Arsenal footballer and later a television personality, was born and raised in Woolwich. Woolwich foot tunnel is also available for use by pedestrians at any time. www.stylokna.pl /wikipedia/index.php?title=Woolwich   (426 words)

Transportation to London City Airport Silvertown is the nearest station to the airport and is a 5 to 10 minute walk. The Docklands Light Railway has frequent service from Bank station,in the heart of the financial district, and Tower Gate to Canning Town where there are airport shuttle buses every five minutes. There will be no direct rail link to London City airport until at least 2003 when a Docklands Light Railway station is planned. www.airwise.com /airports/europe/LCY/LCYtran2.html   (598 words)

alwaystouchout.com - a guide to transport projects in london A station could be constructed on the North London Line at York Way, to serve the King's Cross railway land development. King's Cross tube station is undergoing reconstruction, the Thameslink station is being rebuilt and St Pancras is being upgraded as part of the CTRL project. Wembley Park station is being enlarged in connection with the new Wembley Stadium which is due to open in 2005; improvements are also underway at Wembley Central and Wembley Stadium stations. www.alwaystouchout.com /query/sort/id   (2297 words)

Andrew Wilkes Management - Previous Projects Page 3 A new station to replace the existing Silvertown Railway Station to act as the rail transport link with the City Airport in London. Acoustic and Electrical Engineering Consultancy advice to the Electrical Generating Power Station on the Island of Sark in the Channel Islands. Liverpool Street Station Re-Development - Heathrow Airport Car Park Lighting - www.andrewwilkes.co.uk /ProjectsPage3.html   (1928 words)

Airliners.net Aviation Polls: LHR, LGW, STN Or LCY? Second best from STN: Change to Central line at Liverpool Street station after using the Stansted Express (but be aware that the Central line will be cramped and that the overall travel time will be rather long). Technically speaking there is. It's either (a) a short, 5 minute walk away (Silvertown and City Airport), or (b) not open yet (DLR, test trains have run and it is expected to open in a couple of months time). STN: Check-in is cramped at times (depending on carrier); Stansted Express takes you into Liverspool Street Station (not many affordable hotels around that area) but you can switch at Tottenham Hale (IIRC) to Piccadilly Line (Underground) for more centrally located hotels. www.airliners.net /discussions/aviation_polls/read.main/61606   (2281 words)

Crystal Palace Park - Ideas for sport in the park : London Development Agency The low bridge and turnstiles from the railway station cause problems for emergency vehicles and force service vehicles through the middle of the Park. The immediate area around the NSC building is cluttered by a collection of smaller buildings, detracting from the Listed building itself, reducing visibility and access across the Park and increasing security concerns. www.lda.gov.uk /server.php?show=ConWebDoc.590&viewPage=3   (210 words)

Lal & Amy's West Ham Timeline. (West Silvertown School was repaired and modernised the same year) :: 13th June, air raid, houses damaged, 18 killed in Upper North Street, Poplar. :: An IRA bomb accidentally explodes on a tube train at West Ham station, the driver is shot dead as he pursues a suspect. - Stratford and West Ham stations rebuilt and expanded. www.lalamy.demon.co.uk /timeline.htm   (6079 words)

Premier Airport Cars Airport Bus Stop B - To North Woolwich and Woolwich Ferry and for Silvertown and London City Airport Station. Airport Bus Stop A - To Stratford for connections to Central London and for Prince Regent Docklands Light Railway Station. The DLR also connects to Prince Regent Station and the 69 bus runs from here to London City. www.premierairportcars.com /city.htm   (256 words)

London Bloggers Stations: Canning Town, Custom House, Royal Victoria, Silvertown The demo also includes instructions for getting the browser to display multiple stations and showing a smaller version of the browser. At present, not all stations have been geo-coded. londonbloggers.iamcal.com /station.php?id=295   (470 words)

BBC - h2g2 - The Princess Alice Disaster To make things worse, the industrial plants in North Greenwich and Silvertown allowed their waste products to flow directly into the water, meaning that this section of river was one of the most polluted in the country. The two ships were owned by the Wemyss Railway Company and were put to work serving the route between Wemyss and the Isle of Arran on the West coast. The modern town of Thamesmead stands on Gallions Reach today, although Gallions Reach Tube station is on the other side of the river near to the Royal Albert Dock. www23.thdo.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A5951054   (2238 words)

KUNSAN AIR BASE: How It Was - 8th FW (1996-1999) Silvertown was still relatively "new" being "incorporated" in 1970 -- after they moved the graves that were on the hill. While stationed at Kunsan Air Base, MSgt Spissu's outstanding attention to detail and vigilance are directly responsible for the prevention of a disastrous situation involving a valuable Air Force asset. It was the fact that they were stationed 40km south of Kunsan and therefore made very poor "yobo" (rented wife) prospects. www.kalaniosullivan.com /KunsanAB/8thFW/Howitwasb11x.html   (16300 words)

Peruvian Wharf­Developing A Golden Opportunity As one of East London's key Royal Docks projects, the regeneration of this site can provide new homes and jobs, with a new Docklands Light Railway station - West Silvertown - located on the site itself. It is 19.5 acres (7.9 hectares) in a prime London riverside location facing the Greenwich Peninsula, near to Canary Wharf, ExCeL and London City Airport, with excellent road and rail access to the City and the West End. It can also provide much needed wharf facilities for London, with a facility for handling both aggregates and concrete products incorporated into the plans. www.peruvianwharf.com /description/index.html   (167 words)

Crystal Palace Park - Ideas for sport in the park : London Development Agency The location would be remote from the existing Crystal Palace railway station, which is a key component of large events in the park The light pollution from the stadium might be of concern to local residents  www.lda.gov.uk /server.php?show=ConWebDoc.590&viewPage=10   (195 words)

The Definitive London Airports Transport Thread It is also adjacent to King's Cross station for GNER long distance services to York, the East Coast and Scotland, and One Railway West Anglia services to Cambridge. There is a station near the airport, which used to be called 'Silvertown and London City Airport' but has recently just been renamed 'Silvertown'. Note that the station is in the South Terminal, but an automated transit system (with impressive views!) operates every few minutes, taking only 2 minutes to the North Terminal. www.flyertalk.com /forum/showthread.php?s=157806541a2159f2a17d425ffe95bdec&t=362477   (8397 words)

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