Canning Town station

A major interchange in East London, it is on a north–south alignment, constrained by Bow Creek immediately to the west, Silvertown Way to the east, the A13 Canning Town Flyover (a major east–west road bridge crossing the Canning Town Roundabout at the throat of the station) to the north, and the River Thames to the south, while directly next to the River Lea. == History ==

service The first station, originally named Barking Road, was opened on 14 June 1847 by the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway on the south side of Barking Road in the Parish of West Ham. It was renamed Canning Town on 1 July 1873, and in 1888, this station was closed, being replaced by a new station on the north side of Barking Road (near Stephenson Street). The booking hall was replaced in the 1960s, and survived until 28 May 1994. The station was served by trains on the North London line to North Woolwich. Jubilee Line Extension and Docklands Light Railway In the late 1980s, plans for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) extension to Beckton considered various options - either running directly east/west between Blackwall and Royal Victoria, or following the River Lea to call at Canning Town. In the early 1990s, the planned Jubilee Line Extension station on the site meant that the dedicated DLR station was not built, with a combined interchange station to be built instead. The DLR extension to Beckton began running through the future station site in March 1994. The new station was built on the south side of the A13, designed by Troughton McAslan. The tiered design of the station placed the DLR platforms directly above the Jubilee line platforms allowing for easy interchange. A substantial bus station was also built as part of the station complex. The DLR platforms opened on 5 March 1998. With the opening of the Jubilee line platforms on 14 May 1999, the new station complex was complete and officially 'opened'. The DLR branch to London City Airport opened on 2 December 2005. This branch diverges from the branch to Beckton south of the interchange, with trains from both branches serving the current platforms. In October 2019, the station was disrupted by protests led by the environmental pressure group Extinction Rebellion (XR), causing the suspension of services at rush hour. During the protest, two XR members climbed on top of a Jubilee line train, one of whom appeared to kick commuters who were attempting to remove them. The growing crowd proceeded to throw objects at the protesters before a commuter grabbed them by the ankles and dragged them off the train and onto the platform, where a physical altercation took place. ==Design==

Designed by Troughton McAslan, the station is connected by an underground concourse stretching the width of the site and connected to all platforms and the bus station by escalators, stairs and lifts. The station is fully accessible, with step-free access throughout. Adjacent to Silvertown Way, on the eastern side of the interchange is a bus station with seven stands, with an enclosed above-ground concourse with doors to the surrounding bus bays. The bus station is fully connected to the DLR and Underground platforms via the underground concourse. As well as entrances onto Silvertown Way and Barking Road, an entrance facing Bow Creek allows access to London City Island via the Leamouth Lifting Footbridge, Bow Creek Ecology Park and the Limmo Peninsula. This entrance was built as part of the Jubilee Line Extension project in the late 1990s, but opened in 2016. == Artwork ==

by Richard Kindersley Carved into the walls of a station staircase, an artwork by Richard Kindersley commemorates the Thames Iron Works, which previously stood on the site. It was unveiled in February 1998 by then-Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, who grew up in the local area. ==Services==

London Underground The typical off-peak London Underground (Jubilee line) service in trains per hour from Canning Town is: • 24 tph to • 4 tph to • 4 tph to Willesden Green • 4 tph to Wembley Park • 12 tph to Stanmore Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 30 tph in each direction. The Jubilee line also operates a night service on Friday and Saturday nights as part of the Night Tube with a 6 tph service between Stratford and Stanmore. DLR The typical off-peak DLR service in trains per hour from Canning Town is: • 6 tph to Tower Gateway • 6 tph to Bank • 6 tph to • 12 tph to Beckton • 12 tph to Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 16 tph to Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal and up to 8 tph to Tower Gateway, Bank and Stratford International. ==Connections==

The station is served by day and nighttime London Buses routes. ==References==