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Beckton | |
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 The station in 2013 | |
  Beckton Location of Beckton in Greater London | |
| Location | Beckton |
| Local authority | London Borough of Newham |
| Managed by | Docklands Light Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| DLR annual boardings and alightings | |
| 2019 |  2.364 million[2] |
| 2020 | 1.867 million[3] |
| 2021 | 1.373 million[4] |
| 2022 |  2.070 million[5] |
| 2023 | 2.180 million[6] |
| Key dates | |
| 28 March 1994 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′51″N0°03′42″E / 51.5142°N 0.0616°E /51.5142; 0.0616 |
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Beckton is the eastern terminus of the Beckton branch of theDocklands Light Railway (DLR) in theBeckton area of eastLondon. It is inLondon fare zone 3.
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When theLondon Docks andBeckton Gasworks were active, they were served by a railway system. A separate station known asBeckton existed on this earlier network, several hundred yards east of Beckton DLR station, until its closure in December 1940.
In 1973, a government report on the redevelopment of London's Docklands proposed an extension of the unbuiltFleet line fromCharing Cross viaFenchurch Street toBeckton. The proposal was developed during the 1970s as the Fleet line developed into theJubilee line. The route was approved in 1980 with the main route running viaCustom House andSilvertown toWoolwich Arsenal. Beckton would have been the terminus of a branch line operated as a shuttle service from Custom House. Financial constraints meant that the route was not proceeded with.[7] By the start of the 1990s new plans had been developed to extend the Jubilee line on a route south of the River Thames towards Stratford.
The DLR branch fromPoplar was opened on 28 March 1994. The station was originally inLondon fare zone 4 and was moved toLondon fare zone 3 in January 2000.
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The next station isGallions Reach, but between the two stations the line curves through 180 degrees, such that westbound trains for Central London depart Beckton heading east. Beckton station is located north and slightly further west ofCyprus, the station after Gallions Reach. During peak hours, trains from Beckton depart forTower Gateway andBank. Off-peak, trains alternate between Tower Gateway andCanning Town station.
Beckton DLR depot, the principal depot for the DLR system, is located between Beckton and Gallions Reach stations, but is closer to the latter.
Like all open-air DLR stations, Beckton is unstaffed and tickets are bought at theticket machines. New machines were installed in January 2009 that now allowOyster card users to top-up their pre-pay balance and see their journey history.[citation needed] During 2007–2008, anew bus station was constructed directly opposite the DLR station. This opened in the first week of November 2008.[8]
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from Beckton is:[9]
Additional services run to and from the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 16 tph in each direction.
| Preceding station | DLR | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallions Reach towardsTower Gateway | Docklands Light Railway | Terminus |
There is a bus station directly in front of the station offering services right acrossEast London.
