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Crossrail 2 route (autumn 2015)

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Tunnel portal Angel Road Intermediate shaft Tunnelled section depots and stabling HARINGEY Northumberland Park BARNET Alexandra Palace Central core of route HARROW Hale Turnpike Lane Regional branches WALTHAM Seven Sisters FOREST Potential future Eastern branch Route previously consulted on via Broadway HACKNEY Newly proposed route BRENT CAMDEN Option via Turnpike Lane and Alexandra Palace HILLINGDOOptionN via Wood Green Clarification information Euston St. Pancras NEWHAM Tooting and : S12B Angel To be read in conjunction with factsheet TOWER factsheet:T ottenham Court Road CITY OF HAMLETS S12 – WimbledonHAMMERSMIT to Junction & FULHA

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MAYOR OF LONDON

October 2015 G D A E R R R I N T A O T T N R L O A N A E L E S S I N G H A M AV E N U E D

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R TALW I O OR DO A D Tooting Baptist Church O FOUNTAIN ROAD 55 1 P Tooting A E Methodist 155 D V D E Leisure Centre Church A N O S HARBERSON ROAD R 44 E D E S W Y N R O A D Y A R Tooting GAMBOLE ROAD E M O G A Gardens A G BERTAL ROAD D R N R O T O T T E R D O W N S T R E E T HEARNVILLE ROAD A L T T Broadway 1 12 1 1 T E 8 R R Market A C 41 E TOOTING HIGH ST H I L D R E T H S T R E E T C H E S T N U T G R O V E 48 C O V E R T O N R O A D R AV E N S L E A R O A D A L S T O N R O A D Hornsby House 1 2 G I L B E Y R O A D Fountain C R A N M E R T E R R A C E 31 1 FRANCISCAN ROAD School O L D D A IR Y Recreation Ground 16 M E W S H I L D R E T H S T R E E T M S Chestnut Grove ASHVALE ROAD School 20 S HP I K RA O A D 12 Franciscan 22 T 23 L L I H D R O F D E B M Primark S Primary School 211 I G A S S IO T R O A D D & Children’s Centre 4 A T O Sainsbury’s R St. George’s H N NHS Blood and C A I G N T BEDFORD HILL Transplant Hospital H O U I 19 F PLACE SISTOVA ROAD A St. Boniface RC 1 1 C O V E R T O N R O A D H Sainsbury’s M Primary School University of London G South Thames Key 12 (Hunter Wing) Key 200 R 53 N College BOUNDARIES ROAD I O 23 1 VY RO E S W Y N R O A D T I A A UNDINE STREET 169 Proposed worksites O A D D Proposed worksites S I T E R R O D R O S R D O 1 E A T O T T E R D O W N S T R E E T Balham University of London O S LV S A 8 B O VALNAY STREET H O Y L E R O A D T L Gala (Jenner Wing) C Crossrail 2 underground2 L TootingCrossrail 2 underground tunnels L K I L N M E W S E Bingo R U Library 37 A A EFFORT STREET L B A St. George’s G R A N A D A S T C L H A M 75 S TA Crossrail 2 platforms Crossrail 2 platforms K University of LondonT I O 1 N R Hospital S O St. George’s 22 214 (Robert Lowe A D H Sports Centre) Hospital Travelodge 2 A Key local buildings Key local buildingsFRANCISCAN ROAD 12 D E W E Y S T R E E T Trinity St. Marys C of E BalhamW ETHELBERT STREET Balham R The Bedford E M 1 C O Primary School F E R N L E A R O A D V O A K M E A D R66 O A D T O O T I N G G R O V E E I CLOSE R W O O D B U R Y S T R E E T 77 R New station entrances Y NewT station entrances PAKENHAM St. Mary & S C O 54 T R E BICKLEY STREET H St. John A E T A B A L H A M PA R K R O A D the Divine D M Existing station entrancesSt. George’s Existing station entrances VA N T R O A D H U N T E R C L O S E R 34 Hospital 76 10 St. George’s N U T W E L L S T R E E T O 1 MELLISON ROAD 45 A R O W FA N RT O A D HospitalO A K M E A D R O A D Idara-E-Jaaferiya R AV E N S1 T O N E S T R E E T Station shaft Station shaft D 1 222 United St. George’s 189 T Reformed Hospital E CHURCH LANE 25 Northern line ROOKSTONENorthern ROAD Church line A L D I S S T R E E T B 1 E S E L L IN C O U R T R O A D R Church I D G B Y R N E R H St. Nicholas 20 R O A D T A T W A D Corner Church Du Cane E O L R S L T O 2 C N MAYBURY STREET 104 47 R O © Crown copyright and database rights 2015 Ordnance Survey 100035971/043Balham © Crown copyright andE database rights M2015 Ordnance Survey 100035971/043 95 H S L Court R C R E A © Copyright 2015 Community G MELLISON ROAD © Copyright Transport forN London 2015H Ravenstone I T C B Centre 2 H L H Primary School LARCH CLOSE A C A R LW E L L S T R E E T C A L D I S M S G K H I M L E Y R O A D KENLOR ROAD S G I H A N Trident St. Boniface H W I T R E V E LYA N R O A D B R I Business RC Church R T G H K E N L O R R O A D O T W Centre K I M B L E R O A D E M A O S E L L I N C O U R T R O A D L L M D C I O R E T Proposed Crossrail 2 stations S C C T MELLISONDoctor’s ROAD E N H A T A Tooting ROAD BEVILL ALLEN CLOSE S CHESHAM Surgery M Health Clinic H H Sellincourt E K M I B RLE O A D R L Primary School L K E N L O R R D O L E A Y D A I V E W D R A B G Y L I N IP K

