London Mayor Sadiq Khan has backed an extension of the line from Gallions Reach, which if built would stop at both Beckton Riverside and Thamesmead.
Although full funding for the project is yet to be secured, TfL has revealed more details about the potential route.
It has been revealed that a Thamesmead DLR station would be built at the site of Cannon Retail Park, which is currently home to a B&M store and Pure Gym.
The area lies within Thamesmead Waterfront, a 100-hectare site owned by Peabody where there are plans for thousands of homes and a new town centre.
The new station would be elevated on a viaduct, with stairs and lifts provided at each end of the platform.
There would be a station entrance adjacent to Central Way, allowing passengers to quickly catch buses on local routes.
DLR trains running from Thamesmead would ensure local people could be in central London within 35 minutes.
TfL also claims that positioning the station at this location would allow for a potential further extension towards Bexley.
The track carrying trains to the station would pass over a viaduct at the Twin Tumps before descending into a tunnel that will take the line under the River Thames.
Trains would emerge from the tunnel at Beckton Riverside, where a new station would be built at ground-level in Armada Way.
Another viaduct would then carry the track to where it meets the existing DLR line before Gallions Reach.
According to TfL, trains would run on the new branch every eight to ten minutes, with a similar service pattern on the spur to Beckton.
This would mean a train would come every four to five minutes on the core section of the route between Canning Town and Gallions Reach.
TfL has launched a consultation on its proposals that will run until August 17.
Transport bosses say that they hope that a funding plan for the project can be agreed with the Government by autumn this year.
If given the go ahead, the DLR extension could open in the early-2030s.
