DLR higher frequency and longer peak hours

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From 15th May. More frequent services and reduced waiting times across the entire DLR network including the morning and evening peak

The main changes include: 

• Peak service levels will run half an hour longer on all routes in both morning and evening peaks. This means customers on all routes will benefit from more frequent services and reduced waiting times during peak times. The morning peak service will end at 10:00 instead of 09:30, and the evening peak service will end at 19:30 instead of 19:00.
• Direct Stratford-Lewisham services during the evening peak will be introduced for the first time. Customers will benefit from the extension of every other Stratford to Canary Wharf service to/from Lewisham during the evening peak, cutting waiting times for customers between Canary Wharf and Lewisham. This means a service every two to four minutes between Canary Wharf and Lewisham instead of every four minutes, and direct services between Stratford and Lewisham (without changing trains at Canary Wharf) every eight minutes. 
• Frequencies between Canning Town and Beckton on Monday to Saturday evenings will be doubled. In September, a shuttle service between Canning Town and Beckton (in addition to the existing Tower Gateway to Beckton services) was introduced, which doubled the frequency during the peaks and daytime off peak. With the new timetable, these services will continue into the evening until 23:30 on weekdays (instead of 19:30) and 22:00 on Saturdays (instead of 19:30). This means during these times trains will run every five minutes rather than every 10 minutes between Canning Town and Beckton, halving waiting times for customers (including those interchanging to/from the Elizabeth line at Custom House). There is no change to service levels on Sundays. 
• Frequencies doubled between Stratford and Canary Wharf on Saturday evenings. Customers using stations between Stratford and Canary Wharf on Saturday evenings will wait substantially less time for a train, with trains every five minutes (rather than 10) until 22:00 rather than until 19:30. 

DLR Passengers to see quicker, easier and more frequent journeys as services are boosted across the network

DLR Passengers to see quicker, easier and more frequent journeys as services are boosted across the network

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[Jammy Dodger]

This seems like a good development, although I assume it means there will be less 3-unit trains to give this frequency uptick, until enough B23 trains can replace them.