Stratford Station

[metroranger]

Originally Posted by zfreeman

impressive renders and plans

Looking at the above photos it would mean a massive reorganistion of Land use to the east of the current station - admittedly the land isn't up to much at the moment, just being used as a taxi rank and unused brownfield land and the that big red engine would have to be moved.

The Big Red Engine has already gone.

[zfreeman]

Thats the one

[metroranger]

Here's the plan for Great Eastern Road.



From Stratford-Renaissance Partnership.

Stratford-Renaissance Partnership Strategic Plan PDF

[london lad]

Whats the 26 storey tower next to the station entrance?

[DarJoLe]

So all the brown parts are pedestrianised? Interesting.

The 26 storey tower which is orange is the Allies & Morrison one, the one next to the station I have no idea about.

[metroranger]

The proposed 26 storey tower is New Station House.
It was approved by Mayor Ken, but slated by CABE as most of the apartments only have a northern aspect and little direct sunlight, Newham has still to decide.
Who knows what Boris will do.
These are the only plans I could find.







This should really be in the Stratford Residential Towers Thread but londonlad did ask.

[london lad]

Wheres the Land Secs shopping centre where they are planning a 40 storey tower with Barrett (which has been effected by a recent EU ruling)- Is it top left of that map?

And relating to the actual topic- will the tired & dated platform canopies at Stratford be replaced as part of this development?

[metroranger]

Originally Posted by london lad

Wheres the Land Secs shopping centre where they are planning a 40 storey tower with Barrett (which has been effected by a recent EU ruling)- Is it top left of that map?

More like dead centre. Top left is the Carpenters Estate.

Land Securities' Stratford plan dealt blow by EU ruling
Ben Cook, Regen.net, 28 April 2008

Developer Land Securities' hopes of signing an agreement with Newham Council to extend a shopping centre in the borough have been dealt a blow by a European Union ruling.

The property company has, over the last four years, been developing plans for a mixed-use extension to its 350,000 square foot Stratford Centre in east London. The extension would have involved the development of land owned by Newham Council.

But an EU ruling on a case in France means Newham Council has been forced to put the contract out to full tender.The ruling - which related to a case involving Roanne town council - has established the principle that public development agreements are bound by EU procurement rules. Previously, such development agreements were not considered to be work contracts falling under EU procurement legislation.

Land Securities says it was close to signing a deal with Newham Council and the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation to work on the project, but now the contract has been put out to tender via the Official Journal of the European Union.

The Stratford Island Regeneration Project will consist of an extension to the shopping centre as well as educational facilities for the University of London.

A spokesman for Land Securities, which owns the shopping centre, said the company was "disappointed" with the ruling.

He added: "The Stratford centre has development potential and we will take a view on what is the best way forward."

[metroranger]

From the Newham Magazine.

Have you noticed the transformations going on at Stratford Station? Keeping up with all the other changes to the major East End hub, which is regenerating so fast it makes your head spin, the station is in the middle of a major expansion programme in preparation for the 2012 Games and related improved transport links to the area.

The works, which are funded by the Olympic Delivery Authority, Doclands Light Railway and Westfield, have been planned, planned and planned some more, so that residents and transport users should barely notice the minimal disruption while they take place. Those who are not regular users of the station could be forgiven for thinking that little is going on but up on the platforms and down in the subways construction gangs are hard at work behind the protective hoardings, ensuring that tight timescales are met and that today’s travellers experience the minimum of inconvenience. In contrast, the improvements that the changes will bring to the area
will be obvious to everyone.

Ones to watch

Some of the changes will happen sooner than you think. Here are the immediate changes that transport users can expect to see in the run- up to the Games:

Now...

Cycle racks are back at the station, so you can lock up your bike again. These were moved to create access to the London Overground tracks so that crucial works could be done.

Next...
In February 2009 – just nine months away – Eurostar will arrive in Stratford, opening up the East End to continental Europe and making it easy for residents to pop over to Paris for the day, or for people from all over the continent to find out why east London is such a great place to be.

