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DLR, LU, and LO service changes in Docklands after the Elizabeth Line opens

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A recent visit to ExCel using the DLR set me wondering about what is planned and what ought to be planned in the way of service changes to public transport in Docklands when the Elizabeth Line opens.
Clearly the outer end of the Beckton branch will see an increase in usage as there'll now be rapid access to central London via a change at Custom House.
But it's not so clear how otherbflows will change e.g. as Stratford becomes a more attractive traffic node, but Whitechapel (being on the central spine of the EL, hence having a more frequent service) will be even more attractive.
For instance, will users of the eastern part of the NLL now head for Stratford rather than Highbury & Islington to change for the West End? And will users of the northern part of the ELL now head for Whitechapel rather than H&I?
I guess this will have been modelled, but Covid changes may have altered things.
 
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I think the biggest change may be relief at the interchange at Canada Water, as folks use Whitechapel instead. At least westbound, eastbound Jubilee to CW (coming from South London) will still be quicker and easier.

But Canary Wharf is not a monolith and eventually folks will choose different routes based on where on the Isle they need to be. It'll finally have some variety in the options. I don't see people at Clifford Chance walking up to West India Quay if they need Stratford for instance, when the Jubilee is beneath them. And Crossrail will pull the district northwards and have an entirely new northern catchment too.
 
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