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{{short description|London Underground and Docklands Light Railway station}}
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{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox London station
| name          = Canning Town
| symbol        = underground
| symbol2       = dlr
| symbol3       = bus
| image_name    = Canningtowntubestation1.JPG
| caption       = Jubilee line platforms, with DLR platforms above
| manager       = [[London Underground]]
| manager1      = [[London Buses]]
| fare_zone     = 2
| fare_zone_1   = 3
| locale        = [[Canning Town]]
| borough       = [[London Borough of Newham]]
| map_type      = United Kingdom London Newham
| platforms     = 6
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| owner         = [[Transport for London]]
| years1        = 14 June 1847
| years2        = 1 July 1873
| years3        = 1888
| years4        = 29 May 1994
| years5        = 29 October 1995
| years6        = 5 March 1998
| years7        = 14 May 1999
| years8        = 2 December 2005
| years9        = 9 December 2006
| events1       = First station opened as ''Barking Road''
| events2       = Renamed ''Canning Town''
| events3       = Relocated
| events4       = Second station closed
| events5       = Third station opened
| events6       = DLR platforms to Beckton opened
| events7       = Jubilee line opened
| events8       = DLR started to King George V
| events9       = North London service withdrawn
| access        = yes
| access_note   = <ref>{{Citation step free tube map}}</ref>
| coordinates   = {{coord|51.5140|0.0083|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
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|events10=New DLR platforms open on Stratford International branch<ref name=tflsi />|years10=31 August 2011}}

'''Canning Town''' is an [[interchange station]] located in [[Canning Town]], [[London]]. It provides [[Jubilee line]] services of the [[London Underground]], and the [[Docklands Light Railway]] (DLR).

The station is designed as an [[Intermodal passenger transport|intermodal]] [[metro station|metro]] and [[bus station]], opening in 1999 as part of the [[Jubilee Line Extension]] – replacing the original station site north of the [[A13 road (England)|A13]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Powell, Ken, 1947-|title=The Jubilee Line extension|date=2000|publisher=Laurence King|isbn=1-85669-184-5|location=London|oclc=42444848}}</ref>

On 11 November 2015, the Mayor of London announced that it would be rezoned to be on the boundary of [[London fare zone 2]] and [[List of stations in London fare zone 3|zone 3]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mayor announces real terms fares freeze|url=https://www.london.gov.uk//press-releases/mayoral/fares-freeze|date=2015-11-11|website=London City Hall|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref>

== Location ==
A major interchange in [[East London]], it is on a north–south alignment, constrained by [[Bow Creek (England)|Bow Creek]] immediately to the west, Silvertown Way to the east, the [[A13 road (Great Britain)|A13]] Canning Town Flyover (a major east–west road bridge crossing the Canning Town Roundabout at the throat of the station) to the north, and the [[River Thames]] to the south, while directly next to the [[River Lea]].

== History ==
[[File:Canning Town station geograph-3099691-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|left|The platforms in 1983 used by the [[Crosstown Linkline]] service]]
The first station, originally named ''Barking Road'', was opened on 14 June 1847 by the [[Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway]] on the south side of Barking Road<ref>{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=27 }}</ref> in the [[West Ham (parish)|Parish of West Ham]]. It was renamed ''Canning Town'' on 1 July 1873,<ref>{{harvnb|Butt|1995|pp=27, 52}}</ref> and in 1888, this station was closed, being replaced by a new station on the north side of Barking Road<ref>{{harvnb|Butt|1995|p=52}}</ref> (near Stephenson Street). The booking hall was replaced in the 1960s, and survived until 28 May 1994. The station was served by trains on the [[North London line]] to [[North Woolwich]].

