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Encyclopedia > Custom House railway station

Custom House station is a railway station situated in the Docklands area of east London. It is served by trains of National Rail's North London Line and the Docklands Light Railway, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. The station takes its name from the old Custom House, which formerly stood nearby. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... Docklands is the semi-official name for an area in the east of London, England, comprising parts of several boroughs ( Southwark, Tower Hamlets and Newham) in Greater London. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... National Rail uses the BR double arrow logo National Rail is a brand name describing the passenger rail service previously provided by British Rail, the now defunct UK state-owned rail operator. ... The North London Line is a railway line through northern London. ... The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro for the redeveloped Docklands area of eastern London. ... Travelcard Zone 3 is the third outward zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ...


Custom House station is the principal public transport access to the ExCeL Exhibition Centre and its adjacent complex of hotels, restaurants and bars. The station is linked to the main entrance of the exhibition centre by an overhead walkway, which also connects to the Royal Victoria Dock Bridge, spanning the Royal Victoria Dock to its southern side. The ExCeL Exhibition Centre is a large purpose built exhibition centre situated in the Royal Docks area of Londons redeveloped Docklands. ... The Royal Victoria Dock is the largest of three docks in the Royal Docks of east London, now part of the redeveloped Docklands. ...


In terms of railway geography, the station is located:

The proposed Crossrail line 1's Dartford branch will call at Custom House. The Royal Victoria Station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in east London. ... Prince Regent DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in the Docklands area of east London. ... Canning Town station is a major intermodal transport interchange situated at Canning Town in East London. ... Silvertown station is the penultimate station on the main branch of the North London Line, between Custom House station and North Woolwich railway station, in London. ... Crossrail is a project to build a new east-west railway connection under central London, with one connection to the west and two to the east. ... Dartford station is a railway station at Dartford in North-West Kent, on the North Kent line. ...


External links

  • Train times (http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk/ldb/summary.aspx?T=CUS) for Custom House station from National Rail
  • Street map (http://www.multimap.com/map/places.cgi?client=public&lang=&advanced=&quicksearch=E163BX) and aerial photo (http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&lang=&pc=E163BX) of Custom House station from Multimap.com
  • Docklands Light Railway website - Custom House station page (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/dlr/stations/custom_house.shtml)



National Rail uses the BR double arrow logo National Rail is a brand name describing the passenger rail service previously provided by British Rail, the now defunct UK state-owned rail operator. ... Multimap. ...

Preceding station Underground Lines Following station
Royal Victoria   Docklands Light Railway   Prince Regent
National Rail Lines
Canning Town   Silverlink
(North London Line)
  Silvertown


Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and outdoor signs. ... The Royal Victoria Station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in east London. ... The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro for the redeveloped Docklands area of eastern London. ... Prince Regent DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in the Docklands area of east London. ... National Rail uses the BR double arrow logo National Rail is a brand name describing the passenger rail service previously provided by British Rail, the now defunct UK state-owned rail operator. ... Canning Town station is a major intermodal transport interchange situated at Canning Town in East London. ... A Silverlink County train at Rugby (before the company stopped running to Rugby) Silverlink is a regional franchise in the British railway system, with routes in north London and from London to Northampton. ... The North London Line is a railway line through northern London. ... Silvertown station is the penultimate station on the main branch of the North London Line, between Custom House station and North Woolwich railway station, in London. ...



 
 

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