What unusual means of transport connects North Greenwich to the Royal Docks?
"by London Buses routes 108, 129, 132, 161, 188, 422, 472 and 486. The nearest station is North Greenwich on the Jubilee line. The nearest stations are Charlton and Westcombe Park for Southeastern services towards Dartford, London Cannon Street and London Charing Cross. The nearest pier is North Greenwich for Thames Clippers services towards Embankment, Greenwich and Woolwich Arsenal. The Emirates Air Line cable car service opened in June 2012 and connects North Greenwich with the Royal Docks on the other side of the River Thames. Its southern terminal is located nearby. The video for Lady Leshurr's ""Queen's Speech Ep.4"""
"in 1902. North Greenwich shares a Docklands Light Railway station with Cubitt Town called Island Gardens on the Bank-Lewisham line. Several London Buses routes call in the area, 135 and D7, N550 run on Manchester Road and 277 on East Ferry Road. The Greenwich foot tunnel crosses beneath the River Thames, opened on the 4 August 1902 and it original purpose was to allow south London residents to work on the Isle of Dogs without having to make a large detour. It connects North Greenwich to Greenwich town centre. Blackwall and District Rowing Club was formed in 1845 and is"
"1840 and progressively extended thereafter. In 1902, the ferry to Greenwich was replaced by the construction of the Greenwich foot tunnel, and Island Gardens park was laid out in 1895 providing views across the river. The London and Blackwall Railway closed in 1926. Until the building of the Docklands Light Railway in 1987, the only public transport accessing and exiting the Island consisted of buses using its perimeter roads. These were frequently and substantially delayed by the movement of up to four bridges which allowed ships access to the West India Docks and Millwall Docks. The insular nature of the"
"Greenwich line The Greenwich line is a short railway line in South London that follows part of the route of the London and Greenwich Railway, which was the first railway line in London. The line diverges from the South Eastern Main Line at North Kent East junction and runs as far as Charlton junction where it connects with the North Kent Line. The line was electrified with the other SECR local routes to Dartford on 6 June 1926 by Southern Railway. From 12 January 2015, services using the Greenwich line were no longer able to serve London Charing Cross. This"
"as follows: Off-peak & Saturday: Sunday: Greenwich line The Greenwich line is a short railway line in South London that follows part of the route of the London and Greenwich Railway, which was the first railway line in London. The line diverges from the South Eastern Main Line at North Kent East junction and runs as far as Charlton junction where it connects with the North Kent Line. The line was electrified with the other SECR local routes to Dartford on 6 June 1926 by Southern Railway. From 12 January 2015, services using the Greenwich line were no longer able"
"Greenwich station Greenwich station is about 400 m south-west of the town centre, in London, England. It is an interchange between National Rail between central London and Dartford (north Kent), and the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) between Lewisham to the south and Docklands and the City of London. It is in Travelcard Zones 2 and 3. It is the nearest National Rail station to the centre of Greenwich, but Cutty Sark DLR station is closer to the town centre and its tourist attractions. East of the station the Dartford line goes through a tunnel underneath the grounds of the National"
"John Willoughby from Greenwich on their voyage through the White Sea to Moscow. Small area north of Cabot Square. Leads to North Dock footbridge towards Port East. Named after British architect Christopher Wren. The Canary Wharf developers played a pro-active role in improving transport links, which they recognised as essential to the success of the project. Initially two transport routes were proposed: one being an extension to Bank and the other an express route connecting Greenwich with Waterloo ('Canaryloo'). Beginning in 1985, they proposed extension of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) to Bank, and upgrading of frequencies and capacity. The"
"power to operate its machinery and the first to be connected to the national railway network via the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway section of what is now the North London Line. It was initially known as ""Victoria Dock""; the prefix ""Royal"" was granted in 1880. The dock was connected to the national rail network via a line which ran between Canning Town and North Woolwich. When the Royal Dock was first built the railway cut along the docks; to correct this a swingbridge over the entrance to the dock was built. This however slowed down journey time, and"
