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Extra trains bring a better DLR service
MORE trains have been introduced on a number of Docklands Light Railway (DLR) routes, providing customers with an even quicker and better service.
From this week, trains will run every four minutes between Stratford and Canary Wharf during the morning rush hour. And from this weekend, there will be a more frequent Saturday evening service between Bank and Lewisham.
The changes are part of a three-year programme of works to boost capacity across the whole DLR network. The new services mean a third more trains are now running between Stratford and Lewisham during weekday morning peaks and an extra 1,100 seats are available at off-peak times during the week between Stratford and Canary Wharf.
This 20 per cent increase in capacity has been made possible by using two-carriage trains along the route. Twice as many trains are also running between Stratford and Canary Wharf over most of the weekend and between Bank and Lewisham on Saturday evenings from 7.30 to 10pm.
New seating
TfL is changing the seating layout on DLR trains to provide more space for passengers when boarding. From the end of this year, a third of carriages will have seating along the side but it will not result in any loss of seats.
TfL's DLR director, Rory O'Neill, said: 'The DLR has been an integral part of the regeneration of Docklands and South East London since it started operating back in 1987. Today we carry over 100 million passengers a year and that figure is set to rise. 'We have been making improvements to the service and will continue to do so over the next few years to help meet growing demand as London's population continues to rise.' There are also changes to other DLR services. The current Beckton to West Ham service will now terminate at Canning Town and the last trains on some routes will finish up to 30 minutes earlier.
