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  Manager Docklands Light Railway
  Zone 3
  Locale ExCeL , Custom House
  Borough London Borough Of Newham
  Years 1855<br>1994<br>2006
  Events Opened<br>DLR branch to Beckton started<br>North London Line service discontinued
  Platforms 2
  Railcode CUS
  Railexits0405 0064


Custom House station is in the Custom House area by the Royal Docks , east London . It is served by the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), and is in Travelcard Zone 3 . It takes its name from the old Custom House, which formerly stood nearby.

The station opened in 1855, on the Eastern Counties And Thames Junction Railway , which eventually became merged into the North London Line . The DLR station opened on 28 March 1994 as part of the extension to Beckton . The North London Line platforms were closed on 9 December 2006 after the closure of the Stratford to North Woolwich section of the line.

It is the principal public transport access to the ExCeL Exhibition Centre and its adjacent complex of hotels, restaurants and bars. It is linked to the main entrance of the exhibition centre by an overhead walkway, which also connects to the Royal Victoria Dock Bridge , spanning the Royal Victoria Dock to its southern side.

The proposed Crossrail line 1's Dartford branch will call at Custom House.


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