Cyprus DLR Station - Royal Albert Way, London, UK
N 51° 30.484 E 000° 03.836
31U E 296255 N 5710414
Cyprus DLR Station is situated beneath a roundabout on the Royal Albert Way road. The tracks descend from street level to make use of the space beneath the road and ascend back to street level at the other side. It serves the Uni of East London.
Waymark Code: WMGN4G
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/23/2013
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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:
"Cyprus DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway
(DLR) located in Cyprus, to the south of Beckton, in the Docklands area of
Newham, east London. The station serves the University of East London Docklands Campus and
the eastern end of the north quay of the
Royal Albert Dock.
The station is located on the DLR's Beckton branch, between
Beckton Park and Gallions Reach stations. It is in
Travelcard Zone 3.
Along with Beckton Park, Cyprus station is of an unusual
design. Between the two stations, the DLR runs in the median of a major road
built at the same time as the railway. The stations are located at highway intersections which take the form of roundabouts. On the approach to the
roundabout, the road rises slightly whilst the railway dips slightly; the station is therefore
situated in a cutting, under the centre of the elevated roundabout, with pedestrian access
at surface level under the elevated roadways and arched
over the railway.
Transports Links:
London Bus routes
101, 262, 366, 376, 474, school routes 678 and
Night routes N551.
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