Brick viaduct carrying the Docklands Light Railway, at the Limehouse Basin, Tower Hamlets, London.
Brick viaduct carrying the Docklands Light Railway, at the Limehouse Basin, Tower Hamlets, London. Limehouse station is elevated on a pair of diverging viaducts, each carrying a pair of platforms – one pair for c2c and one pair for the Docklands Light Railway. The c2c platforms have one entrance accessed via a stairwell at the western end, while the DLR platforms have entrances at both the western and eastern ends, each equipped with stairwells and lifts. The eastbound c2c platform is connected to the westbound DLR platform by a walkway bridge. It lies to the west of Limehouse Basin, a marina and residential complex, and the Regent's Canal. Commercial Road runs underneath the c2c platforms, while to the south lies Narrow Street and the Thames Path along the north bank of the River Thames. Nearby is the north end of the Rotherhithe Tunnel, and the western end of the Limehouse Link tunnel. London bus routes 15, 115, 135 & D3, and night routes N15, N550 and N551 all serve Limehouse station from stops sited on Commercial Road. The Limehouse Basin in Limehouse, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets provides a navigable link between the Regent's Canal and the River Thames, through the Limehouse Basin Lock. A basin in the north of Mile End, near Victoria Park connects with the Hertford Union Canal leading to the River Lee Navigation. The dock originally covered an area of about 15 acres (60,703 m2). The Basin lies between the (DLR) line and historic Narrow Street. Directly to the east is a small park, Ropemaker's Fields The Basin, built by the Regent's Canal Company, was formerly known as Regent's Canal Dock and was used by seagoing vessels and lighters to offload cargoes to canal barges, for onward transport along the Regent's Canal. Although initially a commercial failure following its opening in 1820, by the mid 19th century the dock (and the canal) were an enormous commercial success for the importance in the supply of coal to the numerous gasworks.
Size: 4064px × 2704px
Location: Limehouse basin, Tower Hamlets, London
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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