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Post by alex92ts on Feb 8, 2011 20:21:48 GMT
Wasn't sure I should post this, but I do think it would affect the Central Line. Do you think Lea Bridge Station should be re-opened? To me, it makes sense, especially with the Olympics next year. I was thinking about it, as last night, the old station building (built around the 60s/70s) was badly damaged by fire, likely to be arson. www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/wfnews/8838825.LEYTON__Fire_breaks_out_on_railway_bridge/The Central Line is not going to cope well at the Olympics at all. It is bad enough at rush hour as it is. It would of been sensible to reopen Lea Bridge, as it does serve the Leyton area like the Central and it would of made transport better for the Olympics. I know Leyton station is quite far from Lea Bridge, but surely some people from that area use Leyton station. Obviously, if plans were approved, it would not be built before the olympics. It makes sense to re-open it. I can't really think of any disadvantages. Heres the Lea Bridge Station page from the Disused Stations website: www.disused-stations.org.uk/l/lea_bridge/index.shtml |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2011 21:29:00 GMT
The re-opening of Lea Bridge has been talked about for ages. Indeed the basic carcass of the station building is still there , behind the advert hoardings. Granted, any new station built there or close by would need to meet all the latest regulations and requirements, but, it has been looked into.
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Post by Ben on Feb 8, 2011 22:09:27 GMT
Does NR still have an aspiration to quad the section of line through there, how would that affect things with reopening?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2011 22:24:57 GMT
From a casual observation from the road bridge at this point, four-tracking this section should not cause an issue; there appears to be enough space. There could be an island platform with two 'express' tracks either side of tracks to serve the platform, or there could be two side platforms with through tracks in the middle. As I say, this is only a very casual observation from when I have passed this way on the bike, but I shouldn't think there will be any problems with four tracks and platforms here.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2011 11:53:57 GMT
Just like any other railway NR plan works and set budgets a long way in advance so if this hasn’t already been set in motion it would be far too late to get anything done before the Olympics. Unless National Express were intending to run more than the one train every half hour they currently do I doubt if it would be worth it.
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Post by memorex on Mar 7, 2011 12:23:19 GMT
Unless National Express were intending to run more than the one train every half hour they currently do I doubt if it would be worth it. As aslefshrugged points out, there is a very limited service on this line. It only receives two trains an hour in the peak, and only one an hour off-peak. Seeing as the latest timetable consultation appears to favour a reduction in local services on the Lea Valley Main because of the high-and-mighty/all important Stansted "Express" services, I doubt they'll be adding any new stopping services any time soon. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2011 12:50:52 GMT
To be honest, the existing Stansted services are an embarrassment compared to many other airports in the UK and in Europe. It's high time some real investment was put into the Lea Valley lines!
If they did, then a proper service could be put in place between Stratford and Tottenham, and this station could (and should) be reopened.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2011 14:07:55 GMT
To be honest, the existing Stansted services are an embarrassment compared to many other airports in the UK and in Europe. It's high time some real investment was put into the Lea Valley lines! If they did, then a proper service could be put in place between Stratford and Tottenham, and this station could (and should) be reopened. The Stansted Express runs every fifteen minutes out of Liv. St same as it’s Heathrow and Gatwick counterpart. If there was a demand for a Stratford – Tottenham Hale service I’m pretty sure National Express would meet it if it were economically viable. Our railways are privatised so we aren’t going to see “service” for it’s own sake. |
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Post by memorex on Mar 8, 2011 2:36:24 GMT
The Stansted Express runs every fifteen minutes out of Liv. St same as it’s Heathrow and Gatwick counterpart. Indeed, however the Heathrow & Gatwick express' aren't used for commuters aswell, (Stansted's call at Harlow Town or Bishops Stortford, sometimes Stansted MountFitchet, excluding Tottenham as it's an LUL connection). The other thing is that it takes 45 mins LST-SSD where the HeX and GatEx take 20 mins. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2011 3:25:11 GMT
The Stansted Express runs every fifteen minutes out of Liv. St same as it’s Heathrow and Gatwick counterpart. Indeed, however the Heathrow & Gatwick express' aren't used for commuters aswell, (Stansted's call at Harlow Town or Bishops Stortford, sometimes Stansted MountFitchet, excluding Tottenham as it's an LUL connection). The other thing is that it takes 45 mins LST-SSD where the HeX and GatEx take 20 mins. The Gatwick Express is used by a lot of commuters, both peak and off peak and not just the ones that go to and from Brighton. Many people travel from Redhill, Brighton Mainline, Arun Valley etc and change onto the GatEx. I doubt that HEx is as common owing to higher fares and the hassle of getting into heathrow! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2011 7:34:22 GMT
Indeed, however the Heathrow & Gatwick express' aren't used for commuters aswell, (Stansted's call at Harlow Town or Bishops Stortford, sometimes Stansted MountFitchet, excluding Tottenham as it's an LUL connection). The other thing is that it takes 45 mins LST-SSD where the HeX and GatEx take 20 mins. I don’t see how opening up Lea Bridge Road and expanding the service between Stratford and Stansted is going to reduce congestion on the Express or increase journey time. Most commuters will still go direct from Liverpool Street rather than going out to Stratford and changing. I'm sure if National Express thought there was enough demand for this to make it economically viable they’d be running it already. |
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Post by andypurk on Mar 9, 2011 10:10:01 GMT
The Stansted Express runs every fifteen minutes out of Liv. St same as it’s Heathrow and Gatwick counterpart. Indeed, however the Heathrow & Gatwick express' aren't used for commuters aswell, (Stansted's call at Harlow Town or Bishops Stortford, sometimes Stansted MountFitchet, excluding Tottenham as it's an LUL connection). The other thing is that it takes 45 mins LST-SSD where the HeX and GatEx take 20 mins. Hex takes 15-20 mins (depending on terminal), but GatEx takes 30 mins (for 26 1/2 miles). Gatwick Express is also used for commuters, indeed all the peak trains run south of Gatwick to/from Brighton. Stansted Airport is another 10 miles further from London than Gatwick Airport, so most of the extra time needed on the Stansted Express is down to the extra distance. The average speeds of Stansted Express and Gatwick Express are nearly the same (49 and 53 mph respectively based on the above times). |
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