Pontoon Dock is located in the east of Silvertown in the redevelopment zone known as Silvertown Quays.
The station is near to the small eponymous quay, Royal Wharf – a large commercial and residential development on the riverside – and the Barrier Point residential complex.
Royal Wharf covers a location previously owned by Brunner Mond, where the Silvertown explosion occurred and where there is a small memorial.
During the 2012 London Olympic games, Pontoon Dock was connected by a pathway over the road to the exit of the ExCeL centre.
