Wikipedia
tells us about the DLR system:
"The Docklands Light Railway (the
DLR) is an automated light metro or light rail system opened in 1987 to serve
the redeveloped Docklands area of London. It reaches north to Stratford, south
to Lewisham, west to Tower Gateway and Bank in the City of London financial
district, and east to Beckton, London City Airport and Woolwich
Arsenal.
The system is not entirely
unmanned: it uses minimal staffing on board trains and at major interchange
stations; the 4 sub-surface stations are staffed to comply with underground
station requirements. Similar proposals have been made for the adjacent system,
the Tube.
The DLR is operated under a
concession awarded by Transport for London to Serco Docklands, part of the Serco
Group. The system is owned by Docklands Light Rail Limited,[7] part of the
London Rail division of Transport for London. In 2011 the DLR carried over 86
million passengers. It has been extended several times and further extensions
are being planned."
Wikipedia tells us:
"Beckton DLR station is the eastern terminus of the Beckton
branch of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in the Docklands area of east
London. It is located in Travelcard Zone 3. The DLR branch from Poplar was
opened on 28 March 1994. The next station is Gallions Reach, but between the two
stations the line curves through 180 degrees, such that westbound trans for
Central London depart Beckton heading east. Beckton station is actually located
north
of,
and slightly further west than, Cyprus, the station after Gallions Reach. Trains from Beckton
depart for Tower Gateway usually, although there are occasional
departures to Bank.
Beckton DLR depot, the principal depot for the DLR system, is located between
Beckton and Gallions Reach stations, but is actually closer
to the latter.
Like all open-air DLR stations, Beckton is unmanned and
tickets are bought at the ticket machines. New machines were installed in
January 2009 that now allow Oyster card users to top-up their pre-pay balance
and
see
their journey history.[citation needed] During 2007-2008, a new bus station was constructed directly opposite
the DLR station. This opened in the first week
of November 2008.
Previous stations:
When the London Docks and Beckton
Gasworks were active, they were served by a
railway
system. A separate station known as Beckton existed on this earlier network, several hundred
yards east of Beckton DLR station, until its closure
in December 1940.
Transports Links:
London Bus routes 101, 173,
262, 300, 366, 376, 474, school routes 678 and
Night routes N551.
"