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Old September 16th 11, 10:09 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Westfield and the DLR

On Sep 16, 5:13*pm, Robin9 wrote:
'Recliner[_2_ Wrote: ;123088'] 4. Which Stratford station?

It's very obvious, as Paul C has previously stated, that the new
Stratford northern ticket hall is the primary access to Westfield;
Stratford International is much less convenient. So the opening of the
DLR to Stratford International was pretty much irrelevant for the
Westfield opening. *


For most visitors certainly but not for those who arrive via DLR. If you
are already on the DLR, it makes sense to stay on and alight at
Stratford International and walk through the "big" station to enter the
Westfield complex at that same level. That way the only steps are those
from the DLR platforms . . . . and you miss the crush.

--
Robin9


The main point of the DLR to Stratford International station is to
provide the High Speed station with a fixed link to the local railway
network.

My main gripe with the shopping centre is that the ginormous
footbridge is uncovered - it rained a little bit on opening day on
Tuesday and needed to take shelter in Westfield itself, albeit briefly!