West India Quay DLR station

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West India Quay
Location
Place	West India Quay
Local authority	London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Operations
Managed by	Docklands Light Railway
Platforms in use	4
Transport for London
Zone	2
History
Key dates	Opened 1987
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground \| National Rail

West India Quay is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in London, England. It is situated at the point where the line from Lewisham splits into branches to Tower Gateway/Bank and Stratford. The next stations on each line are Canary Wharf DLR station (to Lewisham), Westferry (to Tower Gateway/Bank) and Poplar DLR station (to Stratford). The station is in Travelcard Zone 2.

The station opened in 1987, but was closed from 1991 to 1993 as the surrounding area was rebuilt. The station is near to the Museum in Docklands and the adjoining hotel and leisure facilities on the north quay of West India Docks, and indeed the platforms of the station extend over part of the dock.

The station has four tracks and two island platforms. In normal traffic the platforms are used, in west to east order, for trains to Westferry, trains to Poplar, trains from Westferry, and trains from Poplar.

The distance from West India Quay DLR to Canary Wharf DLR is just 0.08 miles, the shortest distance on the entire London Underground and Docklands Light Railway system. Indeed, while standing at the station, the platforms for Canary Wharf are clear just down the line.