The New DLR Extension to Stratford International

10 years later, Eurostar has still not recognised the potential of Stratford as an area, which has gone from a zone 3 to an upgraded zone 2/3. Stratford now has TFL, the FCA as its main residents and is the best connected station in East London. It was the busiest tube and railway station in 2020 due to the lockdown and pandemic, but this only proves that Stratford continues to grow no matter the circumstance. Now that the Elizabeth line has officially opened, Stratford will leapfrog other tube/railway stations as we return to normality and await the latest stats on the list of busiest stations for 2022. I just hope that HS2 doesn't ignore this anymore.

In the intervening years those stations have become quite busy. And Abbey Road now has punning signs telling people who to get to the Abbey Road where the famous recording studio is.

I've seen the Stratford International area grow from how it was in 2014/5 (reasonably developed but clearly still all new builds) to how it is now (bustling area with people who actually live there and stuff to actually do), but it's cool to see it even further before when everything was still under construction for the Olympics.

I cannot believe this is ten years ago. Still enjoyable

I used Abbey Road a few times in 2012 when I was a contractor helping to fit out some of the Olympic Park buildings. On more than one occasion, I was approached by confused tourists looking for the recording studios and the famous zebra crossing.

I remember getting extremly excited for stratford international thinking that france and belgium would come to stratford but only southeastern express came :(

9 people thought it was the Abbey road Zebra Crossing

0:26 The lower level platform belonged to the North London Line and was last used by Silverlink before that service came to an end. Silverlink ran their services from North Woolwich to Richmond, so just after Stratford Station on the Northbound i.e. at 3:00 where the Jubilee Line is, instead of what is now (the DLR) turning right to get to the international, the rails would previously veer to the left and connect to the part of the network which then goes onto Hackney Wick. So I suppose, it was just easier for them to convert the disused stretch of NLL from North Woolwich to Stratford as part of the DLR extension to the international station hence the reason why you see this lower level and upper level DLR in both Canning Town and Stratford.

Good to watch this in 2020, as I had a reason to catch a high-speed train from Stratford International to Canterbury West back in 2010. At that time, the entrance to Stratford International was a building site, and you had to get a bus from Stratford Station and back again from Stratford International. 👍🏾

Great presentation style, reminds me a bit of Michael Palin and his Great Railway Journey to Kyle of Lochalsh

It really doesn't feel like its been 8 years since London 2012

2:48 Imagine seeing that on a car

Always interesting to me how interconnected London is.

I like your idea of Beetle references: Abbey Rd, Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields, how about Octopus's Garden.

If it's Tuesday, it must be London. And the urge to do something silly overwhelms me. I commute every Tuesday from City Airport DLR to my office near Green Park. Recently, my flight had been rescheduled to arrive about 30 minutes later, which now leaves me in the thick of Morning Rush. 30 mins earlier wasn't too bad. The queues for inbound Jubilee trains at Canning Town are long and it's cold, so now I take one going the other way to Stratford, not get off, and at least have a seat. Next time I think I'll try staying on the DLR until Stratford International avoiding Cramming Town, then the high speed train to St Pancras, finally either the Jubilee Line to Green Park or the Piccadilly Line to Piccadilly Circus, whichever is less miserable, as my office is somewhere between the two.

I took this line in June 2012, on a tour just before the Olympic Games. By then, Westfield was packed and the station very busy. I had no idea Westfield was so new then.

Anther great video both of you👍😌

A very professional video.

we recently rode the DLR to Stratford Int'l to go for a terrific walk and to bird watch in the Olympic park area and wander round the east village which was full of folk wandering around like us. a nice vibe.

if you had walked walked a bit down abbey road you would have seen the depot for the jubilee lines at Stratford. might not have been many trains there but at night it's always full