DLR timetable: What changes has TfL introduced?

A number of changes to the DLR timetable will be introduced later this month to help save commuters time.

The changes will be introduced from Monday May 15 and aim to reduce waiting times, relieve crowding, and make it easier for people to travel across the Docklands and east London, according to Transport for London (TfL).

These improvements build on the timetable changes that were made in September last year.

The new timetable aims to reduce waiting times when switching to the Elizabeth Line at Canary Wharf, Custom House, and Stratford stations.

The changes will result in more trains during the evenings and at weekends.

What routes have been improved?

Stratford to Lewisham

Direct Stratford-Lewisham services during the evening peak will be introduced for the first time.

Customers will now have a service every two to four minutes between Canary Wharf and Lewisham instead of every four minutes.

Direct services between Stratford and Lewisham (without changing trains at Canary Wharf) will now run every eight minutes.

Canning Town to Beckton

Frequencies between Canning Town and Beckton on Monday to Saturday evenings will be doubled.

In September, a shuttle service between Canning Town and Beckton was introduced, which doubled the frequency during the peaks and daytime off peak.

With the new timetable, these services will continue into the evening until 11:30 pm on weekdays (instead of 7.30pm) and 10pm Saturdays (instead of 7:30pm).

Stratford to Canary Wharf

Trains between Stratford and Canary Wharf on Saturday evenings will double.

Customers using stations between Stratford and Canary Wharf on Saturday evenings will wait substantially less time for a train, with trains every five minutes (rather than 10) until 10pm rather than until 7.30pm.

Seb Dance, deputy mayor for Transport said: “After some incredibly challenging years, ridership on the Tube and DLR is beginning to return to pre-pandemic levels, And I am pleased that changes coming in to the DLR timetable in May will mean people travelling around east London will now benefit from additional services and quicker, easier, more frequent journeys. “

Tom Page, TfL’s General Manager for the DLR, said: “This latest timetable change builds on last September’s changes to help ensure we have capacity where it’s needed the most.

“These changes will deliver an improvement for customers with quicker, easier and more comfortable journeys.”

Full details of the timetable changes can be found at tfl.gov.uk/modes/dlr/improving-the-dlr.

New modern, walk-through, air-conditioned DLR trains are currently being tested on the network and are due to enter service from 2024.