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:
"Abbey Road DLR station is a
Docklands Light Railway station in the West Ham neighbourhood of the London
Borough of Newham, in east London, England. It is located on the Stratford
International extension of the Docklands Light Railway.
The station is built on the
original route of the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway which opened
between Stratford and Canning Town stations 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
service, 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.
Abbey Road station utilises a
simple platform setup with two tracks. At the southern section of each platform
are lifts and stairs for access to a skybridge to connect the two platforms. The
eastern end of this bridge has a concourse that runs to the northern side of
Abbey Road, where passengers can exit the station. The Jubilee Line passes
through this station but does not have platforms here.
The area between Canning Town and
Stratford has been identified for major regeneration and new development as part
of the Lower Lea Valley. The street that it serves is named after the nearby
Stratford Langthorne Abbey.
The station is nowhere near the
other, better-known Abbey Road of Beatles fame, which is located in Westminster,
with the celebrated zebra crossing near St John's Wood tube station. Signs
directing travellers to the right station are posted, complete with references
to The Beatles' hits.
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 with access
from Abbey Road via two lifts and stairs with a secondary access onto Bakers
Row. The station is in a local community area adjacent to a primary
school.
Facilities:
Local bus
connections
CCTV
Fully accessible
with 2 lifts and escalators
Canopies for weather
protection
Platform length: 75 metres and allows for 3
carriage trains
Features public art by Toby
Patterson
Ticket machines"