King George V | |
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Station main entrance at the eastern end
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Location of King George V in Greater London
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Location | North Woolwich |
Local authority | London Borough of Newham |
Managed by | Docklands Light Railway |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Accessible | Yes |
Fare zone | 3 |
DLR annual boardings and alightings | |
2012 | 1.410 million |
2013 | 1.519 million |
2014 | 1.482 million |
2015 | 1.566 million |
Key dates | |
2 December 2005 | Opened |
Other information | |
Lists of stations | |
WGS84 | 51°30′07″N 0°03′46″E / 51.501972°N 0.062778°ECoordinates: 51°30′07″N 0°03′46″E / 51.501972°N 0.062778°E |
King George V is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in North Woolwich, east London, which opened on 2 December 2005 and named after King George V Dock nearby in the London Borough of Newham and is located in Travelcard Zone 3. Station and on-train announcements refer to the station as 'King George the Fifth'.
The station opened on 2 December 2005. Until January 2009, it served as a temporary terminus for the King George V branch of DLR but the line has since been extended under the River Thames to Woolwich Arsenal.
The station is at the northern end of Pier Road in North Woolwich, and is within walking distance of the Woolwich Ferry.
Trains run every 10 minutes to Bank in the City of London, and with the same frequency to Woolwich Arsenal. Journey time is 9 minutes to Canning Town to interchange with the Beckton branch of the DLR, 14 minutes to Poplar to interchange with the Stratford and Lewisham branches of the DLR and 24 minutes to Bank in the City of London. In peak hours, this increases to every eight minutes, with an additional service to Stratford International station, providing a service every four minutes to Canning Town.