Canary Wharf railway station
Canary Wharf 
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Above-water section of the station
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 Canary Wharf
Location of Canary Wharf in Greater London
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| Location | Canary Wharf |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Owner | Transport for London |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
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Canary Wharf  Poplar 
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| 2018 | Expected opening |
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| WGS84 | 51°30′22″N 0°00′57″W / 51.5061°N 0.01578°WCoordinates: 51°30′22″N 0°00′57″W / 51.5061°N 0.01578°W |
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Canary Wharf railway station, designed by Foster + Partners, is currently under construction in Canary Wharf, east London, as part of the Crossrail project. Construction began in May 2009, its above-ground floors (containing services and retail units, topped by a roof garden) opened in 2016, and is expected to start receiving railway services in 2018. During the project's development the station was named Isle of Dogs, before the current name was adopted. Construction will cost an estimated £500 million to complete. The design includes Crossrail Place, a roof garden.
The station will be one of the largest on the Crossrail route, which will be branded as the Elizabeth Line from 2018. The station will be situated between Whitechapel and Custom House and it will provide an interchange with Canary Wharf tube station on the London Underground and Poplar DLR station on the Docklands Light Railway.
The station is located beneath and within the West India North Dock. The station will extend from east of the Docklands Light Railway bridge to the east end of the dock. It stands within a 475-metre (1,558 ft) long concrete box with a 245-metre (804 ft) long island platform. It is fitted out to 210 m (690 ft) with the potential for extension should the need to operate longer trains arise. A 165-metre (541 ft) long scissor crossover at the western end of the station will enable trains to either terminate at Canary Wharf and turn back towards central London, or to continue to the terminus at Abbey Wood.
The main access point for the Crossrail station was to be the rebuilt Great Wharf Bridge. From this entrance there would have been a set of escalators to the concourse level, which will be located underwater. Another bank of escalators would take passengers to the platforms.
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