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Stratford and White City Jan 6, 2021 6:58:37 GMT spsmiler likes this

Post by Chris L on Jan 6, 2021 6:58:37 GMT

Jan 5, 2021 21:57:51 GMT spsmiler said:

Jan 3, 2021 11:02:13 GMT Chris L said:

The old entrance is still there and there is talk of it being re-opened. The taxi rank has been moved into the bus station area.

The is also a disused subway which runs the length of platforms 5/8.

There is also a scheme to create a new entrance/exit from the Jubilee line concourse. This would assist with handling large crowds at the London stadium.

I am baffled by the 5/8 reference.

Platform 5 is for westbound local mainline trains, eg: TFL Rail to Liverpool Street

Maybe you mean 6/8, this being the island platform for eastbound Central line (6) and mainline trains (8) - mostly used by TfL Rail services towards Shenfield?

(plus the never used platform 7 for services to Fenchurch Street, the platform was specially built for this shuttle service because the stations served by Fenchurch Street trains beyond here were being given to the Central line)

btw, in the mid 1980's there was a Christmas Day when Central line train ran through Stratford non-stop. This happened because being a BR station it did not open on Christmas Day.
Nowadays, with the Jubilee line, the DLR, London Overground and TFL Rail using this station the majority of trains that serve it are from services operated by TfL - hence the station now being operated by TfL.

Sorry it is under platforms 3/5. One end can be seen where the kiosk and lift are located at the London end.

There are still certain split responsibilities between LUL and TfL Rail on the station. There are separate ticket machines as one example.