Olympic Delivery Authority Transport Big Build – Complete
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Olympic Delivery Authority Transport Big Build – Complete June 2011 Complete London’s transport network already moves millions of people every day. To make sure there is even greater capacity during the Games, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and its delivery partners have invested billions of pounds in improvements: new lines, bigger stations and extra services. ‘ This modernisation of London’s transport infrastructure keeps us The original bid to host the London 2012 Games on track to host a fantastic Games in 2012. It is also delivering a great promised the International Olympic Committee, transport legacy that will benefi t London and the nation numerous schemes to Londoners for decades to come.’ improve transport. Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Transport With the ODA-led schemes completed and the vast majority operational, Londoners are already benefi ting from this investment more than a year before the Games. The improvements have already been completed at Stratford, which will be used by around half the spectators visiting the Olympic Park during the Games. More than £125 million has been invested by ‘ Our preparations for the 2012 Games have proceeded at a the ODA to treble the station’s capacity and sensational pace and an incredible improve accessibility. The enhancements will help number of improvements are the station meet the demands of the Games and already in place a full year ahead of the Games. The enhancements to the growing needs of commuters and the local our stations, track, the DLR and our community for decades. cycle routes will be of huge benefi t to Londoners for years to come.’ Boris Johnson, Mayor of London A ‘public transport Games’ Other infrastructure and service improvements being delivered by the ODA’s transport partners – including Transport for London (TfL), Network Rail and central government – are also complete. Many are already being used and some will come into service shortly, such as the new Docklands Light Railway (DLR) extension passing through Stratford TheThh ODAODA hash publishedbli h d tthe and the increased capacity on the Jubilee line. fi nal edition of the ‘Transport Plan for the London 2012 Olympic This marks the moment that the project moves and Paralympic Games’, which highlights the work done and from an ‘infrastructure improvement’ phase to an operations planned for the Games. ‘operational’ phase. The ODA is passing the baton This can be downloaded from to the organisations that will be operating the london2012.com/transportplan transport network during the Games. Timetables are being fi nalised and Games ticket holders will be able to book their transport tickets on rail, river, park-and-ride and coach a year before the Games begin. £125 million has been invested by the Olympic Delivery Authority in improvements to Stratford station ‘ We’re on track to deliver all ‘ Preparing for the Games offered 10 transport improvements well ahead a once-in-a-generation opportunity different rail routes will serve of the Games and Londoners are for the partners to join forces and Stratford station during and after already benefi tting from this early make vital improvements to London’s the London 2012 Games, making legacy. Such excellent progress transport network. But this is not just it one of the most connected has only been possible through the about Stratford and the Olympic stations in London partnerships developed between Park. The benefi ts reach far wider the ODA, TfL, the London 2012 and will be felt a full year before the Organising Committee and Games begin. The lessons learned other transport organisations here will mean better coordination 37,000 and contractors. and planning of the capital’s commuters were using Stratford transport system well into the future.’ station during the morning peak ‘ Transport networks will be busier in 2008 than usual, which is why we’re David Higgins, Chief Executive, urging businesses to plan ahead Network Rail now to change the way and times 83,000 they travel, and have their goods delivered, during the summer of commuters are expected to use 2012. But working together, I’m Stratford station during the morning confi dent we’ll keep London moving peak in 2016 and deliver a fantastic Games of which the city and nation can be proud.’ Peter Hendy, Commissioner, Transport for London Improving transport… Londoners are benefi ting from the investment in the capital’s transport network more than a year before the Games, and will continue to do so for decades to come. West Ham station East London line Orient Way The Olympic Delivery Authority has The new East London line (ELL) To clear the way for construction built a temporary walkway at West opened in May 2010. The service activity, in 2008 the ODA relocated Ham station to help the high number uses a fl eet of 20 new four-carriage a large railway sidings depot – of spectators travelling on the District, trains and links 21 stations from used to ‘park’ trains only needed and Hammersmith & City lines and Dalston Junction in east London to during peak hours – from the heart mainline rail to reach the Olympic West Croydon and Crystal Palace of the Olympic Park to a new Park. Spectators will be able to get in the south. Four brand new 12-track facility at Orient Way quickly and safely from the platforms step-free stations have been built to the north-east of the Park. The to the outside of the station, while and the existing stations have project received a top award for minimising the impact of increased been fully refurbished. The ELL sustainable construction: 99 per passenger numbers on regular was connected to the existing cent of demolition material from the commuters and nearby residents. London Overground North London original site was recycled or reused, Spectators will then walk around line network at Highbury & Islington including 2,970m of track. 15 minutes along The Greenway station in spring 2011. (see far right) to reach the Park’s southern entrance. North London line DLR three-carriage trains DLR Woolwich extension The capacity and frequency of Fifty-fi ve new railcars for the DLR A 2.6km extension of the DLR under services have been increased on will enable it to run three-carriage the River Thames from King George V the London Overground’s North trains on most of its network. to Woolwich Arsenal station opened London line, which connects Platforms have been extended to in January 2009. It will provide an Richmond and Clapham Junction accommodate these longer trains important north–south link for Games in south-west London to Stratford and three-carriage trains are already spectators and is offering better via north London. The upgrade in service on the Bank–Lewisham, connections to the Woolwich area includes new signals, track and Tower Gateway–Beckton and in the long term. air-conditioned trains, and longer Stratford–Lewisham lines, easing platforms so the line can congestion on these busy operate four-carriage instead of commuter routes. three-carriage trains at a higher frequency and greater capacity. Stratford The ODA and its transport delivery partners have completed infrastructure improvements to Stratford and Stratford International stations. Stratford International DLR Spectator access route 1 Olympic Park boundary Central line Jubilee line Stratford International station 2 London Overground line Docklands Light Railway Mainline rail 0 50 100 metres 3 Stratford City Shopping Centre 4 Sponsors’ Hospitality Zone 5 6 The Olympic Park 8 7 10 9 Water Polo Arena Stratford station 11 Aquatics Centre © Crown Copyright and database right 2011. All rights reserved. Olympic Delivery Authority. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100046062. enable passengers to get from the station’s platforms to the new Stratford City development and then on to the Olympic Park, as well as a lift, staircase and escalators to improve accessibility and help passengers change between services. These services include the high-speed 1 DLR Stratford International 2 New bridge at domestic trains using the High Speed 1 – Canning Town extension Stratford International line from Kent to St. Pancras International, which began stopping at Stratford The DLR has been extended from A new entrance and exit has been International in December 2009. Canning Town to Stratford International built at Stratford International station station. It will stop at Stratford and West that will improve accessibility at the During the Olympic Games this line Ham stations – using the former North station and signifi cantly shorten the will be used by the Javelin® service, London line platforms (see 4, opposite) – walking distance to Stratford station. which will be able to transport thousands as well as new DLR stations at Stratford of passengers an hour to and from International, Star Lane, Abbey Road, The development includes a new St. Pancras International and Ebbsfl eet and Stratford High Street (pictured). 36m-long bridge (pictured) that will stations to the Park. 3 Angel Lane freight loop 4 North London line platforms 5 Town centre link bridge A new dedicated section of line Two new platforms for the London The developer of the new Stratford at Angel Lane for freight trains Overground’s North London line City shopping centre has built a new was completed in February 2011. (NLL) opened at Stratford station 1,300-tonne bridge that will link This has enabled platform 10a to in spring 2009. The former NLL Stratford City with the existing town be extended and brought into use platforms at the station have been centre, once the development opens for timetabled mainline passenger modifi ed, so they can be used as in autumn. It also connects with the services, increasing rail capacity a stop on the new DLR line linking new mezzanine-level station entrance for the Games and beyond.