"This is equivalent to the whole of central London from Hyde Park to Tower Bridge. The area was designated a special enterprise zone in 2012. North Woolwich is part of Royal Docks ward. Royal Docks is also a ward of the London Borough of Newham. At the 2011 Census it had a population of 10,679. The three docks were completed between 1855 and 1921 on riverside marshes in East Ham and West Ham (now the London Borough of Newham). The Victoria and Albert docks were constructed by the London & St Katharine Docks Company, to provide berths for large vessels"
"North Greenwich railway station North Greenwich was a railway station named after the North Greenwich area of the Isle of Dogs in London. It was located on the north side of the River Thames near Island Gardens in the east of the city, and is not to be confused with the present-day North Greenwich station on the London Underground's Jubilee line, which is located on the south side of the river, one mile downstream on the Greenwich Peninsula. North Greenwich was the terminus of the Millwall Extension Railway (MER) branch of the London and Blackwall Railway, down-line from the western"
"North Greenwich railway station North Greenwich was a railway station named after the North Greenwich area of the Isle of Dogs in London. It was located on the north side of the River Thames near Island Gardens in the east of the city, and is not to be confused with the present-day North Greenwich station on the London Underground's Jubilee line, which is located on the south side of the river, one mile downstream on the Greenwich Peninsula. North Greenwich was the terminus of the Millwall Extension Railway (MER) branch of the London and Blackwall Railway, down-line from the western"
"is closed overnight, often reduced to one boat in operation, or completely closed at weekends. Variable message signs (VMS) near the tunnel inform drivers if the ferry is available. When open, queuing for the ferry causes significant congestion around Woolwich town centre. Underground railway links include the Jubilee line from North Greenwich (TfL) to Canning Town on the east and Canary Wharf on the west. The Docklands Light Railway also passes under the Thames between Island Gardens at the southern end of the Isle of Dogs and Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich. Horse-drawn traffic was partially banned from"
"stations including Kent House, Lower Sydenham, Ladywell, Lewisham and Greenwich en route. In Cator Park, Beckenham the cyclepath links with the Capital Ring and Green Chain Walk long distance footpaths. Waterlink Way Waterlink Way is a long distance cyclepath and walking route in South East London. It extends from South Norwood Country Park (near Elmers End station) to the Cutty Sark ship in Greenwich, a total of eight miles. The Waterlink Way is an established part of the National Cycle Network (Route 21 between London and the Sussex coast). It connects a number of parks and green spaces in South"
"North Greenwich bus station North Greenwich Bus Station serves the area of North Greenwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England. The station is owned and maintained by Transport for London. The bus station is next to the station and situated approximately 100 metres away from the O arena. North Greenwich bus station was opened at around the same time as the tube station in May 1999 as part of the Jubilee line extension. The Millennium Dome was the main attraction at the time. The bus and tube stations are quite close to the Blackwall Tunnel. The bus"
"at the western end of the dock). Often on the day of launch of a new ship, the company would invite children from the local primary school (Storey Street, now closed) to witness the event. The population peaked just before the First World War, and reduced substantially in the Second World War when it was heavily bombed. The King George V DLR station is North Woolwich's principal public transport asset, offering direct links to the City, Canary Wharf (via Poplar), Stratford and Woolwich. The extension of the Docklands Light Railway to the area opened in December 2005. Until 2009, this"
"Royal Docks Heritage Railway The Royal Docks Heritage Railway, endorsed in 2006 by Newham London Borough Council, was proposed to open during 2007, taking over the North Woolwich Old Station Museum and the closed section of the North London Line between and railway stations. Rather than concentrating on the Great Eastern Railway, it would have shown the heritage of local and suburban National Rail lines in London and the south east. The idea was to re-double the track between stations and run heritage train services and training trains. At closure, North London Line services used only one track, but the"
"in the world. Difficulties in extending the railway over land owned by the Greenwich Hospital led to the station remaining a terminus until the line was extended eastwards via a cut-and-cover tunnel towards Maze Hill, opening on 1 February 1878. The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) was extended to Lewisham via Greenwich in December 1999, the new platforms lying immediately to the south of the main-line station. At the eastern end, the DLR heads underground through the tunnel through Cutty Sark and under the River Thames. London Buses routes 177 serve the station, routes 180, 199 and 386 serve nearby. The"
