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| name = West India Quay

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{{Infobox London station |symbol = dlr

| manager = [[Docklands Light Railway]]

| name = West India Quay

| zone = [[Travelcard Zone 2|2]]

| localeimage_name = [[West India Quay]], Docklands Light Railway - geograph.org.uk - 1472271.jpg

| manager = [[Docklands Light Railway]]

| borough = [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets]]

| fare_zone = 2

| start=[[1987]]

| locale = [[Canary Wharf]]

| platforms= 4

| borough = [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets]]

| coordinates={{coor dms|51|30|24.9|N|0|1|13.78|W}}

| map_type = United Kingdom London Tower Hamlets

| events1 = Opened | years1=31 August 1987

| events2 = Closed temporarily |years2=14 October 1991

| events3 = Reopened |years3=28 June 1993

| platforms = 43

| access = yes

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| original = [[Docklands Light Railway]]

| interchange = [[Canary Wharf railway station|Canary Wharf]] {{rail-interchange|london|crossrail}}

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'''West India Quay DLR station''' is a station on the [[Docklands Light Railway]] (DLR) station in [[LondonCanary Wharf]],’s [[EnglandWest India Quay]]. It is situatedlocated at the point where the line from [[Lewisham station|Lewisham]] splits into branches to [[Tower Gateway DLR station|Tower Gateway]]/[[BankBank–Monument and Monument stationsstation|Bank]] and [[Stratford station|Stratford]]. The next stations on each line are [[Canary Wharf DLR station]] (to Lewisham), [[Westferry DLR station|Westferry]] (to Tower Gateway/Bank) and [[Poplar DLR station]] (to Stratford). The station is in [[TravelcardLondon fare Zonezone 2]].

==Location and connections==

'''West India Quay DLR station''' is a station on the [[Docklands Light Railway]] in [[London]], [[England]]. It is situated at the point where the line from [[Lewisham station|Lewisham]] splits into branches to [[Tower Gateway DLR station|Tower Gateway]]/[[Bank and Monument stations|Bank]] and [[Stratford station|Stratford]]. The next stations on each line are [[Canary Wharf DLR station]] (to Lewisham), [[Westferry DLR station|Westferry]] (to Tower Gateway/Bank) and [[Poplar DLR station]] (to Stratford). The station is in [[Travelcard Zone 2]].

West India Quay station is located over the northern half of the [[West India Quay|dock of the same name]] in southeast end of [[Limehouse]] and is very close to both [[Poplar, London|Poplar]] and [[Canary Wharf]], and is in the central portion of the [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets]]. Situated to the south of Billingsgate Road and Aspen Way (A1261), the station is near the edge of the main Docklands re-development area.

The distance from West India Quay DLR to [[Canary Wharf DLR station|Canary Wharf DLR]] is just {{convert|199|m|mi|disp=flip|sigfig=3}},<ref>{{cite book |last=Yonge |first=John |editor-last=Jacobs |editor-first=Gerald |title=Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL |edition=3rd |date=November 2008 |orig-year=1994 |publisher=Trackmaps |___location=Bradford on Avon |isbn=978-0-9549866-4-3 |at=map 48 }}</ref> the shortest distance between stations on the entire [[London Underground]] and [[Docklands Light Railway]] system. Indeed, while standing at the station, the platforms for Canary Wharf are clearly visible just down the line, as is the following station [[Heron Quays DLR station|Heron Quays station]], from which Canary Wharf and West India Quay are also visible in the opposite direction.

West India Quay is the closest DLR station to the [[Canary Wharf railway station]] served by the [[Elizabeth line]].

The station opened in [[1987]], but was closed from [[1991]] to [[1993]] as the surrounding area was rebuilt. The station is near to the [[Museum in Docklands]] and the adjoining hotel and leisure facilities on the north quay of [[West India Docks]], and indeed the platforms of the station extend over part of the dock.

The station is not served by any [[London Buses]] Routes.

The station has four tracks and two island platforms. In normal traffic the platforms are used, in west to east order, for trains to Westferry, trains to Poplar, trains from Westferry, and trains from Poplar.

