HC Deb 31 March 1994 vol 240 cc910-1W
Mr. Raynsford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the distance between each station on the proposed Lewisham extension of the docklands light railway assuming that(a) the planned stations at Island Gardens and Cutty Sark are constructed and (b) there is no intermediate station between Mudchute and Greenwich.

Sir George Young

The approximate distance in metres between stations on the proposed Lewisham extension is as follows:

Metres
Mudchute to Island Gardens 400
Island Gardens to Cutty Sark 700
Cutty Sark to Greenwich 700
Greenwich to Deptford Bridge 700
Deptford Bridge to Elverson Road 800
Elverson Road to Lewisham 550

If there were to be no intermediate station between Mudchute and Greenwich, the distance between those stations would be 1,800 m, of which 400 m would be under the River Thames.

Mr. Raynsford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the average distance between stations on(a) the original docklands light railway, (b) the Beckton extension of the docklands light railway and (c) the proposed Lewisham extension of the docklands light railway including the planned stations at Island Gardens and Cutty Sark.

Sir George Young

The average distance in metres between stations on(a) the original docklands light railway, including the extension to Bank, is 880; on (b) the Beckton extension, including Canning Town, which is under construction, is 700; on (c) the proposed Lewisham extension including the planned stations at Island gardens and Cutty Sark, is 640.