{"content":"Zone 2 Station / [http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=537057&Y=180815&A=Y&Z=1 Streetmap Link] / [http://www.tubeplanner.com/cgi-bin/station/show_station.pl?station=Westferry Journey Planner]\n\n== DLR station ==\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
west\"<---\"[[Limehouse Station|Limehouse]]\"<---\"Westferry\"--->\"[[Poplar Station|Poplar]]\"--->\"east([[Beckton Station|Beckton]])
\"--->\"[[West India Quay Station|West India Quay]]\"--->\"south([[Lewisham Station|Lewisham]])
\n\nShort Description\n\nNamed after the Westferry Road, which runs south from the station, past [[Westferry Circus]], down the western bank of the [[Isle of Dogs]]. The station straddles the join between the areas of [[Locale Canary Wharf|Canary Wharf]], [[Locale Poplar|Poplar]] and [[Locale Limehouse|Limehouse]]. The journey time is 8 minutes to [[Bank Station]], and 7 minutes to [[Tower Gateway Station]].\n\nConsists of two raised platforms, very close to the riverside pubs in Limehouse and some railway arches. There's also a good view of the \"big dipper\" section, where eastbound [[Lewisham Station|Lewisham]] trains swing left, climb an incline, then swing right over the other tracks, into [[West India Quay station]].\n\n==== Nearby places of interest ====\n\n* [[Ledger Building, E14 4AL|The Ledger Building]] - a [[JD Wetherspoon]] pub\n","os_x":"537057","country":"United Kingdom","fax":"","latitude":"51.509137","longitude":"-0.024805","address":"","locales":["Canary Wharf","Limehouse","Poplar"],"summary":"","node_image_url":"","node_image_licence":"","version_indpt_url":"http://london.openguides.org/wiki/Westferry_Station","timestamp":"2003-12-10T09:31:39","username":"IvorW","website":"","os_y":"180815","phone":"","version":"8","node_image":"","url":"http://london.openguides.org/wiki/id=Westferry_Station;version=8","opening_hours_text":"","formatted_content":"

Zone 2 Station / Streetmap Link / Journey Planner

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DLR station

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west\"<---\"Limehouse\"<---\"Westferry\"--->\"Poplar\"--->\"east(Beckton)
\"--->\"West India Quay\"--->\"south(Lewisham)

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Short Description

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Named after the Westferry Road, which runs south from the station, past Westferry Circus, down the western bank of the Isle of Dogs. The station straddles the join between the areas of Canary Wharf, Poplar and Limehouse. The journey time is 8 minutes to Bank Station, and 7 minutes to Tower Gateway Station.

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Consists of two raised platforms, very close to the riverside pubs in Limehouse and some railway arches. There's also a good view of the \"big dipper\" section, where eastbound Lewisham trains swing left, climb an incline, then swing right over the other tracks, into West India Quay station.

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Nearby places of interest

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