On the horizon...
In summer 2010 DLR will open a new Stratford High Street station, creating transport links to the
Docklands and residential parts of east London.
Summer 2010 will also see a bridge connecting Stratford regional station to the international station and Stratford City, to save your shoe leather for all the shopping you’ll want to do.

Fronting up changes

‘Front of house’ changes will be the first outward sign of change. Soon work will start on improving access to the station from the town centre and to prepare the way for a new bridge that will link Meridian Square with the new
Stratford City development.
Executive advisor for regeneration Councillor Connor McAuley said: “Many will remember the dreary subway used to access the station in days gone by. Since then the station has transformed immensely and will continue to develop to provide the first class facilities residents deserve. At the moment the situation is far from perfect.
Passengers are faced with commuter congestion and ticket halls delays. The improvements will help ease this and provide first class facilities and our first visible legacy from the Olympics.”
The first sign of the front of station works that visitors will see will be in the relocation of the taxi rank and stand for the Stansted Airport coach link. These will be moved to the area that was until recently occupied by Robert the industrial steam locomotive, which was relocated to the East Anglian
Railway Museum. Robert will return to Stratford once work at the station is complete.
Robert’s story, the history of Stratford Station and the legacy of the Games will be told in a colourful display to be mounted on the hoarding line that will be erected to protect the front of station works.

Vital statistics

Over the course of the 2012 Games, it is estimated that:
> around 275,000 spectators will travel to and from events in the Park each day
> around 58 per cent of spectators travelling by rail – 120,000 a day – will use Stratford Regional Station to reach the Park
> more than half a million spectators could need transport on the busiest days of the competition
> 75,000 Olympic Family members and more than 23,000 Paralympic Family members will need transport
> approximately 215,000 spectators will use National Rail or Underground services to reach the Park.

[metroranger]

Stratford Station May 11 2008

[metroranger]

More detailed plans of the station layout from the Paralympic Accessible Transport Strategy Download (PDF) Lots of new lifts and stairs.





It's interesting to see how much of the new build is attributed to the Olympics and how little to Stratford City. All this for a few weeks in 2012 leaves us with quite a legacy.

[metroranger]

From 2012 Blog.
Transport progress: helping people get to the Games easily
Andy, TfL Rail Interface Manager, 20 Jun 2008

It’s not only the Olympic Park that’s under construction here. A Bluewater-size shopping development is well underway between Stratford International and Stratford Regional Station. Stratford Regional Station itself is being substantially rebuilt and enlarged through an investment of more than £100m from the ODA.

Work taking place at Stratford International:



Add to this a new DLR line connecting the two stations with a below-ground station at Stratford International and a new section of mainline railway to new north London Line platforms at Stratford Regional, it’s clear that this is a huge, multi-faceted project.

[hammerlife]

DLR Extension looking good about 2 years until another extension to the network

[zfreeman]

Don't know whether anyone can confirm this but whilst waiting for a train at stratford recently I overheard a conversation between 2 station staff about a possible renumbering of platforms at the regional station as mentioned previously its a hotchpotch of numbers and letters.

As mentioned previously a renumbering would do the station some good.

[metroranger]

From alwaystouchout.com

Key Bid Points

A 5% increase in loadings
Much is being made of the fact that since loadings on the public transport network are already high daily, the extra burden imposed by the Olympics will be minimal since the extra demand is only 5% of normal weekday traffic. It is also noted that since these will be the summer holidays, the usual 20% decrease in commuter traffic will occur. Finally, most traffic is expected to be in the reverse direction to commuting (i.e. out of Central London towards Stratford).

