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27-605: The Thames Gateway Bridge that would have connected the two systems was cancelled in 2008. East London Transit (ELT) is a part-segregated bus rapid transit , operated as part of the London Buses network. The East London Transit opened in phases between 2010 and 2013, designed to meet the existing and anticipated demand for public transport in East London caused by the Thames Gateway redevelopment. Originally,

54-412: A 50-metre (160 ft) vertical clearance for ships but be low enough not to impede the flight approach to the nearby London City Airport . The bridge was to have had four lanes for general traffic and two lanes for public transport use. It would also have had a cycle lane, a pedestrian walkway and the facility for a Docklands Light Railway crossing. For pedestrians the nearest other crossings are

81-577: A single network connected by the Thames Gateway Bridge , which was cancelled by then Mayor of London Boris Johnson in 2008. Thames Gateway Bridge The Thames Gateway Bridge was a proposed crossing over the River Thames in east London , England. It was first mooted in the 1970s but never came to fruition. The concept was re-proposed in 2004, with preliminary planning proceeding until November 2008, when Boris Johnson ,

108-411: A year. The National Rail part of the station consists of two above-ground platforms. The up platform for London has a refreshment facility. The down platform serves trains going east, towards north Kent, via Plumstead , Abbey Wood and Slade Green . The Docklands Light Railway part of the station is underground, and consists of two platforms in an island platform configuration. As Woolwich Arsenal

135-624: Is 9  miles 32  chains (15.1 km) down from London Charing Cross . The station opened in 1849, serving the North Kent Line from London to Gillingham. The station building was rebuilt in 1906 in a London brick form typical of southeast London. It was again rebuilt in 1992–93 to a modern design in steel and glass by the Architecture and Design Group of British Rail, under the leadership of Nick Derbyshire . It has a, clean, naturally-lit ellipsoid theme, contrasting with

162-444: Is a terminus, both platforms serve an up line to Bank or Stratford International via London City Airport and Canning Town . Trains depart in the eastbound direction due to the curve under the River Thames . A large number of London Buses routes serve the station. In May 2022 an Elizabeth line station opened in north-east Woolwich, after a campaign to complement housing developments built on former public-sector land. Among

189-501: Is an interchange station in the heart of Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich for Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and National Rail services. It has two parts; its raised, south-western part of the station is on the semi-slow, commuter service, corollary of the North Kent Line and also in its Dartford Loop services section between London and Dartford , run by Southeastern . Regular services beyond Dartford are to

216-666: Is crucial to supporting plans for an extra 160,000 houses in the Thames Gateway region and up to 42,000 additional jobs in the area as whole." It was reported in May 2008 that the new London Mayor, Boris Johnson , planned to put the bridge project on hold. On 6 November 2008, Johnson announced a "massive investment in transport infrastructure" but confirmed the cancellation of the £500m bridge. The reasons cited for cancellation included local opposition, insufficient funding, projected detrimental effects on traffic flow and concerns over

243-612: The East London River Crossing , which was proposed and approved by two public inquiries from the 1970s to the 1990s but subsequently dropped by the Department for Transport . In July 2004, a new bridge on the site was proposed, with planning applications submitted by Transport for London (TfL) to the London Borough of Newham and London Borough of Greenwich , with the support of Ken Livingstone ,

270-790: The Greenwich foot tunnel , the Woolwich foot tunnel and Woolwich Ferry , or the Docklands Light Railway , from King George V station under the river to Woolwich Arsenal station , which opened in early 2009. For vehicles, the nearest other Thames crossings are the Blackwall Tunnel ( A102 ), the Dartford Crossing ( A282 ) and the Woolwich Ferry . The design and the location were similar to

297-709: The Mayor of London , cancelled the entire £500 million scheme. In 2009, a new scaled-down project on the same site, the Gallions Reach Crossing , was proposed, joined in 2015 by the Belvedere Crossing , until both proposals were cancelled in 2016. Despite several proposals being put forward, there would be no new road crossing between Tower Bridge and the Dartford Crossing until the Silvertown Tunnel began construction in 2021. It

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324-548: The Mayor of London . and were approved in December 2004. There was support from the other local councils including Barking & Dagenham, Havering and Lewisham, some local Members of Parliament, and business organisations such as London First and the London Development Agency. A public inquiry on the scheme sat at Charlton Athletic F.C. from June 2005 to May 2006. The inspector recorded, prior to

351-586: The Medway Towns , which start/finish in the opposite direction at Luton via the City of London , West Hampstead and St Albans . Its other part is the terminus of its own branch of the DLR, run by Transport for London . The older part of the station, built in a modernist style, is located on a corner of General Gordon Square, a green town square . The newer part has entrances to Woolwich's subterranean end of

