Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich DLR station

Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich is a light metro station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Bank-Lewisham Line in Greenwich, south-east London, so named for its proximity to the Cutty Sark in the Maritime Greenwich district. It is the most central of the Greenwich DLR stations, being situated in Greenwich town centre.

Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich
Station entrance
Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich
Location of Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich in Greater London
LocationGreenwich
Local authorityRoyal Borough of Greenwich
Managed byDocklands Light Railway
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone2 and 3
OSIGreenwich Pier
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2016 7.513 million[2]
2017 7.431 million[3]
2018 6.748 million[4]
2019 7.084 million[5]
2020 2.562 million[6]
Key dates
3 December 1999Opened
Other information
WGS8451.4815°N 0.0103°W / 51.4815; -0.0103
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Location

The northernmost of the Greenwich DLR stations, Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich is located in the Maritime Greenwich district of south-eastern London. Its name comes from the clipper ship named Cutty Sark which is housed 200 metres (660 ft) to the north of the station. A number of well-known tourist attractions are in the surrounding area, including the National Maritime Museum, Royal Observatory, Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich foot tunnel, Trinity College of Music, and the Old Royal Naval College.[7]

It is located close to the south bank of the River Thames and is below ground. Along with all other stations on the Lewisham extension, it is in Travelcard Zones 2 and 3, with passengers charged the lower of two possible fares.

History

Cutty Sark station opened on 3 December 1999 as part of a 4.2-kilometre (3 mi) extension of the DLR from its former southern terminus of Island Gardens southwards to Lewisham.[8] Since its opening, the extension has seen growth as a result of it connecting, along with two National Rail connections, the Canary Wharf financial centre with Greenwich.[9]

Station layout

One of only three completely underground stations on the DLR network, Cutty Sark station has an island platform with a track each side of it. This is similar to its cross-river sister station, Island Gardens.

The need for increased capacity has posed issues for the station. While most on the network have had their platforms extended as part of Transport for London's three-carriage capacity enhancement project, the two-car-long island platform at Cutty Sark cannot be lengthened due to cost (estimated at £30m) and risk of damage to the heritage site at street level. This is addressed by using selective door operation, allowing three-car trains to stop at the station by only having the doors near the centre of the train open in both end carriages; the first and last two sets of doors on each train do not open.[10] Customers are warned of the need to move to the centre to leave the train by on-board announcements. A similar situation applies at Elverson Road.

Service

Cutty Sark serves trains on two branches: Bank to Lewisham and Stratford to Lewisham. The former runs at frequencies of up to four minutes between trains, while the latter only runs during morning peak hours; at other times trains from Stratford terminate at Canary Wharf.[11] Passengers bound for Tower Gateway, Beckton, or Woolwich Arsenal must change at Poplar or Westferry.

Connections

London Buses routes 188 and 199 and night route N1 serve the station.[12]

Nearby places of interest
  • Southbound platform 1 looking south
  • Train stopped at platform 1
  • Part of the cutter head from the front of the TBM (tunnel boring machine) used to drive the twin tunnels under the river Thames from Island Gardens to Greenwich
  • Signage on northbound platform

References
  1. "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
  2. "Passenger Numbers - Docklands Light Railway Limited" (XLSX (after downloading zip)). What Do They Know. Transport for London. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2017. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  5. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  6. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  7. Cutty Sark station information Transport for London Retrieved 2010-07-20
  8. DLR history map Transport for London Retrieved 2010-07-20
  9. DLR toasts 10 years of the Lewisham extension Transport for London Retrieved 2010-07-20
  10. DLR public inquiry closes Archived 8 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Transport for London Retrieved 2010-07-20
  11. DLR frequencies Transport for London Retrieved 2010-07-20
  12. Greenwich bus map Transport for London Retrieved 2010-07-20
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