Docklands Light Railway extension to Dagenham Dock
Coordinates: 51°30′32″N 0°04′18″E / 51.50889°N 0.07167°E The Docklands Light Railway extension to Dagenham Dock is a proposed, and as yet unfunded, extension of the Docklands Light Railway to Dagenham Dock in east London. It was anticipated that the project could be completed and open for use by 2017. However the public inquiry has been postponed due to concerns about funding. The proposed extension forms part of the planned transport infrastructure of the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway redevelopment project.
The proposed route diverges from the Beckton branch at Gallions Reach station in the London Borough of Newham. It follows the River Thames north bank, crossing the mouth of the River Roding in a bored tunnel south of the Barking Flood Barrier. Here it enters the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and continues to follow the river on a viaduct before heading northwards to reach Goresbrook and Dagenham Dock. It is envisaged that four new stations will be built, with additional platforms at Dagenham Dock which is currently a c2c station.
In 2007 a number of route options went to public consultation, with a decision made in November. An application for a Transport and Works Act order was made during 2008. The order makes provision for the compulsory purchase of land along the route. A public inquiry was due to take place but was postponed. As the reason for this project is almost entirely to serve homes in the Thames Gateway which see no immediate prospect of being built, timescales for this project are now uncertain.
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