378-652: The Millennium Dome , Charlton , Woolwich and Thamesmead on dedicated bus lanes. Originally proposed to use optically guided trolleybuses, the system would have operated as part of the London Buses network. Transport for London announced at the end of March 2009 that the Greenwich Waterfront Transit scheme would not proceed. It was envisaged that the two schemes, while promoted separately by Transport for London , would have formed

405-525: The DLR, and faces the top of Powis Street , a long, semi-pedestrianised retail avenue. It is named after the area's Woolwich or Royal Arsenal , to distinguish the Arsenal site from the former Royal Dockyard , which before the 19th century was complemented with wharves and yards for large naval ships. In zoning it is the furthest DLR station – in Travelcard Zone 4 . On the national network, it

432-779: The ELT formed part of the Thames Gateway Transit proposal, which would use the Thames Gateway Bridge to connect to the Greenwich Waterfront Transit on the south side of the River Thames. Following construction of 1.8km of dedicated bus lanes along the Greenwich Peninsula to connect to North Greenwich station and the Millennium Dome in 2000, Greenwich Waterfront Transit was proposed by TfL to connect development sites around

459-639: The Inquiries. Their objections were mainly as follows: A decision was announced in July 2007, with the planning inspector noting that the requirements of both local and national planning needs would not be served by the granting of planning permission for the bridge. He recommended that there should be no bridge, side street changes, or compulsory purchase orders. However Hazel Blears , the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government , requested that

486-512: The bridge's location and environmental impact. It was also independently confirmed that the public inquiry would not reopen. In October 2009, it was reported that consultants Mott MacDonald had won a contract to investigate the possibility of new crossings between Tower Bridge and the Dartford Crossing. Despite having abandoned the bridge the previous year and saying he favoured a tunnel crossing at Silvertown , Johnson resurrected

513-521: The earlier forms. In 1973 a government report on the redevelopment of London's Docklands projected a greater form of the never-built " Fleet line " from Charing Cross via Fenchurch Street to Woolwich Arsenal and on towards Thamesmead , with a preceding stop at Silvertown . The Fleet line plans were shelved in favour of a route that became the western part of the Jubilee line, despite council (local government) approval, due to financial constraints. By

540-457: The inquiry be re-opened to examine the evidence further as to whether the bridge would lead to regeneration and to investigate the potential impact on pollution. Ken Livingstone said that "any delay to the Thames Gateway bridge is a blow to east London, and south-east London in particular" and that "the reopening of the public inquiry will delay bringing the benefits of the Thames Gateway bridge to an area that sorely needs them. This new crossing

567-465: The inquiry, 2,949 objections and 47 expressions of support. It drew organised opposition from a number of environmental groups, including Friends of the Earth ; they joined a local opposition group to argue against the bridge at the inquiry. During the inquiry, a further 1,819 written representations were received opposed to the proposed development and nine in support; 22 objections were withdrawn during

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594-432: The project, renamed Gallions Reach Crossing , as a lower capacity crossing that could start as a ferry service but could be upgraded to a fixed link later. In 2023, as part of a consultation into the extension of the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead – TfL affirmed that they had no plans to deliver a road bridge in the area, and that they would "explore the removal of the [bridge] safeguarding " as it "conflicts with

621-593: The start of the 1990s plans emerged in both levels of government and business forums for the Jubilee Line Extension to serve the south bank of the Thames twice on its way to Stratford. In the Royal Borough of Greenwich the line takes in a small area, North Greenwich (a peninsula). Woolwich Arsenal was expanded in 2009, when Transport for London completed the construction of an extension of what

648-580: The successful lobbyists for this extra station were those who developed the land, including Berkeley Homes. The station is about 200 metres (660 ft) north of Woolwich Arsenal station, on the north side of the A206 road . National Rail services at Woolwich Arsenal are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using Class 376 , 465 , 466 , 700 and 707 EMUs . The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street via Sidcup call at

675-490: The vision for new homes, jobs and high-quality town centres". The DLR extension would instead provide a cross-river link in the area. This annotated satellite photograph shows the location of the proposed bridge, the nearest upstream and downstream road crossings and nearby towns and areas of interest. 51°30′31″N 0°05′13″E  /  51.50861°N 0.08694°E  / 51.50861; 0.08694 Woolwich Arsenal railway station Woolwich Arsenal station

702-633: Was planned that the bridge should be built by 2013 and would have connected Beckton in the London Borough of Newham with Thamesmead in the Royal Borough of Greenwich linking the A406 / A13 junction in Beckton with the A2016 Eastern Way and Western Way in Thamesmead and serve the new Thames Gateway development. The bridge was to have a span of about 650 metres (0.4 mi), with

729-529: Was then termed the London City Airport branch of the Docklands Light Railway from King George V to Woolwich Arsenal. The official opening took place on 12 January that year. In 2014, a petition was started and presented to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to rezone Woolwich Arsenal station from Zone 4 to Zone 3. However he ruled this out, stating it would cause losses of over a million pounds

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