WORLD Travel Market 2011 is poised to benefit from a number of transport improvements including a 50 per cent increase in Docklands Light Railway (DLR) capacity.
DLR trains will go up from two to three carriages with trains continuing to run every two minutes and 30 seconds during peak periods.
Furthermore, West Ham is open as a DLR station for the first time providing an interchange with the District, Hammersmith and City and Jubilee underground lines, while the opening of the Stratford International link for the 2012 Olympics will further increase frequency through Canning Town to Custom House.
Improving the interchange further between London Underground and the DLR, the Jubilee Line will benefit from a 33 per cent increase in capacity for WTM 2011.
Other improvements include a new platform at Canning Town Station to help ease congestion and new escalators at Custom House Station improving entry and exit from ExCeL – London.
Transport for London will also continue with its problem solving travel hub at Canning Town Station, which it introduced for WTM 2009.
The hub assesses the wider issues on the transport network which may affect routes to and from WTM 2011, which runs from Monday November 7 to Thursday November 10, and should there be any problems that may affect WTM routes, the hub can act to minimise potential disruption, while also improving communication with Transport for London (TfL) officials at Canning Town.
TfL travel hubs are only employed for major events, such as the 2009 G20 meeting at ExCeL, London, demonstrating the importance of World Travel Market.
Exhibition director Simon Press said: “The increase in capacity on the DLR is great news for all WTM participants. This, alongside an increased DLR frequency due to the opening of the Stratford Link, more Jubilee Line tubes and West Ham open as a DLR station for the first time, will help to offer all WTM participants a smooth journey to and from the event.”