Why are most of the DLR Stations so close?

I also noticed the new Stations in the Stratford and Canning Town area are very close.

On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:09:05 -0000, siege
wrote:


Why are most of the DLR Stations so close?

They're not that close, if one lives in Ruislip!

--
Fig

Never knew the DLR went there.

"siege" wrote in message

Fig;101269 Wrote:
On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:09:05 -0000, siege
wrote:
-

Why are most of the DLR Stations so close?
-
They're not that close, if one lives in Ruislip!

--
Fig

Never knew the DLR went there.

Exactly!

"siege" wrote in message
...

Fig;101269 Wrote:
On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:09:05 -0000, siege
wrote:
-

Why are most of the DLR Stations so close?
-
They're not that close, if one lives in Ruislip!

--
Fig

Never knew the DLR went there.




--
siege

I know Ruislip very well and it has a lot of stations of its own.

wrote:

I know Ruislip very well and it has a lot of stations of its own.

Not as many as Acton or Ealing though.

Cheers,

Barry

Barry Salter wrote:
wrote:

I know Ruislip very well and it has a lot of stations of its own.

Not as many as Acton or Ealing though.

It has as many as Ealing.

--
We are the Strasbourg. Referendum is futile.

"siege" wrote in message
...

Why are most of the DLR Stations so close?

I also noticed the new Stations in the Stratford and Canning Town area
are very close.




--
siege

I find it helps to think of the DLR as a tram rather than a train.

On 11 Dec, 03:09, siege wrote:
Why are most of the DLR Stations so close?

I also noticed the new Stations in the Stratford and Canning Town area
are very close.

--
siege

A lot of it is to do with the way that the Docklands area has been
redeveloped. A lot of the stations which are close to one another by
rail nevertheless involve crossing one of the docks or another barrier
ino rder to travel between them by train, meaning that walking routes
between the two points would be very much longer and thus all the
stations are needed. Getting off the train at Canary Wharf wouldn't
be much good for somebody visiting the Museum in Docklands, for
example, even though the station and museum are only a few hundred
yards apart as the crow flies.
Another factor is that since some extensions to the original DLR have
been built, consideration has been given to ease of interchange
between branches as well. This can make a difference since the
computer signalling allows very accurate timings, almost to the
second. Have a look at Poplar if you want to see the advantages of
this in action.

"siege" wrote in message
...

Why are most of the DLR Stations so close?

I also noticed the new Stations in the Stratford and Canning Town area
are very close.




--
siege
There used to be a station at Stratford Market many years ago. So not so
strange.

Kevin