Docklands Light Railway

The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light metro or light rail system in London, England. The DLR opened on 31 August 1987 to serve redevelopment of Docklands area of East London. Today, it currently covers several areas of London. 

The service is fully automated or computer operated, with an emergency stop button available on each train.

To the north, it reaches Stratford. To the south, Lewisham. To the west, Tower Gateway and Bank in the City of London financial Central London district. To the east, Beckton, London City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal. As of 2025, an extension to Thamesmead in south-east London had been proposed. 

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Category:1987 establishments in England
Category:Transport in the Royal Borough of Greenwich
Category:Transport in the London Borough of Lewisham
Category:Transport in the London Borough of Newham
Category:Transport in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets