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Location Profile:
CANARY WHARF |
Canary Wharf, the central focus of the redeveloped Docklands
area of East London. It used to be all old boats, warehouses and dereliction.
Not any more....
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In the space of less than twenty years, Canary Wharf has gone from
an abandoned disused area of old Docklands to probably the most affluent business centre
in Western Europe and this is reflected in the prominent buildings, the firms who now
house their headquarters here and the integrated transport links. The main Canary Wharf tower (the one with the pointed top seen on the left)
is still the best known of the buildings here but has since been joined by a large number
of other buildings, some of which almost dwarf the old veteran. |
| The Docklands Light Railway was the first public transport link to
arrive in the late 1980's. Unlike the Underground, the line is fully automatic with
no drivers which means passengers can sit in the front seat and admire a drivers eye view. Here for example is the north approach to Canary Wharf (actually taken from
the back of a departing service but you get the idea!) |
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Canary Wharf Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station was one of the
first to introduce a modern light airy concept to public transport infrastructure in
London as seen here. |
| The Docklands Light Railway weaves its way throughout the area as
seen here with a southbound Lewisham destined DLR service crossing the bridge that carries
the line south from Canary Wharf to the next stop at Heron Quays. |
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The Jubilee Line Extension arrived in late 1999 and brought with
it one of the most impressive stations on the entire Underground system. |
| The above picture of the main west entrance with its
characteristic shell like entrance was taken shortly after the station opened in early
2000. The image on the right was taken in August 2006 with the additional new
buildings that have appeared since then. There is also an
identical east entrance of similar design at the other end of the station.
Oddly in just six years, the blue hoarding is hiding the escalators
which are undergoing replacement already..... |
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Apologies for the quality of this picture but it has been included
to give you some idea of the almost cathedral like nature of the large open box that the
station was built in. It really is quite impressive. |
| The Jubilee Line is served in the lowest level of the
station by two platforms which are probably amongst the largest on the entire Underground
system and the whole station boasts the largest number of escalators of any on the
network. |
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Even the station name roundels are big, these being in double
sided pairs at various points along the length of the platforms and by far and away the
largest on the system. |
Canary Wharf Station itself (the then unopened eastern upper
end section) was the location for Tracy and The Commander's wedding at the end of Waterloo
and also featured in a couple of forms in Moor Park.
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