DLR station moves to new location without a hitch

New station at South Quay has opened without disruption

New station at South Quay has opened without disruption

Transport for London has heralded the weekend move of a Docklands Light Railway station without any disruption to passengers as an extraordinary feat of engineering.

South Quay station closed on Friday evening and a state-of-the-art replacement opened this morning 125 metres away, after being tested over the weekend

The station, which cost £30m, had to be rebuilt further down the line where the track is straight, so that platforms could be extended to accommodate three-carriage-long DLR...