Pudding Mill Lane DLR station
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Pudding Mill Lane DLR station
 Station viewed from the south prior to work starting on the Olympic site |
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 Pudding Mill Lane
Location of Pudding Mill Lane in Greater London |
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| Location | Stratford |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Newham |
| Managed by | Docklands Light Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible |  [1] |
| Fare zone | 2 and 3 |
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| 1996 | Opened |
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| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
| Coordinates: 51°32′03″N 0°00′50″W / 51.5341°N 0.0138°W | |
Pudding Mill Lane DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in east London. It is situated in the road of the same name in a light industrial area. It is next to the 2012 Olympic Park but will be closed during the games.
The station is located on the DLR's Stratford branch, between the Bow Church and Stratford stations and is on the boundary between Travelcard Zone 2 and Zone 3.
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History
This station was one of two stations safeguarded for future development since the birth of the DLR. The other is Langdon Park.[2] Pudding Mill Lane was opened on 15 January 1996. Previously this location had been a simple passing point for trains on the otherwise single-tracked section between Stratford and Bow Church.
The name of the station is taken from the nearby Pudding Mill Lane which, in turn, takes its name from the former Pudding Mill River, a minor tributary of the River Lea. This is believed to have taken its name from St. Thomas's Mill, a local water mill shaped like a pudding and commonly known as Pudding Mill.[3][4]
When all the other platforms on the DLR's Stratford branch were extended to run three-car trains, Pudding Mill Lane was one of the network's stations which remained with a two-car platform, instead using selective door operation.[5] The lack of platform extensions in this case is due to the pending rebuild of the station (see future).
Future
During the 2012 Olympic Games, Pudding Mill Lane station will be closed for safety reasons as, while ideally situated to serve the Olympic site, it is far too small to cope with the passenger numbers.[6]
Crossrail, due to open in 2018/19, will have a tunnel portal on the current Pudding Mill Lane site. Its works requires a replacement station to be built on a new viaduct nearby.[7] The current station is to be demolished to make way for the tunnel portal.[8] This work will also allow for the track in the area, the only significant stretch of single track, to be doubled.[9]
In July 2011, Newham Council's Strategic Development Committee approved plans by architect Weston Williamson for the new station. Sited just to the south of the old station, between the River Lea and City Mill River, it will be built with a higher capacity to cope for new developments in the area. It will have three-car platforms, better pedestrian links and access to buses, improved step-free access, and provision for escalators, and is scheduled for completion in 2013.[8][10]
| Preceding station |  DLR |
Following station | ||
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towards Lewisham
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Docklands Light Railway |
Terminus
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References
- ^ "Step free Tube Guide". Transport for London. December 2009. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/step-free-tube-guide-map.pdf. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ The DLR Story, London Docklands Development Corporation.
- ^ Hidden London: Pudding Mill Lane.
- ^ British History Online: Ancient Mills.
- ^ "Docklands Light Railway, a success story that spans a generation". Rail.co. 1 February 2011. http://www.rail.co/2011/02/01/docklands-light-railway-a-success-story-that-spans-a-generation/.
- ^ "DLR and the Olympics". Transport for London. No date. http://developments.dlr.co.uk/olympics/faqs/. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ Pudding Mill Lane Portal. Crossrail.
- ^ a b "Replacement DLR station at Pudding Mill Lane approved". European Railway Review. 25 July 2011. http://www.europeanrailwayreview.com/rail-industry-news/replacement-dlr-station-at-pudding-mill-lane-approved-and-will-enable-crossrail-tunnelling-works-to-proceed.
- ^ Broadbent, Giles (4 May 2011). "DLR sizes up network expansion". The Wharf (London). http://www.wharf.co.uk/2011/05/dlr-sizes-up-network-expansion.html.
- ^ "Crossrail issues contract notice for final tunnel portal". Rail (Peterborough): p. 17. 10 August 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Pudding Mill Lane DLR station |
- Docklands Light Railway website - Pudding Mill Lane station page
- Weston Williamson Architects website - Proposed replacement for Pudding Mill Lane DLR station
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