A new station between Mile End & Stratford?

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Looking at the gap between Mile End and Stratford could there not be a new station built for Bow? Possibly around the north part of Falrfield Road or south part of Panrell Road where there is just space to build one. This if with the right walkways and easy access and exits could be useful as most of Bow has no rail access except for southern Bow. After crossrail is open this could be done?

Also the tunnels must run under here it crossrail tunnels will run under near Bow Road/Church stations. Is this true?

[castlebar]

I am sure this was discussed quite extensively on these boards about 18 months ago, and from memory, it seems the reasons "why not" were convincing

[melikepie]

There is still however a real proposal to link the Central with London Overground at Shoreditch, between Liverpool St and Bethnal Green. Are there any updates on this?

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Ah I think as for the Shoreditch High Street Station is still a wait wait idea. For anything to happen we would have to wait till crossrail to be finish which is around 4 more years.

As for a Bow/Old Ford station the huge area does need a better link to Stratford and to other parts of London. But bus links to Bethnal Green is to a good standard.

[Dstock7080]

Jun 22, 2013 15:19:35 GMT @futureguy said:

Looking at the gap between Mile End and Stratford could there not be a new station built for Bow? Possibly around the north part of Falrfield Road or south part of Panrell Road where there is just space to build one. This if with the right walkways and easy access and exits could be useful as most of Bow has no rail access except for southern Bow. After crossrail is open this could be done?

Also the tunnels must run under here it crossrail tunnels will run under near Bow Road/Church stations. Is this true?

This view taken from the Crossrail website shows the tunnels in the Bow area, in relation to Mile End (bottom left), Bow Road - Bow Church (middle centre), Bromley-by-Bow (right)

[norbitonflyer]

Jun 22, 2013 15:19:35 GMT @futureguy said:

could there not be a new station built for Bow? Possibly around the north part of Falrfield Road or south part of Parnell Road where there is just space to build one.

Does the Central swing that far north? The direct route would follow the District and DLR more closely. If that is the case the area of Bow it would pass under already has connections to both Mile End and Stratford, without loading any more passengrs onto the Central. Shoreditch would surely be a higher priority if the Central were to magically acquire any extra space.

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The Crossrail tunnels would have to avoid the central lines tunnels. Old ford/North Bow is in need of a station of a sort. The only other way to have any other rail link is a NR station (which would be hard if not impossible) or that DLR extension to Hackney Central plan....which would again be hard because it would have to be underground due to the area is built up. Plus the other reasons..

A Central Line station is the cheapish and most realistic rail link.

[djlynch]

Jun 22, 2013 16:54:08 GMT norbitonflyer said:

Jun 22, 2013 15:19:35 GMT @futureguy said:

could there not be a new station built for Bow? Possibly around the north part of Falrfield Road or south part of Parnell Road where there is just space to build one.

Does the Central swing that far north? The direct route would follow the District and DLR more closely.

If the TfL Journey Planner map is to be believed (and I think the consensus around here is that it is at least a reasonable approximation of the route of tunnels), it doesn't. It shows the Central running under the GEML as far as where the DLR and the chord to Limehouse and Fenchurch Street separate, then turning south to meet the route of the District around Bow Road station.

[alholmes]

At Fairfield Road the Central Line runs beneath the main Great Eastern line. The Old Ford emergency access / ventilation shaft is squeezed between Wick Lane and the A12 near the bridge where the GE mainline crosses the A12. It was through this shaft that the flooding of the Central Line occurred just before the Olympics, when Thames Water were doing some repairs on Wick Lane.

There's no real need for a Central Line station there. The District from Bow Road is a good alternative, and there are plenty of buses (25/205/425) along Bow Road, or the 8 along Roman Road.