Blackwall DLR station

Blackwall is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Blackwall, London, England. It is located very close to the northern entrance to the Blackwall road tunnel under the River Thames. The station is between Poplar and East India stations.

LocationBlackwall

Local authorityLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets

Managed byDocklands Light Railway

Number of platforms2

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Blackwall Location of Blackwall in London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Location	Blackwall
Local authority	London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed by	Docklands Light Railway
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	2
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2020	0.902 million[2]
2021	1.098 million[3]
2022	1.360 million[4]
2023	1.510 million[5]
2024	1.39 million[6]
Railway companies
Original company	Docklands Light Railway
Key dates
28 March 1994	Opened
Other information
Coordinates	51.5078°N 0.0070°W / 51.5078; -0.0070
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The DLR station opened, with the Beckton Branch, on 28 March 1994. There was a previous station very close to this site, called Poplar station, which was served by the London and Blackwall Railway from 6 July 1840 to 3 May 1926. Poplar station was along the route of Aspen Way just to the south and east of the DLR station. Blackwall station on the London and Blackwall Railway was actually farther east, on what is today Jamestown Way. A crossover west of the station allows trains from Beckton and Poplar to reverse here.