North Greenwich Pier

North Greenwich Pier

Type	River bus and tourist/leisure services
Locale	River Thames,London,England
Owner	London River Services
Operator	Uber Boat by Thames Clippers
Characteristics
History
Coordinates	51.502189°N 0.009056°E/51.502189; 0.009056
North Greenwich Pier

North Greenwich Pieris apieron theRiver Thames,London,England. It is situated on theGreenwich Peninsulain south-east London, to the east ofThe O₂.The pier was formerly namedQEII PierafterQueen Elizabeth II.

History

North Greenwich Pier was originally built in the 1880s as a coaling jetty for the former Greenwich gasworks before this closed in the late 1980s. Most of the original jetty was demolished in 1997 to make way for the new passenger pier; however eight of the original cast iron caisson columns were retained to secure the new floating pier.Antony Gormley's 'Quantum Cloud' statue stands on the downstream group of four caissons.

Design

The new pier was designed by architectRichard Rogers PartnershipwithBeckett Rankineas the engineer andCostainas main contractor. The most striking feature of the pier is its 87metre long, 160tonne, bowstringcanting browwhich, unusually, is supported on three bearings.

Services

The pier is served by river boat services operated byUber Boat by Thames Clippers,including:

• a regular commuter catamaran service, from Barking Riverside andWoolwich (Royal Arsenal) Pierinto central London, viaGreenwich,Canary WharfandTowerto theLondon Eye.
• the fastThe O₂Expressservice
• A replacement boat service to a pier nearEast India DLR stationwhen theLondon UndergroundJubilee lineis closed for engineering works.

Connections

• North Greenwich tube station
• North Greenwich bus station
• IFS Cloud Cable Car

References

Preceding station	London River Services			Following station
Greenwich Pier towardsBattersea Power Station Pier		RB1		Royal Wharf Pier towardsBarking Riverside Pier
Greenwich Pier towardsPutney Pier		RB2		Terminus
		RB6		Royal Wharf Pier Terminus