London Banter - View Single Post - Work to start on DLR from Canning Town to Stratford International

John Rowland · January 21st 07, 07:36 AM posted to uk.transport.london

Dave A wrote:
wrote:
Seeing that TfL is due to take over the North London (When is that
due to happen?), have they ever thought about further extending the
DLR further west?

Methinks that it would be a boon for Hackney, which suffers from a
lack of any tube stations.

I can imagine the DLR going out to Highbury & Islington, as it would
allow connections to the Victoria Line as well as to the ELL at
Dalston Kingsland. And NLL would terminate at Highbury & Islington.

The NLL here is also used by freight, and once again conversion to DLR
would preclude this.

I believe the formation is wide enough for 4 tracks from Waterden Road to
Kentish Town Road, with the exception of the bit north of Dalston Junction
station. If true, there should be room for two DLR tracks from Stratford to
Dalston Junction, two freight tracks from Stratford to Camden, and two
passenger line from Camden to Dalston Junction and onto the East London
Line.