Delivering a better railway for a better Britain Route Specifications 2016 Anglia Anglia March 2016 Network Rail – Route Specifications: Anglia 02 Route D: East Anglia Route E: North London Line Route F: Thameside SRS D.01 Bethnal Green – Stansted Airport 03 SRS E.01 Richmond – Willesden Junction 89 SRS F.01 Fenchurch Street – Shoeburyness 114 SRS D.02 Hackney Downs – Cheshunt/Enfield Town 07 SRS E.02 Willesden Junction – Gospel Oak 93 SRS F.02 Tilbury Loop 119 SRS D.03 Hertford East Branch 10 SRS E.03 Gospel Oak – Stratford 97 SRS F.99 Other Freight Line 124 SRS D.04 Chingford Branch 13 SRS E.04 Gospel Oak – Woodgrange Park 101 Glossary 128 SRS D.05 Stansted – Ely 16 SRS E.05 Forest Gate Junction – Barking 105 SRS D.06 Ely – Kings Lynn 20 SRS E.91 Dudding Hill Line 108 SRS D.07 Peterborough – Stowmarket 24 SRS E.99 Other Freight Line 110 SRS D.08 Cambridge – Chippenham Junction 28 SRS D.09 Ely – Norwich 31 SRS D.10 Liverpool Street – Shenfield 35 SRS D.11 Shenfield – Ipswich 42 SRS D.12 Ipswich – Norwich 49 SRS D.13 Shenfield – Southend/Southminster 55 SRS D.14 Braintree Branch 59 SRS D.15 Harwich Branch 63 SRS D.16 Walton and Clacton Branches 67 SRS D.17 Upminster Branch 71 SRS D.18 Sudbury Branch 74 SRS D.19 East Suffolk Line and Norfolk Branches 77 SRS D.20 Felixstowe – Ipswich 82 SRS D.99 Other Freight Lines 86 The information contained in this document is subject to change following completion of the Anglia Route Study in Summer 2015. An updated version will be published later in 2015. SRS D.01 Bethnal Green – March 2016 Network Rail – Route Specifications: Anglia 03 Stansted Airport Geographic map Route specification description through the two platformed stations at Tottenham Hale, Northumberland Park, Angel Road, Ponders End, Brimsdown, Enfield 6WDQVWHG0RXQWILWFKHW 7(1 6WUDWHJLF5RXWH6HFWLRQ * 7/$ 6WDQVWHG$LUSRUW Bethnal Green station at 1 mile 10 chains from Liverpool Street ' * Lock and Waltham Cross. There are three CCTV level crossings on %5$ marks the start of the 25kV overhead electrified West Anglia route. * %LVKRSV6WRUWIRUG this section at Northumberland Park, Brimsdown and Enfield Lock 'DWH -XQH 0DS3URGXFHG%\ $VVHW,QIRUPDWLRQ 0DSSLQJ7HDP (0DLO $VVHW,QIRUPDWLRQ 0DSSLQJ7HDP#1HWZRUN5DLOFRXN The station has two platforms on the Up and Down suburban lines, stations plus a gated level crossing at Trinity Lane just north of 26,QIRUPDWLRQUHSURGXFHGIURPWKH2UGQDQFH6XUYH\0DS ZLWKSHUPLVVLRQRIWKHFRQWUROOHURI+HU0DMHVW\¶V6WDWLRQHU\2IILFH &URZQ&RS\ULJKW/LFHQFH1R which are two of the six tracks that lead out of the London terminus. * 6DZEULGJHZRUWK (&0 Waltham Cross station. At Cheshunt Junction the two-track 63& +(% * * The line at this point runs on a viaduct through a densely populated Southbury Loop line converges from the west giving a three track * +DUORZ0LOO +DUORZ7RZQ 5R\GRQ East London and the four track layout is formed from the two approach to Cheshunt station. Up until this point all the stations * %UR[ERXUQH can accommodate trains of up to eight-car with the exception of +'% suburban lines and a junction off the Up and Down main lines out of Tottenham Hale which can accommodate up to 12-car trains. * &KHVKXQW Liverpool Street. The four tracks continue as far as Hackney Downs :6$ * :DOWKDP&URVV station passing through Cambridge Heath and London Fields Cheshunt station, 14 miles from Liverpool Street station, has three * (QILHOG/RFN * stations, both of which only have platforms on the suburban lines. platforms, two of which are through 12-car length platforms on the (17 %ULPVGRZQ +'7 * 3RQGHUV(QG :,6 %*. The single track Graham Road Curve diverges to the west at main lines and an eight-car length bay platform that leads directly 669 * $QJHO5RDG * /71 Reading Lane Junction to join the North London Line whilst the onto the Southbury Loop. Windmill Lane CCTV level crossing is &:- 1RUWKXPEHUODQG3DUN 0&- * 7RWWHQKDP+DOH 7$+ 0&- &-& 528 immediately to the north of Cheshunt station. 6'& 7$+ )66 main line crosses over the intersection of the North London Line %'+ &ODSWRQ /HJHQG * 670 +DFNQH\'RZQV 6WUDWHJLF5RXWH6HFWLRQ' 1$- &$: 83* %2. * ':: 6WUDWIRUG 7$+ 6WUDWHJLF5RXWH' itself immediately before Hackney Downs station. $1/ /RQGRQ)LHOGV * /(& * 5DLO1HWZRUN )66 The line up until now has been passing through built up and :(/ /RQGRQ.LQJV&URVV * 0&/ * * 0DMRU.H\6WDWLRQV /RQGRQ(XVWRQ * * &DPEULGJH+HDWK * 6WDWLRQV * 0(% %HWKQDO*UHHQ 7// 7+1 /RQGRQ3DGGLQJWRQ &RDVW industrialised areas however north of Cheshunt the line begins to 0/1 ;7' From the four tracks and platforms at Hackney Downs the suburban * * lines diverge to the west to form the Southbury Loop whilst the main take on a more rural aspect. The line continues in its two track lines continue to the east at the start of the Lea Valley route. After formation