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==Transport== ===London Underground, DLR, and Elizabeth line stations=== The nearest [[List of London Underground stations|London Underground station]] is [[Canary Wharf tube station|Canary Wharf]] on the Jubilee line. Key areas including [[Regent's Park]], [[West End of London|The West End]], [[Westminster]], [[South Bank]], [[Millennium Dome]] and the [[Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park]], are all within 20 minutes of Canary Wharf by Tube. The DLR runs north–south through the Isle of Dogs. [[List of Docklands Light Railway stations|DLR stations]] are [[Canary Wharf DLR station|Canary Wharf]], [[Heron Quays DLR station|Heron Quays]], [[South Quay DLR station|South Quay]], [[Crossharbour DLR station|Crossharbour]], [[Mudchute DLR station|Mudchute]] and [[Island Gardens DLR station|Island Gardens]]. Key areas including the City of London, [[Tower Hill]] and Greenwich are all within 20 minutes of the Isle of Dogs by DLR. The [[Elizabeth line]]'s [[Canary Wharf railway station|Canary Wharf station]] opened in 2022. Situated at the north of the Island, it provides high-frequency, fast connections to the heart of the West End, [[London Paddington station|Paddington Station]], [[Heathrow Airport]] and [[Abbey Wood]]. ===London bus routes=== * [[London Buses route 135]] * [[London Buses route 277]] * [[London Buses route D3]] * [[London Buses route D6]] * [[London Buses route D7]] * [[London Buses route D8]] * [[London Buses route N550]] ===River bus services=== Regular commuter boat services serve both [[Masthouse Terrace Pier]] and [[Canary Wharf Pier]] on the Isle of Dogs. The [[Thames Clippers]] provides regular commuter services to [[Woolwich Arsenal Pier]], [[Greenwich Pier]] in the east, and the City of London including St. Katherine Docks, [[Tower Millennium Pier|Tower Bridge]], {{HMS|Belfast|C35|6}}, [[Greater London Authority]] building, [[Tate Modern]], [[Blackfriars, London|Blackfriars]], as well as the West End of London in the west on the commuter service. There is also a connecting shuttle service to [[Rotherhithe]] and the Tate to Tate service from [[Tate Modern]] to [[Tate Britain]] via [[London Eye]]. From Summer 2007, the service has been enhanced with express boats<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thamesclippers.com/article/166 |title=Travelling to The O2 |publisher=ThamesClippers |access-date=27 June 2013 |archive-date=11 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511074436/http://www.thamesclippers.com/article/166 |url-status=dead }}</ref> from central [[London]] to the [[The O2 Arena (London)|O2 Arena]] (former Millennium Dome). ===Airport and helipad=== The nearest airport is [[London City Airport]], which is 25 minutes away from Canary Wharf by DLR. There is also a [[helipad]] situated on the west of the Island and next to Ferguson's Wharf, which is privately run by Vanguard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vanguardhelipad.co.uk/|work=vanguardhelipad.co.uk|title=Welcome to Vanguard Helipad|access-date=9 September 2015}}</ref> === Sailing and watersports activities === The presence of docks, some of a considerable size, has enabled a practice of various watersports, like [[sailing]], [[kayaking]], [[windsurfing]] and [[standup paddleboarding]]. Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dswc.org/|work=dscw.org|title=Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre|access-date=30 January 2019}}</ref> is one of the main reference spots for watersports fans. The [[Catherine, Princess of Wales|Duchess of Cambridge]] visited the centre in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/duchess-of-cambridge-meets-pupils-during-docklands-sailing-and-watersports-centre-visit-1-5065357|work=eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/duchess-of-cambridge-meets-pupils-during-docklands-sailing-and-watersports-centre-visit-1-5065357|title=Duchess of Cambridge meets pupils during docklands sailing and watersports centre visit|date=16 June 2017|access-date=30 January 2019|archive-date=31 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131040110/https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/duchess-of-cambridge-meets-pupils-during-docklands-sailing-and-watersports-centre-visit-1-5065357|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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