240 trains per hour
The bid team claimed that the Olympic Park will be served by some 240 trains per hour. This is how this seemingly immense frequency will be achieved:

Stratford
North London Line: 8tph from Richmond, (8tph from North Woolwich*)
Great Eastern: 16tph from Liverpool St, 16tph from Essex or East Anglia
Central Line: 30tph from central London, 30tph from northeast London
Jubilee Line: 31tph from central London
Lea Valley Line: 2tph from Stansted Airport, 2tph from Hertford East
Channel Tunnel Rail Link ("Javelin" Shuttle): 10tph from St Pancras, 10tph from Ebbsfleet
Docklands Light Rail: 10tph from Lewisham, (~10tph from Canning Town or Woolwich Arsenal*)
West Ham
District and Hammersmith & City Lines: 31tph from central London, 31tph from Barking or Upminster
c2c: 8tph from Fenchurch St, 8tph from Essex
* By 2012, the DLR link from Canning Town to Stratford International should be operating and these trains would replace the North London Line ones from North Woolwich.

These frequencies will be achieved through a combination of existing upgrades and improvements to national rail infrastructure (£130m to pay for signalling enhancements, platform & station alterations and resilience measures on the North London Line), London Underground enhancement (£15m) and DLR capacity enhancement (£32m).

Work begins around the old entrance.



Central line platforms.

[Chiilam]

anyone got or know where to get the plans for the "current" Station House? would be great if anyone can help.. ^_^

[metroranger]

Plans for the new DLR platforms can be found here on the ODA Planning Public Access Site (just click on the Associated documents tab to view the PDFs)

Here are some screen snaps.













I still can't see why extra points aren't being built to allow the Jubilee line to serve Stratford international along these same lines.
It does seem poor traffic flow to expect passengers alighting a Stratford International to get on the DLR for one stop only to change again for a train that actually goes somewhere.
DLR - South Woolich.
Jubilee - O2 - Canary Wharf - London Bridge - Waterloo - Westminster - Bond Street - Wembly.

[metroranger]

New central line platform & upper level ticket hall construction.



New temporary taxi rank & coach stop being built.





From the 2012 blog.

Behind the scenes at Stratford Regional Station
Tony, ODA Transport team, 30 Jul 2008
Getting Stratford Regional Station – used by 40,000 people each morning – ready to be the gateway for the 2012 Games is a big job. What makes it more challenging is that the station has to remain ‘business as usual’ while work takes place.

Blue hoardings are now up around the station. Behind these hoardings, the Olympic Delivery Authority is making improvements to the station to boost its capacity and accessibility. This includes new lifts and stairs, an additional Central Line platform, a new entrance and restoring an old subway.

These enhancements, which are being delivered by Network Rail and London Underground, are taking place just metres from where passengers wait for their trains.

Take a look at the work going on behind the hoardings.



Steel pilings are being installed into the ground, as seen here on platforms 3 and 5. They provide support when the earth is removed to create the platforms' new stairs and lifts.

Digging down:



Earth has been dug out here to start the new lift and stairs from platforms 6 and 8 to the western subway. The soil is taken away at night so it doesn’t have to be moved between passengers during the day. This is due to finish early 2009.

Steel work:



Underground:



Inside the eastern subway, which has not been used for more than 10 years, steel ‘starter bars’ mark the beginning of new stairs to platforms 3 and 5.

New platform:



Work has started to build the new Central Line on platform 3a. This will mean passengers can get on and off the train from both sides of the carriage, easing congestion in subways and allowing a direct interchange from Central to Jubilee Lines.

Benefits now:



Passengers are already experiencing the extra space on platforms 6 and 8, which we widened last year by up to 3.2m. The old canopy was taken down recently and we are building a new one due to be finished later this year.

[Songoten2554]

this is great thanks its progressing alot and i mean alot faster now and also whats the building in the recent pictures i see in construction?

[metroranger]

Originally Posted by Songoten2554

this is great thanks its progressing alot and i mean alot faster now and also whats the building in the recent pictures i see in construction?

If it's in the top picture above, it's probably the "John Lewis" building, check out the Stratford City thread.