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"