All Saints is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Poplar in East London. The station is named after nearby All Saints, a Church of England parish church dating from 1821 to 1823. The station entrance is on the East India Dock Road, the high street of Poplar and is opposite Chrisp Street Market while adjacent to the Poplar Baths, it also has two rail sidings directly west of the station forming part of Poplar DLR depot.
On-train announcements for trains approaching the station describe it as "All Saints for Chrisp Street Market".
History
The first railway through the site of the station was the Bow–Poplar branch of the North London Railway (NLR), built in 1851 and opened on 1 January 1852. The line was opened initially for freight only. Poplar (East India Road) station was first served 1 August 1866. The line to Poplar was closed to passengers on 15 May 1944, during the Second World War.
Service
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from All Saints is:
- 12 tph to
- 12 tph to Canary Wharf
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 16 tph in each direction, with up to 8 tph during the peak hours extended beyond Canary Wharf to and from .
Nearby places of interest
- All Saints Church
- Balfron Tower
- Chrisp Street Market
- Poplar Recreation Ground Memorial
- Robin Hood Gardens
Connections
London bus routes 15, 108, 115, D6, N15, N551 serve All Saints DLR station.
References
- Listed as All Saints LRT station
External links
- All Saints DLR live arrivals and more
- Docklands Light Railway website – All Saints station page
- Map of Poplar, 1885