Chapter 7 Route Window NE6 Goodmayes Station
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Chapter 7 Route Window NE6 Goodmayes station Transport for London GOODMAYES STATION Baseline conditions 7 Route Window NE6 7.7 This route window is in the London Borough of Redbridge. Goodmayes station is a local Goodmayes station commuter station in Travelcard zone 4. The station entrance is shown in fig. 7.1. The station lies in a densely built-up urban area intersected by the railway. The area immediately surrounding the station is a mixture of commercial and residential developments. South of the station, residential properties back on to the station boundary. There is an extensive retail park adjacent to platform 4, including a Tesco supermarket, a petrol station and a large car park. There are other shops to the west and east of the station. Transport for London Introduction 7.1 The construction activities in this route window are associated with minor refurbishment works and platform extensions at Goodmayes station, and the provision of a new freight loop. The new freight loop, which will be known as the Chadwell Heath freight loop, will be between Goodmayes station and Chadwell Heath station and will replace the loop at Manor Park. 7.2 The Crossrail project will enhance public transport capacity between Goodmayes and Stratford, Figure 7.1 Station entrance, Goodmayes Road the City and West End. New and faster direct travel opportunities will be available from the City, West End, and points west to Maidenhead and Heathrow. Table 7.1 gives typical journey time 7.8 Goodmayes station is on B177 Goodmayes Road, just south of its junction with A118 High Road, improvements. and has limited vehicular access. The station is situated on the railway bridge on Goodmayes 7.3 There will be two worksites in this route window: Road; all vehicular access to the station is therefore via Goodmayes Road, which has a constant flow of traffic during the inter-peak hours and becomes heavily congested during the peak x Goodmayes Station Worksite, which is on the north side of the Great Eastern Main Line periods. Goodmayes Road forms part of a bus route and has stops on both sides of the road. about 500 m east of Goodmayes station and is associated with the station works; x Chadwell Heath Loop Worksite West, which is on the south side of the Great Eastern Main 7.9 Goodmayes station lies on the Liverpool Street to Shenfield Line (the Great Eastern Main Line). Line about 600 m east of Goodmayes station and is a secondary worksite for the new freight Currently, there are about seven trains per hour to Liverpool Street in the morning peak period. loop. They take between 18 and 21 minutes. 7.4 The worksites are shown on Map NE6 (iv). The main construction worksite for the new freight 7.10 There are currently five bus routes in the vicinity of the station providing a frequency of 28 buses loop is located near Chadwell Heath station. (See Route Window NE7.) per hour in both directions in the morning peak period. 7.5 The construction programmes for the station works and the track works for the new freight loop 7.11 There is no formal taxi rank or drop-off area outside the station, but a lay-by with single yellow are each expected to take five months , with a partial overlap of the two. Rail passengers using lines directly outside the station provides an informal drop-off area for private cars and taxis; it the station will not be affected by the works. has a capacity of around seven vehicles. It was seen to be in use throughout the morning peak period, particularly by private cars. 7.6 The drawings provided at the end of this chapter present the main features of the route window, construction lorry routes assessed, existing facilities in the vicinity of Goodmayes station and 7.12 Parking on Goodmayes Road is restricted. Single yellow lines on the roadway indicate that transport linkages. waiting is prohibited between 0800 and 1830 hours, Monday to Saturday. NE6 page 3 ROUTE WINDOW NE6 7.13 The station has no dedicated off-street parking facilities, but there is a pay-and-display car park Worksite assessment (group 1) provided by the London Borough of Redbridge south of the station. It has capacity for 75 cars and levies a charge between 0730 and 1730 hours, Monday to Saturday. Goodmayes Station worksite 7.14 Although no cycle parking is provided at or close to the station, there was little evidence of 7.26 The worksite for the station works is an area of redundant railway land northeast of the station cycles being parked informally (eg attached to railings). next to platform 1, about 500 m east of the station building. It will be used mainly as a loading, 7.15 A zebra crossing close to the station allows pedestrians easy access to the station. unloading and storage area for plant and materials. 