Langdon Park

Langdon Park is a Docklands Light Railway station in Poplar, east London. It stands between All Saints and Devons Road stations on the Stratford–Lewisham line. The station opened in December 2007, filling a long gap in the network. Before the DLR arrived, the site had a railway branch built in 1851 for freight. Passenger trains ran there from 1866 until 1944, when services ended during the Second World War. Freight trains continued until 1981, and the tracks were removed by 1985. The station was planned as part of the DLR’s Stratford branch, with one of two safeguarded sites later becoming Langdon Park. The name comes from the nearby park and school. Funding delays pushed the project back until 2005, when a joint bid secured money from central government. Construction took just over a year and cost £10.5 million. Ken Livingstone, then Mayor of London, opened the station in December 2007. The station has 90-metre platforms linked by a lightweight glass bridge built off-site and lifted into place over two weekends. It is fully accessible, with lifts at both ends. Consarc Architects designed the structure, which includes three artworks by Kate Davis. One piece, called Whoosh, is a large word sculpture visible from the platforms. Trains run every few minutes to Stratford and Canary Wharf, with extra services at peak times. London Buses routes 108 and 309 serve the area, and the 108 runs all night.