DLR three car upgrade completed
£325m upgrade also includes longer platforms and improved signalling
The Docklands Light Railway's (DLR's) three-car upgrade has been completed on time and within budget.
The three-car trains are on the Tower Gateway to Beckton route.
The £325m upgrade also includes longer platforms, improved track and signalling, £13m of improvements to Tower Gateway station and an entire new station at South Quay.
55 new carriages costing ￡100m were also commissioned, with £80m of the funding from Transport for London (TfL) and £20m from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: "With passenger numbers increasing on the DLR every year, having the ability to run a three-car service right across this crucial piece of our transport network is vital."
"The 50 per cent increase in capacity and longer platforms to accommodate them have been delivered bang on time and more than a year ahead of the 2012 Games."
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