Crossrail 2 factsheet: Angel station Crossrail 2 factsheet: Victoria station Crossrail 2 is a proposed new railway line serving London and the South East, linking Surrey to Hertfordshire via Central London destinations. A new Crossrail 2 station is proposed at Angel. The earliest the scheme could be open by is 2030. Why do we need Crossrail 2? Angel is a thriving local centre and is currently served only • Provide step-free access from street level to the by the Northern line - one of London’s busiest Tube lines. Crossrail 2 platforms With congestion on the transport network set to increase in future, we need Crossrail 2 to ensure that people can • Add station capacity allowing up to 11,000 more continue to get to and from Angel easily. passengers to use the station in the peak hours • Provide local people with access to more jobs within What are the benefits of Crossrail 2? a 45 minute commute Crossrail 2 would add capacity to existing rail services and support economic regeneration by providing the • Support local businesses and economic growth by infrastructure needed to build new homes and create enabling more people to get to Angel within a 45 minute more jobs across London and beyond. journey. This would significantly increase the workforce available to local businesses, boosting their chances of A Crossrail 2 station at Angel would: finding and retaining a valued workforce • Improve your journey with up to 30 Crossrail 2 trains per • Reduce the time taken to travel to Angel, for example hour to destinations in London, Hertfordshire and Surrey a journey to Clapham Junction would be reduced by approximately 15 minutes • Reduce crowding on the busiest part of the Northern line during peak periods by approximately 10 per cent • Connect with existing London Underground services 10% Trains per hour Reduction in crowding through the tunnelled section on existing services All figures are based on current working assumptions and are subject to change. S6 D O V E S Y A R Adventure Games D Court ROW Playground 17 19 8 1 War Memorial COLEBROOKE 59 Hilton 60 CLOUDESLEY STREET 7 35 BARFORD STREET 105 Islington CRUDEN STREET 1 1 1 Church ELYSTAN 26 7 59 68 WALK Islington 1 on the 1 2 95 32 Corner 36 30 30 Green Key 7 34 CAMDEN 84 COPENHAGEN STREET 1 The proposal Statue WALK Proposed29 worksites 6 62 Business 16 39 40 25 S CHARLOTTE TERRACE 7 Design Centre T. 21 A new Crossrail 2 station at Angel would be underground Please refer to G6: A Typical Crossrail 2 Station to find out 69 P CLOUDESLEY PLACE E 23 56 T Crossrail 2 underground13 tunnels E 23 53 R and could include: more about the proposed design features of our below 21 52 ’ S S T R O A D R ground stations. Crossrail 2 platforms E 34 E R S E 1 B E R N T Vittoria CLOUDESLEY ROAD • 2x250 metre long platforms. Station platform tunnels 66 24 2 49 341 17 LIVERPOOL ROAD Housing Primary School 16 6 7 9 T Key local buildings BATCHELOR STREET 29 around 30 metres below ground level to the top of 14 Aid Centre 12 HALF 27 18 tunnel Minimising our impact MOON E 7 2 43 BROMFIELD STREET 10 CHARLTON PLACE CRESCENT14 Crossrail 2 station entrances 22 2 E 348 60 25 15 COURT 7 Premier Inn Japanese SHALFORD Drawing on Crossrail 1’s experience of building stations, CAMDEN 57 PASSAGE • An increase in capacity within the existing Northern line DENMARK GROVE R Gallery 11 27 the proposed Crossrail 2 station at Angel is estimated to Existing station entrancesDIGNUM STREET 10 11 353 T 50 ticket hall to accommodate a Crossrail 2 ticket hall on RITCHIE STREET 36 33 DEVONIA ROAD take five to eight years to complete. Activity on site would 2 PARKFIELD STREET T S E 49 Islington High Street Station shaft 6 E 18 Camden 34 29 fluctuate during this period. 