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 tells us:
"Star Lane DLR station is a Docklands
Light Railway station in Newham, East London. On the Stratford International
extension of the Docklands Light Railway between Stratford and Canning Town, it
opened on 31 August 2011.
The station is on the original route of
the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway, which opened between Stratford
and Canning Town in 1846. The line became part of what is now known as the North
London Line in 1979. The Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway had four
tracks over this section of route. The western pair were redeveloped as part of
an extension to the London Underground's Jubilee line in 1999 and the eastern
pair, which carried the North London Line, were cut back at Stratford in 2006.
The tracks were converted for use as part of the Docklands Light Railway and the
station was constructed with two platforms.
The station is an island platform under
a footbridge. Some junction changes around Manor Road and Star Lane have been
implemented with a small amount of land taken on the corner of Star Primary
School. A new pedestrian crossing on Star Lane has been installed. The
footbridge, known locally as "the peggy leggy steps", has been
replaced.
London Bus routes 276 and 323 serve the
station. In 2012, it was opposite the Uniform Distribution and Accreditation
Centre? for the Olympics.
Off-peak, trains run every ten minutes
to between Stratford International to the North and Beckton to the South. In the
peak hours trains run every eight minutes between Stratford International and
Woolwich Arsenal."
The Transport for London (TfL) website
tells us:
"A brand new station which uses an
island platform, accessed from Star Lane and Stephenson Street via a fully
accessible footbridge. The existing footbridge was removed in August 2008, and a
new replacement footbridge opened at the same time as the new
station.
Facilities:
Situated in a local
community area adjacent to two local schools - Star Lane Primary and Eastlea
School
Local bus connections
CCTV
Fully accessible with 3 lifts, and
escalators
Canopies for weather protection Canopy
height:
Platform length: 75 metres and allows for 3
carriage trains
Features public art by Toby
Patterson
Ticket machines"