Lots of DLR route options
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Date of visit: April 2026
Overall Rating
Good
This DLR station has two platforms and there was an entrance and exit at either end of each platform. The DLR trains here travel towards Woolwich Arsenal, Beckton, Lewisham, Bank and Tower Gateway. There are lifts, stairs and escalators available throughout this station, providing different access routes in and out of the station. The platforms are located above the street so you have to travel up to reach the platform you needed. The lifts are quite small and some open directly onto the platform, with no barriers between the lift doors and the edge of the platform so some of the lifts have signs recommending that people using the lift enter backwards so that they are facing forwards when they exit onto the platform. The DLR trains stop level with the platform with only a very small gap between the train and the platform. This means you can board and disembark step-free without the need for a boarding ramp. This is an unmanned station.
Disabled Access In and Around
Good
There are entrances at either end of the station. Some of them have small ramps or a few steps to access the lifts, stairs and escalators from the street. These ramps and steps have grab rails. At each entry point to the station, there is a lift and either escalators or stairs. The lifts are quite small. Inside, they have grab rails and tactile buttons. Because the lifts are so small and because some of them open straight onto the platform, without any barriers between the lift doors and the edge of the platform, some of the lifts have signs that suggest people go into the lift backwards at street level, so they are facing forwards when they exit at platform level. There are also ticket machines in the entry areas. The platforms have seating available and the seats have backs and armrests. There are overhead digital signs which provide information about incoming trains. The edge of the platform is marked with tactile markings and a painted yellow line. There is an emergency alarm on each platform; this point has an emergency train stop button and a passenger alarm button and intercom. The panels for these buttons are red on an otherwise white display and there are red and white stripes down the side of the panel, so they are easy to spot, even from further down the platform. The DLR trains stop level with the platform, so there is a minimal gap between the train and the platform. Those needing step-free access are able to board and disembark the trains without the need for a boarding ramp. Some of the doors of the train have blue stickers on them which highlight the best place to board if you have a wheelchair or pram. These doors are located close to a wheelchair space on the train which also has a lowered passenger alarm. On the older DLR trains, these spaces are quite awkward and I find them difficult to get in and out of, so I don’t use them. On the newer trains, they have been designed much better and have more space to get in and out of them. The newer DLR trains also have lower buttons to open the doors. Each set of doors on the DLR has buttons on the inside and outside which you have to press to open them. These buttons are tactile and also have Braille above them.
Accessible facilities: Lift to all areas, Step-free entrance, Seating at regular intervals, Step-free access to most areas
Parking & Transport
Good
I travelled to this place by train
From this station you can get DLR services to Woolwich Arsenal, Beckton, Lewisham, Bank and Tower Gateway. Next door to the DLR station is the Limehouse C2C station. This line provides trains towards London Fenchurch Street, Southend, Shoeburyness and Grays. Just outside of the station is a main road called Commercial Road. Just in front of the station, there is a bus stop on either side of the road. From these bus stops you can get the buses 15, 115, 135, D3, N15, N550, and N551.
Staff
This is an unmanned station but there is always a member of staff on every DLR train.
