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After a few beers, there’s nothing worse than feeling woozy on the top deck of a night bus. So it’s good news for night owls and weekend warriors, because south Londoners could soon have a new way of getting home after a night out. Lewisham Council has called for the DLR to run overnight on weekends.
In a recent meeting about the Bakerloo line extension, Lewisham Council also raised concerns about having a nighttime DLR service in the area. The council said that while it was supportive of the extension of the brown line, it still wanted to see improvements to local railway lines locals wait for the new Bakerloo service to arrive.
High costs mean there are limited options when it comes to making improvements on local trains, but one option suggested was to introduce a DLR night service on weekends. In a written response, the council said ‘this could be achieved within the confines of the existing DLR network – possibly without the need for signalling improvements’.
TfL previously considered a late-night DLR service between Bank and Lewisham/Woolwich Arsenal back in 2018, but it was ruled out at the time when a report said the cost of the extra service would not justify the benefits. However, things very well may have changed since then.
Lewisham residents are still waiting for the arrival of the new walk-through, air-conditioned, driverless DLR trains. The swanky carriages were supposed to arrive in 2024, but were delayed indefinitely at the end of last year. They are apparently coming into service later this year. Meanwhile, the Bakerloo extension isn’t likely to arrive until 2040 at least. Londoners will just have to be very patient.
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