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King George V
King George V
	Station main entrance at the eastern end
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
2019	1.860 million
2020	1.402 million
2021	1.238 million
2022	1.620 million
2023	1.590 million
Key dates
2 December 2005	Opened
Other information
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King George V DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) which opened on 2 December 2005 and named after King George V Dock, nearby. The station is 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'.

History

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.^[7]

Location

The station is located at the northern end of Pier Road in North Woolwich. It is located within walking distance of the Woolwich Ferry.

Services

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.

References

^ Tube Map
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ "Government Approves DLR Woolwich Extension". Transport for London. 2004-02-26. Retrieved 2007-09-27.

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[1] Tube Map

[infobox_stats_ref_DLR_2019-2] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[infobox_stats_ref_DLR_2020-3] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[infobox_stats_ref_DLR_2021-4] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

[infobox_stats_ref_DLR_2022-5] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[infobox_stats_ref_DLR_2023-6] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[7] "Government Approves DLR Woolwich Extension". Transport for London. 2004-02-26. Retrieved 2007-09-27.

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 ==Services==
-Trains run every 10 minutes to [[Bank station (London)|Bank]] in the City of London, and with the same frequency to Woolwich Arsenal. Journey time is 9 minutes to [[Canning Town station|Canning Town]] to interchange with the [[Beckton DLR station|Beckton]] branch of the DLR, 14 minutes to [[Poplar DLR station|Poplar]] to interchange with the [[Stratford station|Stratford]] and [[Lewisham station|Lewisham]] branches of the DLR and 24 minutes to [[Bank station (London)|Bank]] in the [[City of London]]. In peak hours, a Canning Town-Woolwich Arsenal shuttle gives a combined service interval of five minutes.
+Trains run every 10 minutes to [[Bank station (London)|Bank]] in the City of London, and with the same frequency to Woolwich Arsenal. Journey time is 9 minutes to [[Canning Town station|Canning Town]] to interchange with the [[Beckton DLR station|Beckton]] branch of the DLR, 14 minutes to [[Poplar DLR station|Poplar]] to interchange with the [[Stratford station|Stratford]] and [[Lewisham station|Lewisham]] branches of the DLR and 24 minutes to [[Bank station (London)|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]].
 ==References==