2022

TQ3878 : Island Gardens DLR

taken 3 years ago, near to Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, England

Island Gardens DLR
Island Gardens DLR
Looking towards the Docklands Light Railway station at Island Gardens. This station was rebuilt in 1999 when the extension under the River Thames was constructed, with the previous station having been on the viaduct on the left.
Island Gardens DLR Station

Island Gardens is on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Bank-Lewisham Line next to Island Gardens in North Greenwich (not to be confused with Greenwich Peninsula, also known as North Greenwich), East London. It is just north of the River Thames, on the Isle of Dogs. The station is close to the southern tip of the Isle of Dogs and the River Thames. The station opened as a terminal in 1987. It was relocated in 1999 when the line was extended to Lewisham.

Docklands Light Railway (DLR)

The Docklands Light Railway is an automated light metro or light rail system opened on 31 August 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area of London. It covers several areas of London, reaching north to Stratford, south to Lewisham, west to Tower Gateway and Bank in the City of London financial district, and east to Beckton, London City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal. It has been extended several times and now has 40 stations and carries over 60 million passengers a year.
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Geographical Context: Railways Primary Subject: Railway Station
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Island Gardens [108] · River Thames [99] · Light Railway to Island Gardens [33] ·
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TQ3878, 778 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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DS Pugh   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 2 August, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3822 7844 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:29.2814N 0:0.6363W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3826 7842
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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