As of April 2017 DLR trains from Bank towards Lewisham do not stop at this station, meaning to reach here from the [[City of London]] passengers must travel on to Canary Wharf and get the next train in the opposite direction, or travel to Poplar and either change there to travel to West India Quay, or walk the short distance between the stations.<ref>tfl.gov.uk</ref>

The distance from West India Quay DLR to [[Canary Wharf DLR station|Canary Wharf DLR]] is just 0.08 miles, the shortest distance on the entire [[London Underground]] and [[Docklands Light Railway]] system. Indeed, while standing at the station, the platforms for Canary Wharf are clear just down the line.

==History==

== External links ==

The station opened in [[1987]], but was closed from [[1991]] to [[1993]] as the surrounding area was rebuilt. The station is near to the [[MuseumLondon inMuseum Docklands]] and the adjoining hotel and leisure facilities on the north quay of [[West India Docks]], and indeed the platforms of the station extend over part of the dock.<ref name="delta" />

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/dlr/stations/west_india.shtml Docklands Light Railway website - West India Quay station page]

===Late 2000s upgrades===

Between March and October 2007 the station's canopy was replaced in a £1.85m project funded by [[Transport for London]].<ref name=tfl20071029>{{cite press release

| title = West India Quay Station works completed

| publisher = Transport for London

| date = 29 October 2007

| url = http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/6280.aspx

| access-date = 29 October 2007

| archive-date = 3 March 2008

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080303055814/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/6280.aspx

| url-status = live

}}</ref>

Throughout the project, TfL highlighted the sustainable nature of the project through its use of recycled materials while justifying the replacement as necessary due to the increasingly windy conditions as a result of taller developments nearby.<ref name=tfl20071029/>

Construction was completed in May 2009 of a new single track dive-under as part of the current capacity upgrades. A ramp takes trains from Bank to Canary Wharf under the current Canary Wharf to Poplar track. The new track goes around West India Quay, before coming back up to rejoin the route to Canary Wharf.<ref name="delta" /> To construct the new track next to West India Quay the easternmost platform (Platform 1) had to be demolished. A consequence of this was, that during construction, trains from Canary Wharf to Poplar and trains from Bank to Canary Wharf had to cross each other at the same level which limited junction capacity.

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The work was completed in May 2009, but the bypass track was not commissioned until 24 August 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 August 2009 |title=New DLR timetable hastens service improvements |url=http://pressroom.dlr.co.uk/news/details.asp?id=207 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829074612/http://pressroom.dlr.co.uk/news/details.asp?id=207 |archive-date=29 August 2009 |access-date=29 August 2009 |website=Docklands Light Railway - Press Room |publisher=[[Transport for London]]}}</ref> It is used by all trains running from Bank to Lewisham, but trains running in the opposite direction still call at West India Quay even during peak hours.

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==Station layout==

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Until the Delta Junction upgrade in 2009, West India Quay used to contain four platforms with four tracks. From west to east (platform 4 to 1) these platforms served trains to Westferry, to Poplar, from Westferry, and Poplar. After reconstruction, the old platform 1 ceased to exist with trains from Westferry diving under the junction and bypassing the station to the east. Trains from Poplar now arrive on platform 2.<ref name="delta">{{Cite web |date=3 October 2007 |title=Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Delta Junction Grade Separation |url=http://developments.dlr.co.uk/pdf/enhancements/phase2/delta.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071003191051/http://developments.dlr.co.uk/pdf/enhancements/phase2/delta.pdf |archive-date=3 October 2007 |access-date=19 July 2010 |website=Docklands Light Railway - Development Projects |publisher=[[Transport for London]]}}</ref>

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==Services==

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The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) from West India Quay is:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/dlr/timetable/dlr/|title=DLR train timetables|work=[[Transport for London]]|access-date=21 August 2023|archive-date=13 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813133237/https://tfl.gov.uk/dlr/timetable/dlr/|url-status=live}}</ref>

* 12 tph to {{stn|Stratford}}

* 12 tph to [[Bank and Monument stations|Bank]]

* 12 tph to [[Canary Wharf DLR station|Canary Wharf]]

Services from Bank towards Lewisham do not stop at West India Quay.

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to Bank to up to 22 tph, and the service between Stratford and Canary Wharf to up to 16 tph in each direction with up to 8 tph during the peak hours extended beyond Canary Wharf to and from {{stn|Lewisham}}.

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==References==

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== External links ==

{{Commons category|West India Quay DLR station}}

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/dlrgettingaround/stationstransportaccessibility/dlr/west_india3237.shtmlaspx Docklands Light Railway website - West India Quay station page]

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