The original South Quay station opened in 1987 in Millwall , and was a standard DLR phase 1 elevated station , subsequently extended to permit the use of 2 car trains . The station was constrained by sharp curves at both ends and could not therefore be further extended on its former site . The DLR 's planned to operate 3 car trains on this line therefore included the relocation of this station to a new site over Millwall Dock some distance to the east , resulting the relocated station partly being in Cubitt Town . In 1996 , near the station , the Docklands bombing killed 2 people and injured over 30
Docklands bombing
1996 Docklands bombing
South Quay DLR station