Island Gardens DLR station
Island Gardens 
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Station entrance
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 Island Gardens
Location of Island Gardens in Greater London
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| Location | Island Gardens |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Managed by | Docklands Light Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| DLR annual boardings and alightings | |
| 2012 |
 2.338 million |
| 2013 |
2.615 million |
| 2014 |
2.808 million |
| 2015 |
3.114 million |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Docklands Light Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 31 August 1987 | Opened |
| 9 March 1992 | Closed temporarily |
| 5 April 1992 | Reopened |
| 8 January 1999 | Original station closed permanently |
| 20 November 1999 | New station on Lewisham extension opened |
| Other information | |
| Lists of stations | |
| WGS84 | 51°29′17″N 0°00′37″W / 51.4881°N 0.0104°WCoordinates: 51°29′17″N 0°00′37″W / 51.4881°N 0.0104°W |
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Island Gardens is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station near Island Gardens in North Greenwich in Greater London, England just north of the River Thames on the Isle of Dogs.
The station is close to the southern tip of the Isle of Dogs and the River Thames. Island Gardens is a public park with a notable view across the river to the classical buildings of the former Greenwich Hospital and the National Maritime Museum, with Greenwich Park forming a backdrop. The northern entrance of the Greenwich foot tunnel is within the park.
The original Island Gardens DLR station was opened on 31 August 1987 as the southern terminus of the initial system. It was built adjacent to the site of the old North Greenwich railway station, which had been the southern terminus of the former Millwall Extension Railway. It was elevated with two platforms, each capable of accommodating a single car train. The station required significant rebuilding to allow the platforms to take two-car trains.
The extension to Lewisham passes under the River Thames in a deep tube tunnel. This required a new station to be built slightly further away from the river, north of Manchester Road, and underground. The original station and the southern end of the connecting viaduct have since been demolished.
London Buses routes 135 and the D prefix route D7 and night route N550 serve the station.
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