=== Jubilee Line Extension and Docklands Light Railway ===
In the late 1980s, plans for the [[Docklands Light Railway|Docklands Light Railway (DLR)]] extension to [[Beckton DLR station|Beckton]] considered various options - either running directly east/west between [[Blackwall DLR station|Blackwall]] and [[Royal Victoria DLR station|Royal Victoria]], or following the [[River Lea]] to call at Canning Town.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1997|title=Starting from Scratch - the development of transport in London Docklands (1997) Part II: The Detailed Story|url=http://www.lddc-history.org.uk/transport/tranmon3.html#Beckton|url-status=live|access-date=16 January 2021|website=LDDC History|publisher=[[London Docklands Development Corporation]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050215160439/http://www.lddc-history.org.uk/transport/tranmon3.html#Beckton|archive-date=15 February 2005}}</ref> In the early 1990s, the planned [[Jubilee Line Extension]] station on the site meant that the dedicated DLR station was not built, with a combined interchange station to be built instead.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mitchell, Bob, C. Eng.|title=Jubilee Line extension : from concept to completion|date=2003|publisher=Thomas Telford|isbn=0-7277-3028-2|location=London|oclc=51945284}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 1995|title=Milton Keynes Model Railway Society - No. 42 September 1995|url=http://www.mkmrs.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Iss-42-September-1995.pdf|url-status=live|website=Milton Keynes Model Railway Society|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121024412/http://www.mkmrs.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Iss-42-September-1995.pdf |archive-date=21 January 2021 }}</ref> The DLR extension to Beckton began running through the future station site in March 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1994|title=Tube map 1994|url=https://www.clarksbury.com/cdl/maps/tube94.gif|url-status=live|access-date=16 January 2021|publisher=[[London Regional Transport|London Transport]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041018020446/http://www.clarksbury.com/cdl/maps/tube94.gif|archive-date=18 October 2004}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Pearce, Alan.|title=Docklands Light Railway : official handbook|date=2006|publisher=Capital Transport|others=Hardy, Brian, 1949-, Stannard, Colin., Capital Transport.|isbn=1-85414-298-4|edition=5th|location=Harrow|oclc=137312784}}</ref>

The new station was built on the south side of the [[A13 road (England)|A13]], designed by [[John McAslan|Troughton McAslan.]] The tiered design of the station placed the [[Docklands Light Railway|DLR]] platforms directly above the [[Jubilee line]] platforms allowing for easy interchange. A substantial bus station was also built as part of the station complex.<ref name=":0" />

On 29 October 1995, the first part of the new station opened, serving the [[North London Line]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.02.pdf|title=Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain - A Chronology|publisher=[[Railway and Canal Historical Society]]|year=2019|pages=111–2|access-date=9 March 2021|archive-date=4 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704134712/https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.02.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The DLR platforms opened on 5 March 1998.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=CULG - Docklands Light Railway|url=https://www.davros.org/rail/culg/dockland.html|access-date=2021-01-16|website=www.davros.org}}</ref> With the opening of the Jubilee line platforms on 14 May 1999, the new station complex was complete and officially 'opened'.<ref name=":2" /><ref>Horne, M: ''The Jubilee Line'', page 79. Capital Transport Publishing, 2000.</ref>

The DLR branch to [[London City Airport]] opened on 2 December 2005. This branch diverges from the branch to Beckton {{Convert|0.25|mi}} south of the interchange, with trains from both branches serving the current platforms.<ref name=":1" />

=== Stratford International DLR extension ===
The North London Line platforms closed on 9 December 2006 as part of the closure of the {{stl|London Underground|Stratford}} to {{Stnlnk|North Woolwich}} section of the line. On 31 August 2011 these platforms re-opened on the new [[Stratford International extension|Stratford International branch]] of the [[Docklands Light Railway]].<ref name="tflsi">{{cite web|url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/20862.aspx |title=Docklands Light Railway extension marks one year to go to the London 2012 Paralympic Games |publisher=[[Transport for London]] |date=31 August 2011 |access-date=31 August 2011 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In October 2019, the station was hit by [[Extinction Rebellion]] (XR) protests, causing the suspension of services at rush hour. During the protest, two XR members climbed on top of a train, one appearing to kick commuters who were attempting to remove them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Extinction Rebellion protester dragged off Tube train by his feet by angry commuters |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/commuters-fight-back-against-extinction-rebellion-protestors-who-climbed-on-top-of-tube-during-rush-hour-072202059.html |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=uk.news.yahoo.com |date=17 October 2019 |language=en-GB}}</ref> The protest ended when the protesters were grabbed by their ankles, dragged onto the platform and mobbed by the crowd.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-10-17|title=Climate protesters dragged from Tube train|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-50079716|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref>

==Design==
[[File:Trains in canning town.jpg|left|thumb|DLR platforms stacked above Jubilee line platforms]]
Designed by [[John McAslan|Troughton McAslan]], the station is connected by an underground concourse stretching the width of the site and connected to all platforms and the bus station by escalators, stairs and lifts. The station is fully accessible, with step-free access throughout.<ref name=":0" />

To the west of the complex two island platforms are one above the other. The lower level island platform (platforms 5 & 6) is served by the [[Jubilee line]] and the higher level island platform (platforms 3 &4) is served by the [[Docklands Light Railway|DLR]] branch to/from [[Poplar DLR station|Poplar]]. To the east of the Jubilee platforms on the same level, an island platform (platforms 1 & 2) is served by the [[Stratford International station|Stratford International]] branch of the [[Docklands Light Railway|DLR]]. This platform was formerly served by the [[North London line]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/20862.aspx |title=Docklands Light Railway extension marks one year to go to the London 2012 Paralympic Games |access-date=31 August 2011 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Adjacent to Silvertown Way, on the eastern side of the interchange is a [[bus station]] with seven stands, with an enclosed above-ground concourse with doors to the surrounding bus bays. The bus station is fully connected to the [[Docklands Light Railway|DLR]] and [[London Underground|Underground]] platforms via the underground concourse.

