Home-made DLR map

I'm a fan! A really clear design.

Excellent work, especially the way in which you have shown journey times. My only recommendation would be to clear up the area around Canning Town, because for me (as someone without a clue when it comes to the DLR) it is a bit difficult to understand, especially with the split tracks beneath it. I think that if you add some zones, it might well be a very good alternative for tourists.

domh245 Thanks. I've now split up Canning Town into 2 dots - one for the upper level and one for the lower level - so now tourists (and other) know that it isn't possible East India-Canning Town-Star Lane or West Silvertown-Canning Town-Royal Victoria (actually it is possible but only at certain times). I've also add zones, it reminds me about that fact that DLR serve both zone 1 and 4 but it isn't possible to travel ONLY in one of them ONLY with the DLR.

castlebar It's difficult to insert labels in the program I use. I've also split up Stratford into 2 dots - one for the Stratford-branch and another for the Stratford International-branch.

And here it is ... VERSION 2:


Changes made:

• 1 dot split up (Canning Town & Stratford International)
• Zones marked

I think you should move the time key to the left hand side and this will allow you to bring the Woolwich Arsenal branch down at a diagonal or straight down and this will help when labeling stations.

Other than a little tidying up and simplifying needed I think it's a really good map.

I'd like to see Bank and Tower Gateway reversed, just to be closer to the actual geography.

I'd say that map is very close to the actual geography of Bank and Tower Gateway.

domh245 I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you mean. Can you explain it a little more?
Deep Level I focus to make it "clean", but also geographical, according to the original idea, I don't think that makes the Woolwich branch heads south or south/west is a good idea. And can you explain what you're meaning with "a little tidying up and simplifying"?
Chris M I've made my a special "zone 2/3" which covers Pudding Mill Lane, East India & all station south of Cutty Sark. The zone markers don't go through any station names in the new version.
rincew1nd Done.

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Let me present ... version 3


How about...

• Inform about connections?
• Draw Jubilee (Canary Wharf-Stratford), District (Monument-West Ham), H&C (Bow Road-West Ham), C2C (Fenchurch Street-West Ham) in?

DO YOU'VE AN IDEA? WRITE IT DOWN IN A POST - AND MAYBE I'LL ADD YOUR IDEA TO MY MAP

A more geographical map wouldn't show Woolwich Arsenal as being South-East of Beckton and east of King George V as it's almost directly south of Gallions Reach and KGV. The same could be said about Beckton, when making a map you have to compromise to keep it neat and readable.

Also I'm a little confused as to what's going on between Royal Vic and Custom House, your map appears to show that trains from the City pass through Royal Vic on a different alignment and join the rest of the line between the two stations.