All Saints DLR station

All Saints is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Poplar in East London. The station is named after nearby All Saints, a Church of England parish church dating from 1821 to 1823. The station entrance is on the East India Dock Road, the high street of Poplar and is opposite Chrisp Street Market while adjacent to the Poplar Baths, it also has two rail sidings directly west of the station forming part of Poplar DLR depot.

All Saints Docklands Light Railway
All Saints is located in London Borough of Tower Hamlets
All Saints
All Saints
Location of All Saints in London Borough of Tower Hamlets
LocationPoplar
Local authorityLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed byDocklands Light Railway Ltd
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone2
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2019Increase 2.114 million[2]
2020Decrease 1.211 million[3]
2021Decrease 1.132 million[4]
2022Increase 1.640 million[5]
2023Increase 1.810 million[6]
Railway companies
Original companyDocklands Light Railway
Key dates
31 August 1987Opened
Other information
Coordinates51°30′39″N 0°00′47″W / 51.5108°N 0.0130°W / 51.5108; -0.0130
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On-train announcements for trains approaching the station describe it as "All Saints for Chrisp Street Market".

History

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There was a previous station on the same site, called Poplar station, which was served by the North London Railway. The location of this station can be seen in the bottom-right hand corner of the Map of Poplar, 1885.

Serco announced that from 24 August 2009, the frequency on the Stratford to Lewisham branch would be reduced at peak times to one train every seven minutes, from the current five-minute frequency. This was to accommodate a flyover that increased frequencies by 30 seconds on the Bank to Lewisham line.[7][8]

Service

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The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from All Saints is:[9]

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 16 tph in each direction, with up to 8 tph during the peak hours extended beyond Canary Wharf to and from Lewisham.

Preceding station     DLR   Following station
Poplar
towards Lewisham
  Docklands Light Railway   Langdon Park
towards Stratford

Nearby places of interest

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Connections

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London bus routes 15, 108, 115, D6, N15, N551 serve All Saints DLR station.

References

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  1. ^ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Delta Junction Grade Separation" (PDF). Transport for London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  8. ^ Walker, Julian (28 September 2009). "DLR West India Flyunder". Flickr. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  9. ^ "DLR train timetables". Transport for London. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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