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BICKERSTETH ROAD 1. What is the difference in costs between Tooting Ground Conditions 7. Does this mean Crossrail 2 will not stop moved in an easterly direction compared with the stations at Balham and Tooting Broadway? The geology in and around Tooting Broadway is heavily at Tooting Broadway? Tooting Broadway alignment. This easterly movement in Based on the feasibility work that we have undertaken to influenced by the existence of geological fault lines, sands the alignment to connect Clapham Junction and Balham No final decisions have been made, but we are looking at a date, we anticipate that the cost of building a station at and silts; and high water pressures. You can find more means the tunnels will pass deep underground between Balham option because it could be built with significantly Balham would be in the order of £500m. In recognition of information via the British Geological Survey website. these stations. This point falls in the immediate area of less disruption and would still provide many of the same the significant challenges that we believe to exist at Tooting These conditions are particularly prevalent in the deeper Common. Vent shafts need to be located transport benefits as a station at Tooting Broadway. Broadway due to the geological conditions, the equivalent ground in which the Crossrail 2 station would need to be between two stations in close proximity to the tunnels, cost for a station at Tooting Broadway is anticipated to be constructed. which in this area is constrained by our need to avoid in the order of £1bn (i.e. approximately twice as expensive). 8. Would Tooting Broadway residents still residential areas. As the area to the east of Wandsworth The Northern line is constructed in a thin layer of London Common is heavily residential we have limited options clay, which is considered good ground for tunnelling. Crossrail benefit from Crossrail 2 at Balham? for potential locations for a vent shaft. 2 has to be constructed at a deeper level where the ground is Tooting residents would benefit from a Crossrail 2 station 2. How long will it take to construct a station The current location of the proposed ventilation shafts at Tooting Broadway compared with Balham? sandy and more difficult for tunnelling. The station platform in Balham, through interchange (via bus, cycle or the tunnels at Tooting Broadway would be around 25 metres Northern line) at Balham, saving around 5 minutes for is presented as part of the factsheet S12: Wimbledon to Based on the feasibility work that we have undertaken below ground level to the top of the . journeys to popular stations, including Clapham Junction. We are proposing sites within the to date, we anticipate that the main construction and Tottenham Court Road and Euston. Springfield development and on the edge of Wandsworth tunnelling work (i.e. the most disruptive type of work) Common, at the end of Honeywell Road. You can find for a station at Balham would take approximately 4. How will the construction methodology and residents would benefit by more information on ventilation shafts in the factsheet, 5 – 6 years. Of this, we anticipate that the period during be different? connecting from , Streatham Hill G2: Crossrail 2 Shafts. which the main excavations would take place, would be and Mitcham station trains onto Crossrail 2 at approximately 1.5 – 2 years. As the ground is more difficult for tunnelling at Tooting Balham, resulting in similar time savings. Broadway, a construction methodology has been 11. What will the vent shaft look like when For Tooting Broadway, the equivalent main construction developed to minimise the amount of sprayed concrete A Crossrail 2 interchange with the Tube at Balham ranks it is finished? and tunnelling work is anticipated to take approximately lined tunnelling required for station construction. This highly in its ability to offer crowding relief to the Northern 7 – 8 years, as a different method of construction leads to a larger station box with more of the station line and . By 2041 in the morning peak The vent shaft’s “head house” – the structure over the would be required due to the soil conditions at Tooting being built using top down construction. Additionally, stations north of Balham to are expected to top of the shaft – would remain permanently on the Broadway, including a longer excavation period which it is likely that the ground (which is wet) would need be subject to regular closures. Crossrail 2 interchanging Common. At this early stage of Crossrail 2 design, we could last for approximately 3 – 4 years. to be frozen to build the station platform tunnels and with the Northern line at Balham would ease this crowding expect a typical head house to occupy a surface area of cross passages, which also leads to increased space and benefit passengers using Northern line stations south around 25 metres by 25 metres and to be at least two For both stations there would then be a further period of requirements at both of the station worksites. A ground of Stockwell. Passengers could also interchange with storeys high – but the size of each head-house would approximately 2 years of work, this would include utilities freezing solution would constrain the construction National Rail. be influenced by local factors including the depth of the diversions and station fit out to in advance of passenger phasing. It also constrains the options for removing the tunnels and the height of surrounding buildings at each operations commencing. excavated material. is currently poorly served