"North Greenwich tube station North Greenwich is a London Underground station served by the Jubilee line. Despite its name, it is not in the locality historically known as North Greenwich, on the Isle of Dogs, north of the River Thames; an entirely different North Greenwich station used to be there, between 1872 and 1926. It is actually closer to Charlton than to Greenwich, however, it is at the northernmost tip of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, which perhaps provides the best explanation of the name. The tube station was opened in 1999. It is adjacent to The O (formerly the"
"for another 50 years. In the 1860s the large Millwall Dock was built, extending from the Thames at Millwall into the centre of the Isle of Dogs. The spoil from the dock was left as the Mudchute. During the 19th century, the area now called ""Island Gardens"" was referred to as ""North Greenwich"", for the North Greenwich railway station that was opened in 1872 to connect with the ferry that was the forerunner of the Greenwich foot tunnel. The Greenwich peninsula, previously East Greenwich, is now also known by this epithet for the North Greenwich tube station. Like other parts"
"service to reach the Olympic Park. TfL have also announced that westbound trains will not stop at Hackney Wick railway station. Pudding Mill Lane DLR station, which is located within the boundary of the Olympic Park, will close entirely during the Games. TfL has also built a £25 million cable car across the River Thames, the Emirates Air Line, to link 2012 Olympics venues. It was inaugurated in June 2012 and crosses the Thames between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, carrying up to 2,500 passengers an hour at a heights above in the air. It is designed to cut"
"Island Gardens DLR station Island Gardens is a light metro station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Bank-Lewisham Line next to Island Gardens in North Greenwich (not to be confused with Greenwich Peninsula, also known as North Greenwich), East London. It is just north of the River Thames, on the Isle of Dogs. The station is close to the southern tip of the Isle of Dogs and the River Thames. Island Gardens is a public park with a notable view across the river to the classical buildings of the former Greenwich Hospital and the National Maritime Museum, with Greenwich Park"
"North Greenwich Pier North Greenwich Pier is a pier on the River Thames, London, UK. It is situated on the Greenwich peninsula in south-east London, to the east of the Millennium Dome (now the O). The pier was formerly named QEII Pier after Queen Elizabeth II, reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. North Greenwich Pier was originally built in the 1880s as a coaling jetty for the former Greenwich gasworks before this closed in the late 1980s. Most of the original jetty was demolished in 1997 to make way for the new passenger pier; however eight of the original cast"
"Maritime Museum, towards Maze Hill. Northwards, the DLR goes into a tunnel through Cutty Sark station and under the River Thames to the Isle of Dogs; in the opposite direction, it rises on a concrete viaduct to follow the River Ravensbourne upstream to Deptford Bridge and Lewisham. On the National Rail network, Greenwich is measured from . The typical National Rail off-peak service from the station is: The Docklands Light Railway operates 12 trains per hour northbound to Bank via Canary Wharf, and 12 trains per hour southbound to Lewisham. During morning peaks, some northbound services operate to Stratford. The"
"removed via the jetty as the coal ash used to be. The poet C. Day-Lewis used the space under the pier as the site of a murder mystery when writing thrillers under the name 'Nicholas Blake'. Greenwich Power Station Greenwich Power Station is a standby gas and formerly oil and coal-fired power station on the River Thames at Greenwich in south-east London. The station was designed by the London County Council architects department, and built in two sections between 1902 and 1910, to provide power for the London County Council Tramways. The first section was formally opened on 26 May"
"Later approval of the Crossrail project, re-using most of the proposed heritage railway route, effectively killed the scheme. Royal Docks Heritage Railway The Royal Docks Heritage Railway, endorsed in 2006 by Newham London Borough Council, was proposed to open during 2007, taking over the North Woolwich Old Station Museum and the closed section of the North London Line between and railway stations. Rather than concentrating on the Great Eastern Railway, it would have shown the heritage of local and suburban National Rail lines in London and the south east. The idea was to re-double the track between stations and run"