7.16 There is no mobility impaired passenger access at Goodmayes station. 7.27 Large items of plant and materials for the construction works will be delivered and removed by rail. Other materials, including excavated materials, will be removed by road. The permanent works 7.28 Vehicular access into the worksite is off the A118 High Road about 350 m east of the junction with B177 Barley Lane, and from there via the Goodmayes Retail Park service road, which leads Goodmayes station on to the Tesco supermarket car park and petrol station. The worksite is on the bend of the service road, beyond the crash barrier and fence opposite the petrol station. (See fig. 7.2). 7.17 Crossrail will use platforms 3 and 4. To accommodate 10-car Crossrail trains, platform 4 and platform face 3 of the island platform 2/3 will be extended. 7.18 Additional lighting will be provided, to extend along the whole length of the extended platforms. The platform furniture will be upgraded, with new seats and/or waiting shelters, as appropriate, and upgraded platform signs and CCTV coverage. Demolition will not be necessary. 7.19 Works at the Goodmayes station worksite will be carried out from within the existing fenced boundary of the railway on platforms 2/3 and 4. The main construction plant to be used will include cranes, excavators, mini piling rigs and mechanical breakers. 7.20 During the peak period of construction of approximately one month, the number of two-way lorry movements generated by the worksite will be about four per day. 7.21 The construction works at Goodmayes station will take around five months to complete. Chadwell Heath freight loop 7.22 The construction works for the loop will fall within this route window and Route Window NE7. 7.23 The disused Goodmayes to Chadwell Heath freight loop will be reinstated to replace the goods loop at Manor Park. New track will be installed, including a new turnout at the eastern end of the track and a new trailing crossover at the western end. Overhead line equipment and signalling will then be installed. A new drainage system and a walkway will be installed adjacent to the tracks. Figure 7.2 Goodmayes Retail Park service road, station worksite beyond the fence 7.24 The track work will be carried out from within the existing fenced boundary of the railway to the Lorry routes assessment south of the existing track. Materials and large items of plant will be delivered by road. Excavated materials will be removed by road. During the peak period of construction, there will 7.29 The lorry route proposed runs along the TLRN A12 Eastern Avenue, B177 Barley Lane, A118 be two lorry movements a day. High Road, and the Goodmayes retail park and Tesco supermarket access roads. 7.25 The construction of the Chadwell Health freight loop will partially overlap the station works and 7.30 The total number of lorry movements associated with works for Goodmayes station will be about will occur over a four-month period. 100. It is predicted there will be around four two-way lorry movements a day during the estimated one month peak construction period. 7.31 The use of this access route by construction traffic is not predicted not to give rise to any significant impacts on road users, pedestrians or cyclists. NE6 page 4 GOODMAYES STATION Worksite assessment (group 2) Lorry routes assessment 7.36 The lorry route proposed runs along the TLRN A12 Eastern Avenue, B177 Barley Lane, Chadwell Heath Loop Worksite West Goodmayes Road, Kinfauns Road and Express Drive. 7.32 This worksite is for fitting out the new freight loop between Goodmayes and Chadwell Heath. It 7.37 The total number of HGV movements associated with works for the new Goodmayes freight loop is at the end of Express Drive beyond a private car parking area belonging to the adjacent block is approximately 100. It is predicted there will be approximately four lorry movements a day for of residential flats (see fig. 7.3). Access to the worksite will be from Express Drive, via Kinfauns the estimated one month peak construction period. At other times there will be about two lorry Road off Goodmayes Road. Kinfauns Road and Express Drive Road are quiet residential roads; movements per day. they are two-way roads with a single lane in both directions. There are no parking restrictions on 7.38 The use of this access route by construction traffic is predicted not to give rise to any significant Kinfauns Road. On-street parking is permitted on both sides of these roads except along certain impacts on road users, pedestrians or cyclists.