until Broxbourne station passing over three level Hackney Downs North Junction the two-track line passes through crossings at Cadmore Lane, and Slipe Lane, which are user worked Queens Road and Clapton tunnels before entering the two together with Wharf Road Automatic Half Barrier. Broxbourne platformed Clapton station. After Clapton there are three junctions station has four tracks around two island platforms. At Broxbourne in quick succession: At Clapton Junction the line diverges eastwards station the main line platforms can accommodate 12-car trains but to form the two-track Chingford Branch; at Coppermill North the two outer loop platforms can only accommodate eight-car Junction two tracks converge from the east from Temple Mills and length trains. To the east of the station there are several south Stratford; and at Tottenham South Junction the line diverges facing sidings around which is a passing Up Goods Loop. Up and westwards to join the Gospel Oak to Barking line immediately Down Passenger Loops extend from Broxbourne station either side before the overhead intersection of the Gospel Oak to Barking line of the main line. The two-track main line continues to Broxbourne itself. The two electrified tracks from Coppermill North Junction Junction where the two-track Hertford East branch diverges to the lead down to Stratford station Platforms 11 and 12. On the way they west. pass Orient Way sidings, which replaced the previous carriage North of Broxbourne Junction the line passes through Roydon sidings at Thornton’s Field between Stratford and Bow, to free space station, which is unusually formed of two eight-car length staggered for the Olympic Park. The facility at Orient Way is a private sidings platforms either side of a CCTV level crossing. The road exit from owned by the Department of Transport (DfT) and leased to Abellio the east of the level crossing leads immediately onto a bridge over Greater Anglia. It is used extensively between the peak hours and the River Stort. The station area has been prone to flooding in the there is also some overnight stabling. Immediately after Orient Way past. At the north end of the Up platform the line crosses over the is the Eurostar Depot that is linked to HS1 at Stratford International River Stort, which would make extending the platform beyond its station via a single track. eight-car capability, challenging to say the least. Two and a half Back on the West Anglia Main Line, after the Gospel Oak to Barking miles further on from Roydon the line reaches Harlow Town, which is line intersection the two track line continues northwards passing another two island platformed station with Up and Down SRS D.01 Bethnal Green – Stansted Airport March 2016 Network Rail – Route Specifications: Anglia 04 Passenger Loops either side of the main line. All four platforms at At Stansted South Junction two tracks diverge from the main line to Harlow Town can accommodate 12-car length trains. The main the east and continue through the single track Stansted Airport line continues on to Harlow Mill station where there are Up and Tunnel into Stansted Airport terminus station. Stansted Airport Down Goods Loops either side of the main line and a rail station has three platforms. One of the two outer platforms is of connected aggregates freight facility to the east of the line just 12-car length whilst the other can take up to 16 cars. The shorter south of the station. Harlow Mill has two eight-car length bay platform between them can take up to four-car length trains. platforms. Up until now all passenger trains from London have been operated by Abellio Greater Anglia however at Stansted Airport station the Just over two miles north of Harlow Mill is Sawbridgeworth station, shorter bay platform is used by CrossCountry services, which which has two 12-car platforms. Immediately to the south of the operate from Birmingham accessing the station by a single track station is Sawbridgeworth level crossing. The two track line now north facing chord to the west of Stansted Airport Tunnel. The 1 continues to Bishops Stortford station where there are several mile 184 yard length single track Stansted Airport Tunnel currently carriage sidings to the east of the main line. Bishops Stortford restricts the number of services which can operate into and out of station itself has three 12-car platforms two of which form an Stansted Airport station. island. The Down platform is staggered to the north of the island platform. Three miles further on we reach Stansted Mountfitchet station, which has two 12-car platforms. To the west of the main line and north of the station is a Down Goods Loop that can also be used for turning back services towards London. Route capability overview Table 1.0 Information Current