King George V DLR station

King George V is a Docklands Light Railway station in North Woolwich, East London, which opened on 2 December 2005. The station replaced North Woolwich railway station on the North London line and is named after King George V Dock nearby in the London Borough of Newham. King George V is in London fare zone 3. Station and on-train announcements refer to the name in its only said form: 'King George the Fifth'.

History

The station opened on 2 December 2005. Until January 2009, it served as a temporary terminus for the King George V branch of DLR, but the line has since been extended through a tunnel under the River Thames to its new terminus, Woolwich Arsenal.
On 5 January 2021, a woman was injured in a serious incident at the station.

The station is at the northern end of Pier Road in North Woolwich, and is within walking distance of the Woolwich Ferry.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from King George V is:

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 16 tph in each direction, with up to 8 tph to Bank and Stratford International.