DLR services suspended for vital upgrade work

Two major service changes - a network-wide closure and a partial closure - will take place on the Docklands Light Railway this month to enable its £325m three-car upgrade to continue on schedule

This work is essential to allow three-car trains to run on the Bank-Lewisham line in early 2010.

The network-wide closure, on Sunday 10 May, will allow crucial work on the Delta Junction, just north of West India Quay.

DLR Director Jonathan Fox said: “This work is essential to allow three-car trains to run on the Bank-Lewisham line in early 2010.

“When we combined the disruption caused by the Delta Junction work with that caused by other upgrade work taking place across the network on the same day, it was clear it would be impossible to run a full service.”

Later in the month, from Saturday 23 May - Sunday 31 May, a partial closure will be put in place for nine days. This is to allow critical junction work to be carried out at Canning Town, including opening a new 'flyover' bridge.

Throughout the partial closure, stations from East India - Prince Regent (on the Beckton branch) will shut. From 23 May - 29 May stations between East India and London City Airport (on the Woolwich Arsenal branch) will close.

On Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 May this closure will be extended from Westferry to Woolwich Arsenal and Beckton stations.

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