What is Blackwall DLR station?
{{Infobox London station | name = Blackwall | image_name = BlackwallDLR.jpg | manager = [[Docklands Light Railway]] | fare_zone = 2 | locale = [[Blackwall, London|Blackwall]] | borough = [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]] | platforms= 2 }} '''Blackwall''' is a station on [[Docklands Light Railway]] (DLR) in east [[London]]. The station is close to the northern entry to the [[Blackwall Tunnel|Blackwall road tunnel]] under the [[Thames]]. Blackwall station is on the [[Beckton DLR station|Beckton branch]] of the DLR between [[Poplar DLR station|Poplar]] and [[East India DLR station|East India]] stations, and is in [[Travelcard Zone 2]]. The DLR station opened, with the Beckton Branch, on the 28 March 1994. There was a previous station on the same site, called [[Poplar railway station|Poplar station]], which was served by the [[London and Blackwall Railway]] from 6 July 1840 to 3 May 1926. [[Blackwall railway station|Blackwall station]] on the London and Blackwall Railway was actually farther east. The location of these two stations on the London and Blackwall Railway can be seen in the bottom-right hand corner of the [http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/bc-poplar-n.htm Map of Poplar, 1885]. There is a crossover west of the station which allows trains from Beckton, Poplar or Woolwich Arsenal to reverse here. == Other websites == {{commonscat|Blackwall DLR station}} *[http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/transportaccessibility/dlr/3269.aspx Docklands Light Railway website - Blackwall station page] *[http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/bc-poplar-n.htm Map of Poplar, 1885]. {{clear}} {{s-start}} {{s-rail|title=DLR}} {{s-line|system=DLR|line=DLR|previous=Poplar|next=East India|type2=Two}} {{end box}} {{coord|51|30|28.5|N|0|0|26|W|region:GB_type:railwaystation|display=title}} {{transport-stub}} [[Category:London Travelcard zone 2]] [[Category:Docklands Light Railway stations]] [[Category:Railway stations in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets]]