The system is owned by Docklands Light Rail Limited, part of the London Rail division of Transport for London.

* Extensions of the Docklands Light Railway possibly to Dagenham.

It is the second largest metro system in the world in terms of route miles, after the Shanghai Metro and part of the largest system in terms of route miles when taken together with the Docklands Light Railway. The light metro lines in London are operated by the Docklands Light Railway, whereas the Shanghai Metro is a group of four companies which operate heavy rail rapid transit and light metro lines.

Taken together on a like-for-like basis, London Underground and Docklands Light Railway operate of track, longer than the Shanghai Metro ( excluding the Shanghai Maglev line ).

The Docklands Light Railway was opened on 31 August 1987 and was included in the zonal Travelcard ticketing scheme.

Monorails are often but not exclusively elevated, sometimes leading to confusion with other elevated systems such as the Docklands Light Railway, Vancouver SkyTrain and the JFK AirTrain.

These include the London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, Blackpool Tramway, London Tramlink, Glasgow Subway, Tyne and Wear Metro, Manchester Metrolink, Sheffield Supertram, Midland Metro and Nottingham Express Transit.

The Tube map is a schematic transit map representing the lines and stations of London's rapid transit railway systems, namely the London Underground ( commonly known as the Tube, hence the name ), the Docklands Light Railway, London Overground and the Emirates Air Line cable car.

More recent designs have incorporated changes to the network, such as the Docklands Light Railway and the extension of the Jubilee line.

** Docklands Light Railway: normally abbreviated DLR, this is the automatically driven light rail network in east London, although actual operation and maintenance is undertaken by a private sector franchisee.

London is divided in to eleven fare zones, with every station on the London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway and, since 2007, on National Rail services, being in one, or in some cases, two zones.

On 1 June 2008, the drinking of alcoholic beverages was banned on Tube and London Overground trains, buses, trams, Docklands Light Railway and all stations operated by TfL across London but not those operated by other rail companies.

** Docklands Light Railway in London, the first driverless railway in Great Britain, is formally opened by Elizabeth II.

: For the station on the Docklands Light Railway, see Prince Regent DLR station.

** Stratford International station, a main line railway and Docklands Light Railway station in the London Borough of Newham

Notable among these systems are the Docklands Light Railway deployed in London, while the French Véhicule Automatique Léger and the Canadian Bombardier ART have both won developments around the world.

Docklands Light Railway, Docklands area of London

At the highest degree of separation, it can be difficult to draw the line between light rail and metros, as in the case of Wuppertal's Schwebebahn hanging rail system or London's Docklands Light Railway, which would likely not be considered " light " were it not for the contrast between it and the London Underground ; many consider these not to be " light rail " lines but light metros.

Britain began replacing its run-down local railways with light rail in the 1980s, starting with the Tyne and Wear Metro and followed by the Docklands Light Railway ( DLR ) in London.

The remnants of one of the Greathead tunnelling shields used in the construction of the line can be seen in the interchange tunnel at Bank linking the Waterloo and City with the Northern Line and the Docklands Light Railway.

It was based on four major projects: Limehouse Basin, Free Trade Wharf, what was then known as the Light Rapid Transit Route ( DLR ) and the Docklands Northern Relief Road, a road corridor between The Highway and East India Dock across the north of the Isle of Dogs.

The Docklands Light Railway ( DLR ) was extended to Stratford in 1987, and to Stratford International in 2011, with services to Poplar, Canary Wharf, Lewisham, London City Airport, the Excel Centre, Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal.

The International and Regional stations are linked by a branch of the Docklands Light Railway – opened in August 2011 – which also serves a new DLR only station at Stratford High Street to the south of Stratford.

In July 2005, Ove Arup & Partners produced a report, DLR Horizon 2020 Study, for the Docklands Light Railway ( DLR ) examining " pragmatic development schemes " to expand and improve the DLR network between 2012 and 2020.

On 2 December 2005, London City Airport DLR station opened on a branch of the Docklands Light Railway, providing rail access to the airport for the first time, and providing fast rail links to Canary Wharf and the City of London.

The station is in Travelcard Zone 2 and is served by Docklands Light Railway ( DLR ) services and by National Rail services operated by c2c out of Fenchurch Street station.

Westferry DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway ( DLR ), in the Limehouse district of east London.

The trackbed of the southern part of the branch, from Poplar to Bow, was used for the Docklands Light Railway ( DLR ) branch to Stratford.

Although it shares its name with the Docklands Light Railway station at Canary Wharf, the two are not directly integrated ( in fact, Heron Quays DLR station is nearer at street level ).

The nearest tube station is Canary Wharf serving the Jubilee Line, which can be reached undercover via Canada Place shopping centre, and Canary Wharf DLR station serving the Docklands Light Railway.

It is an interchange between National Rail trains between central London and Dartford ( north Kent ), and the Docklands Light Railway ( DLR ) between Lewisham to the south and the Docklands area and the City of London north of the River Thames.

The Docklands Light Railway ( DLR ) was extended to Lewisham via Greewnwich in December 1999, the new platforms lying immediately to the south of the mainline station.

If the lift was not functioning and a person felt unable to use the stairs, they could take the Docklands Light Railway between Island Gardens DLR station ( close to the northern end of the tunnel ) and Cutty Sark DLR station, close to the southern end.

A Docklands Light Railway ( DLR ) station, Woolwich Arsenal on the south side of the Thames, was opened in January 2009 as the new terminus of the London City Airport branch.

Deptford Bridge DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in Deptford, south-east London.

Docklands is the semi-official name for an area in east and southeast London, England.

In a further sign of regeneration in the area, the Docklands now has its own symphony orchestra-Docklands Sinfonia-which was formed in January 2009 and is based at St Anne's Limehouse.

It is based at the Arden Street Oval in the inner Melbourne suburb of North Melbourne, but plays its home matches at the nearby Docklands Stadium.

It is based at Princes Park in Carlton, and played its home matches there throughout most of its history, but currently plays its home matches at either Docklands Stadium or the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Deptford is served by National Rail and Docklands Light Railway services.

Limehouse station, located to the immediate west of the Limehouse Basin, serves the c2c mainline trains out to Essex, and Docklands Light Railway, which is two stops from Bank & Tower Gateway in the City of London.

It is located on a peninsula on the south bank of the Thames, facing Wapping and the Isle of Dogs on the north bank, and is a part of the Docklands area.

In the southern part of the district, the nearest Docklands Light Railway station is Limehouse.

There is no Docklands Light Railway, London Underground or rail station in Thamesmead West.

West Ham station on Manor Road is served by the London Underground Jubilee, Hammersmith and City and District lines ; the National Rail c2c services ; and from 2010 the Docklands Light Railway.

The area is relatively affordable, given the short commuting distance to both central London and Canary Wharf, via the Docklands Light Railway.

* In Australia, the first edition of the Melbourne edition of Seven News is produced at the station's new Docklands studios.