16.08.13
DLR double-tracking to boost capacity
Capacity works for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) are set to begin, increasing the number of journeys from 5,500 to 6,600 per hour.
TfL will first install a second set of tracks from Pudding Mill Lane station to Waterworks River, complementing double tracking being undertaken at the western end of the route as part of the wider Crossrail redevelopment.
Double tracking between Bow Church and Stratford will be delivered in three phases and will provide the ability to run 15 trains per hour. The works will be complete in Spring 2014 and will allow DLR passengers to interchange with Crossrail services from 2019.
Transport for London’s director of rail, Jonathan Fox, said: “This work will bring a real boost to the service enjoyed by the thousands of passengers who use this route and help to encourage even more people on to the DLR.
“In addition, when the Pudding Mill Lane upgrade project is completed and a new station with the biggest capacity on the DLR is opened, it will provide excellent access for people travelling to events at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
“This contribution to the continued post-Olympics regeneration of this part of London has come about due to close and effective collaboration with our Crossrail colleagues.”
Howard Smith, Crossrail operations director said: “Crossrail is working very closely with Transport for London to make sure that the improvements are carried out with as little disruption as possible to DLR services. Pudding Mill Lane marks the site where trains travelling from Essex and northeast London will enter the new Crossrail tunnels and take passengers through to central London and beyond.”
Work to connect the new double tracking to the existing DLR network will take place during Spring 2014.
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