Island Gardens DLR station
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Island Gardens is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station next to Island Gardens on the Isle of Dogs, East London. It is just north of the River Thames and is close to the southern tip of the Isle of Dogs and the River Thames.
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Island Gardens | |
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Location | Island Gardens, Isle of Dogs |
Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
Managed by | Docklands Light Railway |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Accessible | Yes[1] |
Fare zone | 2 |
DLR annual boardings and alightings | |
2018 | 2.717 million[2] |
2019 | 2.709 million[3] |
2020 | 1.329 million[4] |
2021 | 1.514 million[5] |
2022 | 2.190 million[6] |
Railway companies | |
Original company | Docklands Light Railway |
Key dates | |
31 August 1987 | Opened |
9 March 1992 | Closed temporarily |
5 April 1992 | Reopened |
8 January 1999[7] | Original station closed permanently |
20 November 1999 | New station on Lewisham extension opened |
Other information | |
Coordinates | 51.4881°N 0.0104°W / 51.4881; -0.0104 |
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Island Gardens is a public park with a notable view across the river to the classical buildings of the former Greenwich Hospital and the National Maritime Museum, with Greenwich Park forming a backdrop. The northern entrance of the Greenwich foot tunnel is within the park.