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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ross Lydall

DLR extension to Thamesmead 'significantly' more than £1.5bn as Abbey Wood link is ruled out

The cost of extending the DLR to Thamesmead will be “significantly” higher than £1.5bn, a City Hall finance chief has revealed.

The admission came as it emerged that Transport for London considered further extending the new line from Thamesmead to Abbey Wood, where passengers could interchange with the Elizabeth line – only to rule it out on cost-benefit grounds.

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