{"id":15153,"date":"2024-02-13T09:11:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T09:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/?p=15153"},"modified":"2024-02-13T09:11:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T09:11:40","slug":"expansion-of-the-docklands-light-railway-to-beckton-riverside-and-thamesmead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/?p=15153","title":{"rendered":"Expansion of the Docklands Light Railway to Beckton Riverside and Thamesmead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order to finding the right public transport solution to serve Thamesmead and Beckton Riverside, Transport for London has considered several options. The main factors in selection of these options were reviewing and comparin them based on cost, how quickly they could be delivered, their impact on the existing transport network and communities, and whether they met the wider objectives of supporting the maximum opportunity for new homes, jobs, as well as connections to retail and leisure activities. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also Transport for London is eager to see people feedback on its preferred option of a cross-river extension of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) from Gallions Reach. This would include a new station at Beckton Riverside, a tunnel under the River Thames, and a new station in Thamesmead. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For further information about the  preferred option, as well as other options considered and the planned next steps for the scheme, please click here. There is also more detail about how you can have your say, and more information about the vision for Beckton Riverside and Thamesmead. Deadline for people feedback is18 March 2024, by email <a href=\"mailto:haveyoursay@tfl.gov.uk\">haveyoursay@tfl.gov.uk<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk\/dlr-extension\" target=\"-blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a> at here or by phone tel: <a href=\"tel:020 30546037\">020 3054 6037<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more details please visit this <a href=\"https:\/\/tfl.gov.uk\/modes\/dlr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to finding the right public transport solution to serve Thamesmead and Beckton Riverside, Transport for London has considered several options. 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