South Quay

South Quay
South Quay Location of South Quay in Greater London
Location	Canary Wharf
Local authority	Tower Hamlets
Managed by	Docklands Light Railway
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	2
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2012	4.606 million
2013	5.053 million
2014	5.177 million
2015	5.300 million
Railway companies
Original company	Docklands Light Railway
Key dates
31 August 1987	Opened
1994	Refurbished
1996	Rebuilt after Docklands bombing
2009	Rebuilt and resited
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
WGS84	51°29′59″N 0°00′58″W / 51.4998°N 0.0161°W / 51.4998; -0.0161Coordinates: 51°29′59″N 0°00′58″W / 51.4998°N 0.0161°W / 51.4998; -0.0161

South Quay is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Canary Wharf in Greater London, England. The station is situated on the Isle of Dogs within the East End of London that is between Crossharbour and Heron Quays stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2. South Quay station is located on the southern shore of the South Dock of the West India Docks; the current station platforms sit astride the channel connecting Millwall Dock to the West India Docks.

The original South Quay station opened in 1987, and was a standard DLR phase 1 elevated station, subsequently extended to permit the use of 2 car trains. The station was constrained by sharp curves at both ends and could not therefore be further extended on its former site. The DLR's plans to operate 3 car trains on this line therefore included the relocation of this station some distance to the east.

In 1996, near the station, the Docklands bombing killed 2 people and injured over 30.

In October 2004, Transport for London announced plans to close and replace South Quay station with a station at a new location because of increased use of the Docklands Light Railway. The reason for the move is that the platforms could only accommodate two car trains. They would need to be lengthened by thirty metres for three car trains but the curves either side of the station precluded extension work.

The new station, on a straight section of track 125 metres (410 ft) to the east, opened on Monday 26 October 2009 with the old station closing on Friday 23 October. A memorial plaque at the station was unveiled in December 2009, commemorating the victims of the 1996 bombing.

London Buses route D8 which is part of the D prefix routes serves the station.