Docklands Light Railway news plus World Travel Market

World Travel Market 2011 (7-10 November) is poised to benefit from a number of transport improvements including a 50% increase in Docklands Light Railway capacity.  Trains will run every 2mins 30secs during peak periods.  New escalators are being introduced at Custom House (for Excel).

Other news for DLR users in East London is that the new line from Canning Town to Stratford International has still not opened with a date expected imminently.  With this extension West Ham will open as a DLR station,  for the first time providing an interchange with the District, Hammersmith & City and Jubilee lines and also easy access to Upton Park, the home of Championship side West Ham United. 

Readers who have used Pudding Mill Lane DLR in the past, with its splendid views of the Olympic site, should note it will be closed for the period of the Games.  It will also become part of Crossrail.

Visitors to the exhibition (and London City Airport too) will also benefit from a major increase in Jubilee line capacity and a general upgrading of Canning Town station, a vital interchange between the Underground system and DLR. www.tfl.gov.uk/modalpages/2632.aspx

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