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East London Line Phase 1 East London Line Phase 1 Project Background East London Line Phase 1 Opened in 1869 by the East London Railway Company, the line reused Client the Thames Tunnel, built by Marc and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, London Overground connecting New Cross Gate to Shoreditch. In 1933, it became part of (Transport for London) the London Underground network. Location In 2008 after 75 years the line was closed as part of the Transport North and South London, UK for London (TfL) project to upgrade and extend the existing line. It Start Date was renamed the East London Line (ELL) and linked to the national 2008 rail network. End Date The project is a key driver to economic regeneration in south and east 2010 London. The upgrading and extension of the East London Line was key to the Olympics transportation strategy and to cater for a forecast Duration 28 months increase in use from a previous 10.4 million passengers per year to 35.4 million passengers per year. Planning powers for extending to the north Contract Value and south, running from Highbury & Islington to West Croydon, Crystal £60m Palace and New Cross, crossing through 7 London boroughs, were Services Provided granted in January 1997. Signalling, train control and The East London Line Project (ELLP) was featured at the Institution of telecoms, track/permanent way and feasibility design Civil Engineers’ London Awards 2011 and won a number of awards, including the Greatest Contribution to London Award. For more information please visit www.networkrailconsulting.com Scope of Works Key Project Outputs This complex project consisted of the South Croydon: provision of a turn- The project allowed operation of a new following scope of works: back crossover to provide turn-back eight trains per hour service from the capacity for trains displaced from National Rail network onto the East New Cross Gate: track and West Croydon by new TfL traffic London Line, providing a new cross- signalling for new connections to London connection from South London Network Rail infrastructure. Works provision of railway telecoms and to North East London. The works to included connection to the up business systems services to the TfL enable this were: and down slow lines, interfaces controlled infrastructure off Network with ELL infrastructure and Siding Rail’s network. We supported TfL the remodelling, upgrade and reinstatement in the application for the Global replacement of track System for Mobile Communications Crystal Palace: provision of two installation of new signalling - Railway (GSM-R) for use in their new terminal platforms, associated equipment including 2 No. network and interface with Network track/signalling, embankment interlockings Rail Infrastructure reinstatement and disabled access 1 bridge demolition to ELLP service platforms demolition of the redundant railway bridge between Liverpool Street power supply alterations West Croydon: provision of new 10 and Bethnal Green and associated car turn-back siding and associated new signalling control panel Overhead Line Equipment(OLE) signalling/track alterations, at Three Bridges Area Signalling works to accommodate the new extension of up platform Centre (ASC) East London Line GE19 Bridge. changes to signal panel at Three 2 new platforms Bridges to cope with increased 1 platform extension. traffic levels For more information please visit www.networkrailconsulting.com.
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