Langdon Park Station London

Langdon Park Station, DLR, London

Langdon Park Station on the DLR in Poplar, east London. It is one stop south from Devons Road and one stop before All Saints.

The station opened in 2007. It is in Zone 2.

The station features three art installations by London-based artist Kate Davis. A curving bridge connects the green space of Langdon Park with a Piazza infront of the station.

The entrance to the station

Trains

There are trains running north to Statford, and south to Lewisham. As well there are trains to Canary Wharf to change to the London Underground network with the Jubilee Line.

The station is in a mainly residential area in Popular.

Nearby Langdon Park

The station gets its name from the nearby park. However the area is largely residential and there is not much in the way of stores, cafes, and restaurants nearby. People of Bangladeshi origin make up a large proportion of the local population. This community suffered a spate so racial attacks in the 1980s. The situation was so bad that Bangladeshi pupils once staged a walkout at Langdon Park School.

The once grim and deprived Teviot estate has been redeveloped and regenerated and is now managed by Poplar HARCA (Housing and Regeneration Community Association).

Buses

The following London buses both call close to the station. These are the 309 which stops at the northern and eastern corners of the park near the Teviot estate. The 309 bus connects Bethnal Green Station (Central Line) with Canning Town Station (DLR).

The 108 bus stops on Chrisp Street near the entrance to Langdon Park Station. The 108 connects Statford Internation Station with Lewisham Station via North Greenwich, Westcombe Park, and Blackheath.