DLR line: live status and updates
DLRStatus: Good Service
Is the DLR line running today?
Yes, as of the afternoon of 14 May 2026, the DLR line is running with good service.
This page shows the latest DLR line status, plus reliability trends based on observed service history. Set up free alerts on the homepage to get emailed when the status changes.
DLR Line Performance Summary
Last 24 hours
In the last 24 hours (), the DLR came in at 96.3% good service - excellent. The weekly figure of 81.5% tells a different story.
Last 7 days
During the past seven days up to , the DLR worked out at 81.5% reliability across all hours - nothing special. During peak hours, reliability was slightly higher at 96.4%. Over the past 90 days, Wednesdays have tended to be the best day at 96.6%, while Saturdays have been the weakest at 30.9%.
Last 30 days
Over the 30 days from to , the DLR averaged 75.0% - fairly middling, and ranked 14th out of 20, in the lower half. During peak hours, reliability came in at 91.8%, edging slightly above the all-hours figure.
Last year
Over the last year ( to ), the DLR has ranked 17th out of 20 lines with 72.2% reliability, near the bottom.
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Detailed charts showing how the DLR line has performed over different time periods. All reliability figures are time-weighted and exclude normal overnight closures.
DLR line service status: last 24 hours
Every status change on the DLR line in the past 24 hours, from Good Service through to suspensions and closures.
DLR line status distribution: last 7 days
How operational time was split between service statuses over the past week. This shows status distribution, not the reliability figure (which excludes planned closures and overnight closures).
DLR line monthly reliability trend
Month-by-month reliability percentage showing long-term performance patterns and seasonal trends.
DLR line reliability by hour of day
Average reliability for each hour of the day, based on 60 days of monitoring. Helps identify the best and worst travel times.
DLR line reliability by day of week
Over the last 90 days, the DLR line has performed best on Wednesdays (96.6%) and worst on Saturdays (30.9%).
Recent status changes
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- Service Closed —
- Planned Closure —
- Good Service —
- Minor Delays —
- Good Service —
- Service Closed —
How we calculate reliability
- Time-weighted: Reliability is the percentage of operational time with “Good Service”, not a count of incidents. A 23-hour good day with a 1-hour delay scores ~96%, not 50%.
- Operational hours only: Normal overnight closures (“Service Closed”) and planned closures are excluded so they don’t deflate scores.
- Status change tracking: We record every status change from the TfL API (polled every 60 seconds), then calculate the duration of each status period.
- Peak hours: Peak-hour figures cover weekday mornings (07:00-09:30) and evenings (16:30-19:00) only. All-hours figures include the full operational day.
- Refresh frequency: Statistics on this page are recalculated every 5 minutes. Day-of-week patterns are based on the last 90 days of data.
- Data source: All data comes from the Transport for London Unified API.
- New lines: DLR, Elizabeth line, and Tram were recently added to our monitoring. Annual statistics for these lines will become available once a full year of data has been collected.
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About the DLR line
The DLR is the driverless one, and yes, the front seat is still the best free view in London. It's the obvious choice for ExCeL London and London City Airport, and it's also your neatest route for ABBA Voyage at the ABBA Arena (Pudding Mill Lane is the closest stop). It's usually reliable, but peak-time crowding can cause knock-ons, so check service updates before you go.