Delivering a better railway for a better Britain Route Specifications 2016 Wessex Wessex March 2016 Network Rail – Route Specifications: Wessex 02 Route C: Wessex SRS C.01 Waterloo – Woking 03 SRS C.02 Woking – Basingstoke 07 SRS C.03 Basingstoke – Southampton 11 SRS C.04 Southampton – Weymouth 15 SRS C.05 Lymington Branch 19 SRS C.06 Woking – Portsmouth 23 SRS C.07 Main Line Suburban Lines 27 SRS C.08 Redhill – Guildford 32 SRS C.09 Guildford – Wokingham 36 SRS C.10 Isle of Wight 40 SRS C.11 Cosham to St Denys/Eastleigh 44 SRS C.12 Inner Windsor Lines 48 SRS C.13 Outer Windsor Lines 53 SRS C.14 Basingstoke – Salisbury 58 SRS C.15 Salisbury – Exmouth Junction 62 SRS C.16 Redbridge/Eastleigh – Salisbury 66 SRS C.17 Brookwood – Alton 70 SRS C.99 Other Freight Lines 74 Interface with other routes SRS J.09 Reading - Basingstoke 78 SRS K.05 Castle Cary - Dorchester 82 Glossary 86 SRS C.01 Waterloo – March 2016 Network Rail – Route Specifications: Wessex 03 Woking Geographic map Route specification description of choices for addressing capacity and connectivity on this SRS. :(/ :/ / * These include strengthening of all remaining Main Line services to %2. /RQGRQ3DGGLQJWRQ )66 6WUDWHJLF5RXWH6HFWLRQ 1 +$ &% :,1 0 1 + The line between London Waterloo and Woking forms part of the & 0/ * %5 + /RQGRQ%ULGJH % + 7 * /RQGRQ:DWHUORR /%& full length; further extension of Main Suburban services to 12-car (or -$ ; 7' $7* /RQGRQ9LFWRULD * +/ 1. South West Main Line (SWML) and covers of a distance of ( / * 9DX[KDOO /RQGRQ 1. %6 / $ Crossrail 2 as an alternative); and increasing the number of services 'DWH -XQH 0DS3URGXFHG%\ $VVHW,QIRUPDWLRQ 0DSSLQJ7H67DP ) (0DLO $VVHW,QIRUPDWLRQ 0DSSLQJ7HDP#1HWZRUN5DLOFRXN * &./ 4XHHQVWRZQ5RDG %DWWHUVHD /HZLVKDP approximately 24.5 miles. Between London Waterloo and Clapham 7 26,QIRUPDWLRQUHSURGXFHGIURPWKH2UGQDQFH6XUYH\0DS 8 6$5 &$ * operating into London Waterloo. These will be further developed as $7/ ZLWKSHUPLVVLRQRIWKHFRQWUROOHURI+HU0DMHVW\¶V6WDWLRQHU\2IILFH +2 * / / &URZQ&RS\ULJKW/LFHQFH1R 33: &ODSKDP +HUQH+LOO / Junction there are eight tracks, made up of four Windsor lines, two -XQFWLRQ * : )HOWKDP 7 appropriate in subsequent control periods, more details can be +- 6: (DUOVILHOG ++ ( * * %% - + - Main Slow lines and two Main Fast lines. This reduces to just four 5'* 'XUQVIRUG5RDG6WDII+DOW /7 76 found in the Wessex Route Study here. * 9, :LPEOHGRQ 5 6/ 606 3 & - &+ :LPEOHGRQ /8/ 6 tracks beyond Clapham Junction as far as Woking, made up of an / 10 * + 6 6 1% 10 5D\QHV3DUN %7 % 0- : Planned and proposed infrastructure investments are detailed in * 97 Up and a Down Fast line and an Up and a Down Slow line. At % : %HUU\ODQGV / * % %0 / +$0 * 1HZ0DOGHQ &0 : & Table 5.0. The most significant scheme in the current Control Period - * ( Wimbledon there is grade separation to transfer the Up Slow line 6 53 (VKHU 6XUELWRQ 60 & +HUVKDP 6 9: * 03 (CP5) is the lengthening of Platforms 1 to 4 at London Waterloo and : * over the Fast lines. The entire route section is DC electrified * ( :DOWRQRQ7KDPHV 1) $- + opening WIT Platforms 21 to 24 for domestic use which both form * %7 throughout. % :H\EULGJH * part of the Wessex Capacity Programme. As previously mentioned %\IOHHWDQG1HZ+DZ * The route is characterised by a large number of stations owing to :HVW%\IOHHW ' this will allow Main Suburban services to operate as 10-car trains. 5( 3$ + 7 %7 the suburban nature of the area. The high number of stations along * :RNLQJ The Wessex Capacity Programme will deliver station pedestrian 7 /HJHQG the route means journey times for stopping services are relatively 7$ 6WUDWHJLF5RXWH6HFWLRQ& / :3+ /( 1* - 6WUDWHJLF5RXWH& 97 slow considering the distance in miles. capacity schemes in CP5 at Surbiton and Vauxhall stations. The 5D% LO1HWZRUN * 0DMR5( U.H\6WDWLRQV 6& ' 8 * 6WDWLRQV implementation of these schemes will improve pedestrian flows &RDVW The route section and its stations are illustrated in the adjacent through the stations and include staircase works. map. Service frequency and journey times are listed in the tables associated with this Strategic Route Section (SRS). The Wessex Capacity Programme will also deliver several outputs in CP6 including changes to the track layout at Queenstown Road to There are currently twenty domestic platforms at London Waterloo, facilitate additional capacity on the Windsor Lines and efficient including Platform 20 (part of Waterloo International Terminal, operation of Empty Coaching Stock (ECS) in and out of Clapham WIT) which was brought into domestic use in Control Period 4 (CP4). Yard. There will also be pedestrian capacity schemes at Clapham The remaining four platforms in WIT will be brought into Junction and Wimbledon. operational use in Control Period 5 (CP5) as part of the Wessex Capacity Programme. Other