16 R COLEBROOKE ROW MAYGOOD STREET GATEWAY T 20 ARCADE S D E W E Y R O A D 2 TOLPUDDLE STREET H Passage Northern line R G • An enlarged station entrance and a new second I H GRANTBRIDGE STREET Proposals for the scheme are still at the early stages of 14 E St. John entrance onto Torrens Street Victoria line N 49 1 BARNSBURY ROAD O E T 359 Evangelist design. Feedback from this and future consultations, T R E 93 T Church of E S P G 31 L Catholic 41 U D D Sainsbury’s N P I St. John 1 together with further design and engineering work, will L L T T O 1 40 2 • An underground connection between Crossrail 2 and P S Primary GERRARD ROAD E WYNFORD ROAD I E ECKFORD STREET the Evangelist refine the proposals ahead of seeking permission to build School 34 R 84 T Northern line services 72 U 1 33 S Waitrose the new railway. Y CHAPEL 28 21 Chapel PLACE R C O N D U I T S T 13 1 U WHITE D B STREETGRANT U 34 • A facility for reversing Crossrail 2 trains N N Market C A 27 All our contractors would have to adhere to a Code of N A 32 S 23 T D R 19 25 46 E E Construction Practice which would be developed with T DUNCAN TERRACE N O E L R O A D To construct Crossrail 2 we would require two main PENTON STREET 1 6 local authorities. This would set out requirements for 58 St. Silas 1 Islington Canal 55 worksites and two additional sites. 76 1 32 7 77 B CHAPEL MARKET35 Marks & considerate construction practices that use the latest Pentonville A A Tunnel R Spencer techniques to reduce noise and disruption both for 13 O Royal Bank N B Site A – The site of the Royal Bank of Scotland building BRADLEY FROG LANE RISINGHILL STREET CLOSE S 22 Federation of Scotland BRIDGE surface and underground works. T would be used for station tunnelling works and construction R 19 Embassy of Elizabeth E of Irish Duncan Terrace E 44 the State of 40 of the station entrance, station box and station shaft. T Garrett Societies95 101 VINCENT TERRACE 27 Gardens 1 As part of our Environmental Statement, a full evaluation 73 19 Anderson 72 Eritrea WHITE LION STREET 16 of the potential impacts of construction and operation of 17 139 College 9 23 Diespeker 32 Site B – Includes Iceland and other properties to the 25 1 29 PENTON GROVE Wharf the scheme would be documented along with proposed Claremont 13 1 north of White Lion Street. This site would be used for WHITE LION STREET 18 BARON STREET methods to minimise impacts where required. These Project Angel 2 Angel 1 36 30 53 7 construction of the station shaft. Impacts on Chapel Claremont 6 market would be avoided. proposals would then form commitments as part of the White Lion United Reformed application for planning consent. DONEGAL STREET D Youth Project Church DUNCAN TERRACE ISLINGTON COLEBROOKE ROW HIGH STREET Co-Operative QUICK STREET ANGEL Site C – At the southern part of Torrens Street, the MEWS 15 Pentonville DoubleTree Crafts Council Bank 16 ELIA STREET CYNTHIA STREET 1 1 16 location of the old entrance to Angel station would 25 by Hilton 26 ROCLIFFE STREET TORRENS STREET 17 10 C SUDELEY STREET 14 be used as access to support the construction of the 54 2 23 3 HERMES ANGEL underground connection between Crossrail 2 and the STREET 391 E L I A M E W S 32 1 24 A D 428 1 Northern line. L E R O 353 I L 75 V CLAREMONT SQUARE 389 128 44 120 O N Site D – The Public Carriage Office site, which is owned E N T C I T Y R O A D 1 P Old Red 1 BOREAS WALK E 17 C 16 by Transport for London, could be used for construction CLAREMONT SQUARE 398 29 L A Lion Theatre 1 P © Crown copyright and database rights 2015 Ordnance Survey 100035971/043 L S O N N E REMINGTON STREET of a facility for reversing Crossrail 2 trains at Angel. This is © Copyright Transport for London 2015 333 26 subject to further investigation. 2 Claremont 5 O Square A K S LE 319 Y 33 364 NELSON TERRACE C 394 T OWEN STREET Goswell R 401 MYLNE STREET E Proposed Crossrail 2 stations CLAREMONT CL Owens 338 S 31 2 . 6 39 Fields GOSWELLRoad ROAD 1 B E V I N WAY CLAREMONT SQUARE 390 SIDNEY GROVE 315 J 326 17 18 30 17 57 399 O 83 1 City & Islington 31 1 MYDDELTON SQUARE 4 H College 1 1 to 118 4 18 ROW 15 CHADWELL STREET 12 CRUICKSHANK STREET Grace N FREDERICK’S Baptist WAKLEY STREET Church S T R E E T Crossrail 2 route (autumn 2015) Key Broxbourne HERTFORDSHIRE Cheshunt Stations London Underground Waltham Cross London Overground Enfield Lock Crossrail 1 National Rail To find out more Contact us Brimsdown Visit www.crossrail2.co.uk where you can viewENFIEL and D • Email: [email protected] Highspeed 1 download a range of factsheets, maps and other • Helpline: 0343 222 0055* Highspeed 2 information about the scheme. Ponders End Tramlink Come along to one of our drop-in events where you • Post: Freepost Crossrail 2 Consultations will have an opportunity to view our proposals and • Website: Tunnel portal speak to members of the Crossrail 2 team.