Editing Docklands Light Railway (section)

===Extension to Stratford International (2011)===
[[File:Stratford International DLR stn east entrance.jpg|thumb|The {{stl|DLR|Stratford International}} DLR forecourt, soon after opening in 2011]]
In addition to the three-car station extensions, partly funded from the 2012 Olympics budget, a line was opened from Canning Town to Stratford and [[Stratford International]] railway station along the former [[North London Line]] of the national railway system, with additional stations. It parallels the London Underground Jubilee line for much of its length.

[[File:Abbey Road DLR stn high northbound under construction April2010.jpg|thumb|[[Abbey Road DLR station|Abbey Road]] under construction in April 2010]]

The extension to [[Stratford International station|Stratford International]], taking over the [[North London Line]] from Canning Town to Stratford, links the Docklands area with domestic high-speed services on [[High Speed 1]]. It was an important part of transport improvements for the [[2012 Olympic Games]], much of which were held on a site adjoining Stratford International.<ref name="oljav">{{cite press release|title=£20m bullet trains to serve Olympic Park|date=28 September 2004|publisher=London2012.org|url=http://www.london2012.org/news/archive/bid-phase/20m-bullet-trains-to-serve-olympic-park.php|access-date=6 July 2005|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403060050/http://www.london2012.com/|archive-date=3 April 2013}}</ref>

The first contract for construction work was awarded on 10 January 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://developments.dlr.co.uk/ProjectUpdatesDetail.aspx?updateid=1053 |title=Major contract award signals start of work on DLR Stratford International Extension |date=10 January 2007 |publisher=Transport for London |access-date=19 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322021610/http://developments.dlr.co.uk/ProjectUpdatesDetail.aspx?updateid=1053 |archive-date=22 March 2012 }}</ref> and construction started in mid-2007. Originally scheduled to open in mid-2010,<ref>{{Cite press release |url=http://developments.dlr.co.uk/ProjectUpdatesDetail.aspx?updateid=1049 |date=25 October 2006 |title=Government gives green light to key 2012 rail link |publisher=Transport for London |access-date=8 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914070903/http://developments.dlr.co.uk/ProjectUpdatesDetail.aspx?updateid=1049 |archive-date=14 September 2011 }}</ref> the line opened on 31 August 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14727813 |title=New £211m DLR extension connecting Olympic venues opens |date=31 August 2011 |work=BBC News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901173549/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14727813 |archive-date=1 September 2011}}</ref> On 11 November 2015 the Mayor of London announced that all stations on this line would be rezoned from zone 3 to zone 2/3.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.london.gov.uk/media/mayor-press-releases/2015/11/mayor-announces-real-terms-fares-freeze-and-extends-free-travel |title=Mayor announces real terms fares freeze &#124; London City Hall |website=London.gov.uk |date= 11 November 2015 |access-date=17 November 2016}}</ref>

New stations were {{stl|London Underground|Canning Town}}, {{stl|DLR|Star Lane}}, {{stl|London Underground|West Ham}}, {{stl|DLR|Abbey Road}}, {{stl|DLR|Stratford High Street}} and [[Stratford International station|Stratford International]]. Of these, Canning Town, West Ham and Stratford are former North London Line stations, and Stratford High Street was built on the site of {{Stnlnk|Stratford Market}} railway station.

From Canning Town to Stratford the extension runs parallel to the [[Jubilee line]] of the [[London Underground]]. As well as providing interchange with the adjacent Jubilee line stations, there are additional DLR stations at Star Lane, Abbey Road and Stratford High Street.

At Stratford new platforms were built for the North London Line at the northern end of the station. The old platforms (formerly 1 and 2) adjacent to the Jubilee line were rebuilt for the DLR, renumbered 16 (towards Stratford International) and 17 (towards Beckton/Woolwich Arsenal). Interchange between the Stratford International branch and DLR trains via Poplar is possible although the platforms are widely separated and at different levels. There is no physical connection between the two branches.