Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace Capacity Scheme

Project Background Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace Capacity Scheme This scheme formed part of Network Rail’s East Coast Main Line (ECML),

- the UK’s main railway corridor between London and Edinburgh, via Client Leeds, York and Newcastle. This project will ease a congestion and UK Department for Transport improved service reliability, and provided extra capacity for more trains Location into central London. North London, UK The Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace area is a severe bottleneck on Start Date the ECML. Performance improvement is one of the primary drivers for 2009 this scheme to support improvement towards HLOS performance targets

of PPM 93% for London suburban services and 92% for Long Distance End Date High Speed services by March 2014. 2014

It has provided improved performance and flexibility for suburban Duration 63 months services. It also contributed towards the HLOS ECML route passenger kilometre target through supporting an increase in Contract Value Long Distance High Speed passenger capacity. £53.8m

Services Provided Whole railway upgrade, track/ permanent way, programme management

For more information please visit www.networkrailconsulting.com Scope of Works Key Project Outputs The project delivered the following The following outputs were delivered: improved capacity scope: performance improvements through increased optimisation of paths upgrading of sections of line reduction of delays increasing operational flexibility from freight to passenger service at Finsbury Park increased operational and network operation flexibility in times of disruption and improved station platform capacity increased line speeds of 60 mph on improved perturbation recovery at Finsbury Park. all sections of line through improved timetable and reliability of operation re-instatement of disused platforms at Finsbury Park Station the ability to maintain assets in the Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace re-modelling of the Wood Green section North Junction and Alexandra Palace station to accommodate new improved engineering access movements a reduction in passenger journey installation of a new crossover to times correct lines

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