On Wed, 5 Aug 2020 09:24:51 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
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On Wed, 5 Aug 2020 08:23:36 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
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to central london and canary wharf. Whether it would be quicker than taking

a train to cannoan street or wherever they go on that line and then
tube/walk

I don't know, but having more than 1 option always helps make a place more
popular.

No, they change to Crossrail at Custom House, which is designed as a
convenient interchange station. That gets them to Canary Wharf and the City
much faster than the DLR. It also gets them quickly to the West End, HS2
(which will be open before this extension) and Heathrow.

IME people rarely get off one train to go and wait for another going to the
same destination especially if they have a seat. By the time they've walked
down to the crossrail platforms and waited for a train the DLR train would
probably already be at or near canary wharf or poplar (which is a 5 min
walk).

No way. The lines are right alongside each other on the surface, and it
would only take a couple of minutes to cross over. They're then only three
minutes away from Canary Wharf and 10 from Liverpool St.

3 minutes once a train bothers to show up (service frequencies are a nice
work of fiction whenever NR is involved which is why the Overground can't be
relied on) which may be packed anyway. I really doubt many people would bother.