Heron Quays DLR Station - Heron Quay, Isle of Dogs, London, UK
N 51° 30.211 W 000° 01.291
30U E 706707 N 5710026
Heron Quays DLR station is in the heart of the business centre known as Canary Wharf.
Waymark Code: WMGAAJ
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/05/2013
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Heron Quays DLR (Dockland Light
Railway) station is on the elevated section that runs south through Canary Wharf
and onwards to the south to Greenwich and Lewisham.
Viewed from the south, the tracks can
be seen crossing South Dock, one of the old docks, and entering an office
building. It looks as though a hole has been punched into the first three floors
to give access to the tracks and to allow for the station's platforms. Where the
tracks enter the station the supporting structure has been created to look like
the stern of a ship. Walking beneath the rails also gives the impression of the
hull of a ship (see photos).
Wikipedia [visit link]
tells us:
"Heron Quays DLR station is a
station on the Isle of Dogs in east London on the Docklands Light Railway. It
serves the southern part of the Canary Wharf office complex and is directly
connected to that complex's Jubilee Place underground shopping centre. The
station is elevated and contained within one of the complex's office
towers.
The station is in Travelcard Zone
2, and is on the Lewisham branch of the Docklands Light Railway, between Canary
Wharf and South Quay. It is about two minutes walk from Canary Wharf tube
station, either at street level or via Jubilee Place.
Originally open-air, the station
was moved 200 metres south (to fit inside the new buildings) and a longer
platform was built at this new site to accommodate three-unit trains planned as
part of the DLR Capacity Enhancement; the station re-opened on 18 December
2002."