DLR extension to Thamesmead could drive £15.6bn in economic growth

Map shows new DLR extension to Thamesmead as TfL launches final consultation

The new route will run via two new stations (Picture: In Pictures via Getty Images) Plans for a £1,700,000,000 DLR extension in east London involving the creation of two new stations are being finalised. A final consultation on the plans is now underway and a map showing what the new routes would look like has been released. The route will split off from the existing DLR line to Beckton at Gallions Reach, where trains will continue on to Beckton…

DLR extension to Thamesmead could drive £15.6bn in economic growth

The consultation is open now and will close on July 16

DLR consultation sets out Thames tunnelling plan

Transport for London has outlined plans to bore two 1.5km tunnels beneath the River Thames for a proposed Docklands Light Railway extension. The transport body has opened a consultation on construction plans for the route, which would connect Beckton Riverside and Thamesmead. TfL said the… The post DLR consultation sets out Thames tunnelling plan appeared first on Construction News.

Public Consultation opens for Docklands Light Railway extension

TfL invites locals and Londoners to have their say on the DLR Thamesmead extension

DLR Extension: New Station Designs Revealed As Public Consultation Launched

TfL now says that construction could begin on the extension in 2029. Image: TfL More details of plans for the proposed DLR extension have been revealed — including layouts for new stations at Beckton Riverside and and Thamesmead — as part of a public consultation. The DLR extension, first officially proposed by TfL in 2020, would see a long-awaited station at Thamesmead, a town built in the 1960s, which has infamously lacked a rail connection ev…