"Airport branch. King George V DLR station, on the opposite side of the river, is close to the north ferry dock. The nearest vehicle alternatives are the Blackwall Tunnel about upstream to the west, or the Dartford Crossing around downstream to the east. Both tunnels have height restrictions for heavy goods vehicles, and users of the Dartford Crossing incur toll charges. There has been a connection across the Thames between what is now Old Woolwich and what would later be North Woolwich since the Norman Conquest. The area was mentioned in ""Domesday Book"" as belonging to Hamon, the ""dapifer"" (steward),"
"Quietway 1 cycle route terminates at the station. Greenwich station Greenwich station is about 400 m south-west of the town centre, in London, England. It is an interchange between National Rail between central London and Dartford (north Kent), and the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) between Lewisham to the south and Docklands and the City of London. It is in Travelcard Zones 2 and 3. It is the nearest National Rail station to the centre of Greenwich, but Cutty Sark DLR station is closer to the town centre and its tourist attractions. East of the station the Dartford line goes through"
"also displayed ""Gipsy Moth IV"", the yacht sailed by Sir Francis Chichester in his single-handed, 226-day circumnavigation of the globe during 1966–67. In 2004, ""Gipsy Moth IV"" was removed from Greenwich, and after restoration work completed a second circumnavigation in May 2007. On the riverside in front of the north-west corner of the Hospital is an obelisk erected in memory of Arctic explorer Joseph René Bellot. Near the Cutty Sark site, a circular building contains the entrance to the Greenwich foot tunnel, opened on 4 August 1902. This connects Greenwich to the Isle of Dogs on the northern side of"
"and drop below the surface at Plumstead, continuing north and west under Woolwich to begin its journey under the river Thames to the Isle of Dogs and the ExCeL exhibition centre and west into central London. The buses that serve this area are the 51,53,96,99,122,177,180,244,291,380,422,469,472 and N1. The Ridgeway cycle path owned by Thames Water passes along the north of the town. Notable people from Plumstead include: Notable people buried in Plumstead Cemetery include: Plumstead Plumstead is a district in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is located east of Woolwich and north of Plumstead Common. Much of the early"
"London plan to extend the Beckton branch to Dagenham but this is dependent on funding. The DLR replaced the North London Line services that previously served the area from Canning Town to North Woolwich via Custom House and the 600 m Connaught tunnel beneath the docks. From 2018 a branch of the Crossrail line will pass beneath the Royal Docks between Canning Town and Woolwich, serving Custom House station (and future provision for a station at Silvertown. Crossrail reuses the southern part of the former North London Line alignment from Custom House to North Woolwich (including the Connaught tunnel built"
"preserved. The alternative comedian Malcolm Hardee drowned in the dock in 2005 while rowing to his houseboat, ""Sea Sovereign"", from the floating pub he owned, the ""Wibbley Wobbley"", which is moored at the Thames end of Greenland Dock. The nearest London Underground station is Canada Water on the Jubilee line. The nearest London Overground stations are Surrey Quays and Canada Water on the East London Line. Thames Clippers' water-bus serves Greenland Pier. The Thames Path passes along the southern bank of the River Thames. Greenland Dock Greenland Dock is the oldest of London's riverside wet docks, located in Rotherhithe in"
"the River Thames from North Greenwich Peninsula to Royal Victoria Dock at a minimum clearance of above mean high water springs"". The application listed the structures planned for the service on the north side of the Thames as an north main tower at Clyde Wharf, a north intermediate tower south of the Docklands Light Railway tracks roughly midway between Canning Town and West Silvertown stations, a two-storey gondola station and ""boat impact protection"" in Royal Victoria Dock. South of the river there is a main support tower and a boarding station within the O2 Arena car park. When the project"
"by colonnades from 1807 (designed by London Docks architect Daniel Asher Alexander), with further surviving extensions up to 1876. In 1933 the school moved to Holbrook, Suffolk. Its Greenwich buildings, including the House, were converted and restored to become the new National Maritime Museum (NMM), created by Act of Parliament in 1934 and opened in 1937. The grounds immediately to the north of the House were reinstated in the late 1870s following construction of the cut-and-cover tunnel between Greenwich and Maze Hill stations. The tunnel comprised the continuation of the London and Greenwich Railway and opened in 1878. The House"