by local buses; site. In an open area like this, it could be much lower to services from the east (towards Streatham) are infrequent blend into the surrounding area – more like the Crossrail As the station box would be larger at Tooting Broadway, and slow (via local residential streets). A review of local 1 head house at Mile End see factsheet G2: Crossrail 3. Which buildings will be impacted in more excavated material would need to be removed from bus routes serving Balham station is likely to result in 2 Shafts. Further design work will be required to Tooting Broadway? site by road, resulting in around double the number of extended and new routes from areas including Streatham. determine our requirements at each individual location, lorry movements compared to Balham. We cannot say with certainty which local amenities in and we will consult with the local community during this process. Tooting Broadway would be impacted if we built a Conversely, at Balham, more of the station could be 9. Has Crossrail 2 taken into account Crossrail 2 station there because of the local ground constructed from underground tunnels and the size of the regeneration benefits of Tooting to conditions. However, based on the feasibility work done the station box can be minimised. This construction 12. Will there be permanent damage to to date, construction at Tooting is anticipated to require compensate a higher build cost? would be similar to most modern underground stations the Common? approximately double the land required at Balham. in London. In developing the scheme we have assessed the potential At a minimum it would require worksites impacting on for it to unlock the delivery of new homes and create No playing field space will be permanently lost. Upon Sainsbury’s and the adjacent retail units, South Thames local jobs. While a station at Tooting Broadway would completion the land will be handed back as public College, retail units on Mitcham Road between the 5. How were engineers able to build the London unlock marginally more new homes and new local jobs open space: we will restore any such space affected by existing station entrance and the bingo hall, and retail Underground Tooting Broadway Northern line than Balham these extra jobs and homes at Tooting are temporary works when we are finished. Meanwhile the rest of will remain open during units to the north of the station on Tooting High Street / station but not a new Crossrail 2 station? not anticipated to generate sufficient additional value Upper Tooting Road. It is possible that the operation equivalent to the additional cost of building the station. construction. of Tooting Market would also be impacted during the The London Underground station at Tooting Broadway construction of the scheme. As compared with the was constructed at a shallow depth in a thin layer of proposed worksites of one office block, a self-store facility London clay. Crossrail 2 would need to be constructed 10. Why are you planning to put a ventilation 13. How long will the work take? and Waitrose supermarket at Balham. See S12: Wimbledon at a deeper level where the ground is sandy and more shaft in Wandsworth Common? Based on the experience of Crossrail 1, a typical shaft difficult for tunnelling. to Clapham Junction The former alignment from Tooting Broadway to would take approximately five years to complete. But Clapham Junction required two ventilation shafts; these activity on site would fluctuate during this period. Once Building a station at Tooting Broadway would also have shafts were originally proposed to be located within the site has been prepared, the major construction work a much bigger impact on the local road network than 6. How much additional land will be needed Wandsworth Common. Following engagement with the to dig out the shaft would usually be complete within building at Balham, because of the need to adopt a to construct a station at Tooting Broadway as community we were able to develop our plans to find two years. different construction methodology – as explained in opposed to Balham? alternative locations which were less intrusive and question 4 a larger proportion of the spoil would need to More than double the area of land would be required to minimised the impact upon the community. be removed via the surface. Our early work has indicated build a station at Tooting Broadway compared to Balham that this would require around double the number of because of the construction methods we would need Now Crossrail 2 is proposing to serve Balham, the lorries to remove excavated material than would be to use. alignment of the tunnels from Clapham Junction has required at Balham. Please see the table below for a comparison of the high level construction impacts at both Tooting Broadway and Balham.

Balham Tooting Broadway

Northern line, National Rail services and local Interchange Northern line and local bus services buses

Cost Approx. £500 million Approx. £1 billion

Construction 5 – 8 years 7 – 10 years duration (total) More than double the area of land would be Local supermarket, current 4 story required to build a station at Tooting Land Requirements commercial building, self-store industrial Broadway compared to Balham because of building the construction methods we would need to use Approx. half the number required at Tooting Approx. double the number required at Lorry Movements Broadway Balham

Crowding reduction 1.2 person per metre square 1.3 persons per metre square on the Northern line

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S12B: Balham and Tooting Broadway