schemes specified in the CP5 Delivery Plan include the scheme to provide 10-car capability on services between Reading In terms of freight services there are intermodal and aggregate and London Waterloo, and the associated power supply upgrade. flows that operate from Woking or beyond leaving this section at Combined with the Wessex Capacity Programme this will result in a Byfleet Junction to join the Chertsey Line (including the Gypsum full 10-car capable suburban network by the end of CP5. train via Clapham Junction). There are also aggregate flows that operate from Tolworth which briefly traverse this section. This SRS will also see a number of targeted renewals delivered throughout CP5. The National Operating Strategy will migrate the Stations that are operated as part of the Main Suburban network, control of all signalling, across the whole Wessex Route, to the those with platforms on the Slow lines, have been extended to Basingstoke Rail Operating Centre (ROC). This programme will be accommodate 10-car trains as part of the CP4 and CP5 train progressed through CP6 and beyond as per the national strategy. lengthening programme. These will operate a full 10-car service following the completion of the Wessex Capacity Programme and Network Rail will continue to identify small schemes that will the introduction of new Class 707 rolling stock. improve safety, network availability, performance and journey time on this SRS. The Wessex Route Study, published in August 2015, forms part of the Long Term Planning Process (LTPP) and has suggested a number SRS C.01 Waterloo – Woking March 2016 Network Rail – Route Specifications: Wessex 04 Route capability overview Table 1.0 Information Current 2019 2043 Notes Line of route SW100: Waterloo to Clapham Junction description SW105: Clapham Junction to Weymouth Section start Waterloo Section end Woking Route availability 4,8 4,8 4,8 Gauge W6, W8, W9 W6, W8, W9 W6, W8, W9 Consideration should be given to the feasibility of providing passive provision for future AC electrification. Signals Track circuit block Track circuit block European Train Control System (ETCS) ETCS subject to roll out programme Speed Fast: 90mph (short section of Fast: 90mph (short section of 100mph north of Raise linespeed to highest possible with ETCS ETCS subject to roll out programme See Sectional Appendix 100mph north of Woking in the Woking in the Up direction only) for detailed speed Up direction only) Slow: 90mph Raise linespeed to highest possible with a change Permanent Speed Restrictions (PSRs) should be removed where profiles Slow: 90mph to AC electrification efficient to do so as part of a renewal) Raise linespeed to highest possible with a change in rolling stock Electrification 750V dc third rail throughout 750V dc third rail throughout 750V dc third rail or 25kV overhead Passenger train service levels (trains per hour/day) Table 2.0 Current 2019 2043 Notes Typical journey time Woking - Waterloo Woking - Waterloo Woking - Waterloo (minutes) AM Peak Fast: 28 AM Peak Fast: 28 AM Peak Fast: 26 Off-peak Fast: 27 Off-peak Fast: 27 Off-peak Fast: 25 AM Peak Slow: 54 AM Peak Slow: 54 AM Peak Slow: 52 Off-peak Slow: 49 Off-peak Slow: 49 Off-peak Slow: 47 No. of trains per hour Arriving at Waterloo (including Windsor Line) Arriving at Waterloo (including Windsor Line) Arriving at Waterloo (including Windsor Figures shown are in a scenario where Crossrail 2 is not AM Peak: 58 AM Peak: 60 Line) implemented. In a Crossrail 2 scenario figures would be as Off-peak: 43 Off-peak: 43 AM Peak: 75 follows: Off-peak: 47 AM Peak: 65 (plus an additional 20 Crossrail 2 services as far as Wimbledon only) Off-peak: 47 SRS C.01 Waterloo – Woking March 2016 Network Rail – Route Specifications: Wessex 05 Current Freight Trains (paths per day) Table 3.0 Current 2019 2043 Notes Route section Byfleet & New Haw – Woking Daily paths in 6 Intermodal: expected to grow by 6% per As per forecasts in the one direction (as annum (Freight Market Study) Freight Market Study per WTT) Aggregates: * Figures are for freight trains in one direction only on an average weekday. Level crossings on route There are no level crossings in this route section. SRS C.01 Waterloo – Woking March 2016 Network Rail – Route Specifications: Wessex 06 Committed infrastructure investment in Control Period 5 (2014 – 2019)* Table 5.0 Project Project Description ELR Implementation Output change Notes Status Date Wessex Capacity Platform lengthening at London BML1 CP5 project Improved passenger flow, In development Programme Waterloo Platforms 1-4, integration of RDG1 longer trains and a more Waterloo International Terminal for JAT flexible layout domestic use. and other associated works to facilitate increased capacity on the
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