As well as entrances onto Silvertown Way and Barking Road, an entrance facing [[Bow Creek (London)|Bow Creek]] allows access to London City Island via the [[Leamouth Lifting Footbridge]], [[Bow Creek Ecology Park]] and the [[Limmo Peninsula]]. This entrance was built as part of the Jubilee Line Extension project in the late 1990s, but opened in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canning Town set for new station entrance|url=https://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/canning-town-set-for-new-station-entrance-1-4322052|last=Morton|first=Sophie|website=Newham Recorder|date=23 November 2015|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28|archive-date=5 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705121119/http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/canning-town-set-for-new-station-entrance-1-4322052|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Artwork ==
[[File:Thames Ironworks Ship Building and Engineering Company Ltd.jpg|thumb|Carving commemorating the [[Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company]] by [[Richard Kindersley]]]]
Carved into the walls of a station staircase, an artwork by [[Richard Kindersley]] commemorates the [[Thames Iron Works]], which previously stood on the site.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canning Town Underground {{!}} Richard Kindersley Studio|url=http://www.kindersleystudio.co.uk/canning-town/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kindersley|first=Richard|title=Kindersley, Richard (5 of 12) National Life Stories Collection: Crafts' Lives - Crafts - Oral history - British Library - Sounds|url=https://sounds.bl.uk/Oral-history/Crafts/021M-C0960X0108XX-0005V0|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-16|website=[[British Library]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121223747/https://sounds.bl.uk/Oral-history/Crafts/021M-C0960X0108XX-0005V0 |archive-date=21 January 2021 }}</ref> It was unveiled in February 1998 by then-[[Archbishop of Canterbury]] [[George Carey]], who grew up in the local area.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-04-11|title=96. The memorial at Canning Town|url=https://150greatthingsabouttheunderground.com/2013/04/11/96-the-memorial-at-canning-town/|access-date=2021-01-16|website=150 great things about the Underground|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 1998|title=Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society - Notes and news – December 1998|url=http://www.glias.org.uk/news/179news.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-16|website=www.glias.org.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820004002/http://www.glias.org.uk/news/179news.html |archive-date=20 August 2008 }}</ref>

==Services==
===London Underground===
The typical off-peak [[London Underground]] (Jubilee line) service in trains per hour from Canning Town is:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/jubilee/|title=Jubilee line timetable|work=[[Transport for London]]|access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref>
* 24 tph to {{stn|Stratford}}
* 4 tph to {{stn|West Hampstead}}
* 4 tph to [[Willesden Green tube station|Willesden Green]]
* 4 tph to [[Wembley Park tube station|Wembley Park]]
* 12 tph to [[Stanmore tube station|Stanmore]]

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 30 tph in each direction.

The Jubilee line also operates a night service on Friday and Saturday nights as part of the [[Night Tube]] with a 6 tph service between Stratford and Stanmore.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/oct/07/jubilee-line-joins-londons-busier-than-expected-night-tube Jubilee line joins London's busier than expected night tube | UK news | The Guardian<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===DLR===
The typical off-peak [[Docklands Light Railway|DLR]] service in trains per hour from Canning Town is:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/dlr/timetable/dlr/|title=DLR train timetables|work=[[Transport for London]]|access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref>
* 6 tph to [[Tower Gateway DLR station|Tower Gateway]]
* 6 tph to [[Bank and Monument stations|Bank]]
* 6 tph to {{stn|Stratford International}}
* 12 tph to [[Beckton DLR station|Beckton]]
* 12 tph to {{stn|Woolwich Arsenal}}

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 16 tph to Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal and up to 8 tph to Tower Gateway, Bank and Stratford International.

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==Connections==
The station is served by day and nighttime [[London Buses]] routes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/canning-town-a4-210522.pdf|title=Buses from Canning Town|date=21 May 2022|website=TfL|access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/transportaccessibility/dlr/3266.aspx Docklands Light Railway website] – Canning Town station page

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