Canary Wharf station, Docklands Light Railway
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Canary Wharf station, Docklands Light Railway by Dr Neil Clifton as part of the Geograph project.
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Canary Wharf station, Docklands Light Railway
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton Taken: 10 Apr 1991
When the DLR was first opened, passengers were surprised that the computer-driven cars stopped in the middle of nowhere, or so it seemed. The doors did not open, and after a second or two, the car moved on again. What was happening was that the car was stopping at the site of a station which had not then been built - neither Canary Wharf tower nor its station existed st that time. Here in 1991 we see the station being built, and the tower will follow. This photograph was taken from Heron Quays and shows car 03, one of the original fleet.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.504474
Longitude
-0.02084