Langdon Park DLR Station - Hay Currie Street, London, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Master Mariner
N 51° 30.914 W 000° 00.840
30U E 707176 N 5711350
Langdon Park Dockland's Light Railway (DLR) station is on the Poplar to Stratford section of the system. It is situated between All Saints and Devons Road DLR stations.
Waymark Code: WMGM28
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/18/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
Views: 2

Wikipedia tells us about the DLR system:

"The Docklands Light Railway (the DLR) is an automated light metro or light rail system opened in 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area of London. It reaches north to Stratford, south to Lewisham, west to Tower Gateway and Bank in the City of London financial district, and east to Beckton, London City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal.

The system is not entirely unmanned: it uses minimal staffing on board trains and at major interchange stations; the 4 sub-surface stations are staffed to comply with underground station requirements. Similar proposals have been made for the adjacent system, the Tube.

The DLR is operated under a concession awarded by Transport for London to Serco Docklands, part of the Serco Group. The system is owned by Docklands Light Rail Limited,[7] part of the London Rail division of Transport for London. In 2011 the DLR carried over 86 million passengers. It has been extended several times and further extensions are being planned."

Wikipedia also tells us about Langdon Park station:

"Langdon Park DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in the East End of London. Situated between the existing All Saints and Devons Road stations, construction of the station began on 17 November 2006, and the first day of operation was 9 December 2007.

History and proposals:
Since the start of the Docklands Light Railway, two station sites were safeguarded to be used much later when the system was developed. One of these stations was Pudding Mill Lane, which opened in 1996. The other station was provisionally called Carmen Street. However, this was changed to Langdon Park, following the name of the adjacent Langdon Park Secondary School as well as a local park.

Proposals for design of Langdon Park were first drawn up in 2000 but due to lack of funding, amongst other things, the scheme was dropped. In May 2000, Leaside Regeneration Limited and Docklands Light Railway Limited (DLRL) jointly funded preliminary feasibility work looking at locations, outline costs and Docklands Light Railway implications of a new station between the existing All Saints and Devons Road DLR stations. The research indicated that the best and most practical location would be at the pedestrian bridge linking Carmen Street and Bright Street adjacent to Langdon Park itself.

In June 2005, DLRL re-engaged consultants to reassess the scheme costs and design with a view to developing the project for a planning application submission. Following the successful outcome of a bid for funding from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), the predecessor department of Communities and Local Government, planning permission was applied for and subsequently granted. Construction took just over a year and cost £10.5 million. The Mayor of London presided over the station opening ceremony on 10 December 2007, although the station actually came into public use the day before.

Design
The station has 90m platforms connected by a lightweight transparent replacement bridge link from Carmen Street and Hay Currie Street which were all pre-fabricated off-site and lifted into position over two weekends to reduce service disruption.

The station is fully accessible from street level and the bridge contains two lift shafts at either end to provide connections into the station.

The station was designed by Consarc Architects.

The station also features a trio of three art installations by British artist, Kate Davis. These include 'Whoosh' a large word sculpture clearly visible from either platform."

The Transport for London (TfL) website tells us:

"Serves nearby Teviot and Lansbury housing estates and Langdon Park Secondary School.  The station has dual entrances with local art as a key feature on the new footbridge.

    Cycle racks
    CCTV
    Shops
    Ticket machines"

Is there other puplic transportation in the area?: Yes

What level is the station?: Street level

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