Transport for London has today announced that the planned industrial action that was set to take place on the Docklands Light Railway between Friday 20th April and Tuesday 24th April 2018 has been suspended.

This means that a full DLR service will run throughout the weekend and will allow both runners and spectators the ability to use DLR services to get to and around London for the London Marathon.

Passengers also travelling to and from London City Airport will be able to use the Docklands Light Railway as normal over the weekend.

All other Transport for London services will be operating as normal. Please note, from 6 am on Sunday, there are various road closures along the route of the Marathon, including around Greenwich and the Isle of Dogs and all approaches to Upper Thames Street, Tower Hill, and Victoria Embankment.

Rotherhithe Tunnel and Tower, Southwark and Westminster Bridges will also be closed and some Santander Cycles docking stations in the marathon area will be suspended.

There will be a phased reopening of the roads from around midday with all roads expected to be fully reopened by 19:00.

All runners, race officials and on-duty St John Ambulance volunteers can travel for free early morning on Sunday until 18:30 on London Underground, London Buses, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway and Tram by showing their race number or officials pass.

What did the officials say?

Mark Davis, Interim General Manager of the DLR, said:

“For the thousands of runners raising millions of pounds for charity this weekend, we are delighted that the planned industrial action on the DLR has been suspended. Our services will help all those participating and support the London Marathon travel across London for this fantastic event. Walking, cycling and public transport will be the easiest way to get around and make the most of the day and I encourage anyone travelling around the south-east and central London to be aware of the road closures and to plan their journey in advance.”

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