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HACKNEY East London line Canonbury Highbury & Dalston Islington Junction Crossrail 2 East London line Victoria Haggerston ISLINGTON TOWER Hoxton Shoreditch HAMLETS High Street CAMDEN Whitechapel District &City CITY OF LONDON Hammersmith Shadwell Crossrail 1 DLR We have to CITY OF WESTMINSTER Wapping Rotherhithe Canada Water Jubilee Surrey close this… Quays KENSINGTON SOUTHWARK AND CHELSEA Surrey Canal Road For further information about the East London Queens Road New Peckham Denmark Cross New Cross Gate Line Project, please contact the team at: Wandsworth Hill Road Peckham Clapham Rye Brockley ELLP enquiries Clapham High Street Junction Northern 4th Floor, 15 Bonhill Street Crossrail 2 Honor London EC2A 4DN Oak Park LEWISHAM Shoreditch WANDSWORTH LAMBETH Tel: 0800 587 2441 Forest Hill Fax: 0845 458 0957 Email: [email protected] Key Sydenham Phase 1 Web: tfl.gov.uk/ellp Phase 2 Crystal Palace Penge West to give Anerley
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West SUTTON Croydon Tramlink L Reproduced from the 1993 Ordnance Survey London Area 1:65000 map with the permission of To West Croydon To Dalston Junction L the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright. Transport for London. GLA. Licence Number AL51128A/0001. September 2004.
Phase 1 of the extended East London line, including the opening of Shoreditch High Shoreditch High Street Street, will be completed by 2010.
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Shoreditch station closure On Friday 9 June 2006, What is the East London Line Project (ELLP)? What are the benefits of the new station? Shoreditch station will The ELLP is a cornerstone of Transport for The new Shoreditch High Street station will close permanently to allow London’s five year investment programme. be located on a major road junction and not work to continue with the Phase 1 of the project extends the existing hidden away on a side street. It will also be extension of the East London East London line north to Dalston Junction open for a full train service, not just peak line. The current station is and south to Crystal Palace and West Croydon. hours and Sundays as at present. It will have on the wrong alignment for Shoreditch station is closing as part of this phase. lifts and escalators to make it fully accessible. the new extension, so a new station will be built on the site of the Bishopsgate Goods Yard, Why does Shoreditch station have to close? What are the benefits of an extended close to Bethnal Green Road and Shoreditch The station has to be closed because the East London line? High Street. existing station building is in the wrong position As Phase 1 delivers four new rail stations The remaining East London line route will in relation to the new section of line being built. to London, it will provide a catalyst for then close by Spring 2008 and both the new regeneration and encourage economic growth I use Shoreditch station, how will I be station and line will reopen on completion in some of the more deprived parts of the able to make my journey? of Phase 1 of the project in June 2010. city. Improving public transport in areas that Aldgate East station is approximately 10 are currently poorly served will benefit all When complete, this investment will deliver minutes walk from Shoreditch via Osborn Street local communities and help to ease traffic improved public transport to Shoreditch and act and Brick Lane. The east-end entrance is now congestion. as a catalyst for regeneration of the surrounding open full time, making access easier. This is the area. East London line extension Pick up point for replacement bus quickest alternative route. Existing East London line to Whitechapel I understand that this may cause you some National Rail to/from Drop off point for replacement bus A replacement bus service will run between Liverpool Street inconvenience but I will try to keep this to Whitechapel and Shoreditch at the same hours a minimum and will keep you well informed. that trains served Shoreditch station. Check the If you have comments or questions about the map for pick up and drop off points on Bethnal closure of Shoreditch station please call the Green Road near Shoreditch. At Whitechapel London Underground Customer Services please use bus stop 'B'. Team on 0845 330 9880. Shoreditch station is approximately 10-15 minutes walk from Liverpool Street. Bus routes Lance Ramsay 8 and 388 serve Liverpool Street and Bethnal General Manager Green Road. East London line