"It's been donkey's years since TfL first teased Londoners about a potential extension of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) to southeast London. Plans were first floated all the way back in 2010, and since then London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been drip feeding transport-deprived southeast Londoners morsels of commute-related hope. It was originally hoped that extension plans could be complete by 2026, which was then pushed back to 2028, and in August 2025 it was announced the extension could go even further than originally thought."
"TfL has put out a tender for the contract to work on the extension. The tender says work on the project should start in 2028 and be completed by 2033. The total cost for the seven-year project is expected to be £1.62 billion. The Greater London Authority (GLA) and TfL will borrow the vast majority of the money needed for the extension, with government financial support for the scheme still unknown."
Plans for a Docklands Light Railway extension date back to 2010 and have faced repeated delays from an initial 2026 target to later dates. The extension will run east from Gallions Reach to Beckton Riverside and Thamesmead, with two new stations. TfL has issued a tender, with construction scheduled to begin in 2028 and finish in 2033. The seven-year project is expected to cost £1.62 billion, funded largely through GLA and TfL borrowing while government support remains unclear. New B23 DLR trains were introduced in September but were temporarily withdrawn over brake concerns and are due back by the end of 2026.
Read at Time Out London
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