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[[File:Class-416-pass-Stratford-NLL-B4-JLE.jpg|thumb|Two British Railways Class 416 trains working on the North London Line pass at Stratford (low level) station. This view shows the station as it was before rebuilding for the Jubilee line.]]
[[File:Class-416-pass-Stratford-NLL-B4-JLE.jpg|thumb|Two British Railways Class 416 trains working on the North London Line pass at Stratford (low level) station. This view shows the station as it was before rebuilding for the Jubilee line.]]


*'''Platforms 16 & 17 ''' originally served trains from [[Palace Gates (Wood Green) railway station|Palace Gates]] (near [[Alexandra Palace]]) to {{stnlnk|North Woolwich}}, a service which no longer operates. In the 1980s, trains from {{LUL stations|station=Richmond}} to [[Broad Street railway station (London)|Broad Street]] were diverted to run via these platforms to North Woolwich. Following the closure of the line to North Woolwich on 9 December 2006, these platforms effectively became a terminus, with trains heading west only, towards Richmond. However, they also left the station at its south end to reverse, so both platforms were used. On 14 April 2009 these platforms, originally numbered 1 and 2, closed and the [[North London Line]] service moved to the current platforms 1 and 2, which are in the high-level part of the station and have step-free access. The old platforms are now in use by DLR services, platform 17 is for Northbound trains to Stratford International and platform 16 is for Southbound trains to Beckton during peak times and Woolwich Arsenal during off-peak times.<ref name="loleaflet">London Overground: Statford Platform Changes (Information leaflet, TfL April 2009)</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.london2012.com/documents/oda-transport/stratford-regional-station-christmas-2007-improvements-map.pdf|title= Stratford Station}}</ref>
*'''Platforms 16 & 17 ''' originally served trains from [[Palace Gates (Wood Green) railway station|Palace Gates]] (near [[Alexandra Palace]]) to {{stnlnk|North Woolwich}}, a service which no longer operates. In the 1980s, trains from {{LUL stations|station=Richmond}} to [[Broad Street railway station (London)|Broad Street]] were diverted to run via these platforms to North Woolwich. Following the closure of the line to North Woolwich on 9 December 2006, these platforms effectively became a terminus, with trains heading west only, towards Richmond. However, they also left the station at its south end to reverse, so both platforms were used. On 14 April 2009 these platforms, originally numbered 1 and 2, closed and the [[North London Line]] service moved to the current platforms 1 and 2, which are in the high-level part of the station and have step-free access. The old platforms are now in use by DLR services, platform 17 is for Northbound trains to Stratford International and platform 16 is for Southbound trains to [[Beckton DLR station|Beckton]] during peak times and [[Woolwich Arsenal station|Woolwich Arsenal]] during off-peak times.<ref name="loleaflet">London Overground: Statford Platform Changes (Information leaflet, TfL April 2009)</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.london2012.com/documents/oda-transport/stratford-regional-station-christmas-2007-improvements-map.pdf|title= Stratford Station}}</ref>


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Stratford London Underground Docklands Light Railway London Overground
Stratford Regional[1]
Stratford (London)[2]
South station entrance
LocationStratford
Local authorityLondon Borough of Newham
Managed byLondon Underground[3]
National Express East Anglia[2]
OwnerNetwork Rail[3]
Station code(s)SRA
Number of platforms19
AccessibleYes[4][5]
Fare zone3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2007Increase 25.627 million[6]
2008Increase 27.230 million[6]
2009Decrease 26.990 million[6]
2019Increase 64.85 million[7]
2020Decrease 25.07 million[8]
2021Increase 29.11 million[9]
2022Increase 47.88 million[10]
2023Increase 54.38 million[11]
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2019Increase 10.453 million[12]
2020Decrease 8.757 million[13]
2021Increase 9.977 million[14]
2022included in Underground usage[15]
2023included in Underground usage[16]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2005–06Decrease 7.699 million[17]
2006–07Increase 13.089 million[17]
2007–08Increase 13.369 million[17]
2008–09Decrease 12.330 million[17]
– interchange1.143 million[17]
2009–10Increase 12.370 million[17]
– interchange1.383 million[17]
Key dates
1839Opened by ECR
1946Central line started
1987DLR started
1999Jubilee line started
2007Platform 7 closed
2009Platforms 1 & 2 resited
2010Platform 3a opened
2011DLR platforms 16 & 17 opened
2018Crossrail due to start
Other information
External links
London transport portal
Rail Tour at Stratford Station in 1951

Stratford station is a large multilevel railway station in Stratford, east London. The station is served by the National Rail services National Express East Anglia, London Overground and c2c, by London Underground's Central and Jubilee lines, and by the Docklands Light Railway (DLR). Stratford is in London Travelcard Zone 3, and Network Rail owns the station. To distinguish it from Stratford-upon-Avon, this station is called Stratford (London) by National Rail,[2] and is sometimes referred to as Stratford Regional to distinguish it from Stratford International station some 400 yards (370 m) away.[1] The station will be a key arrival point for the London 2012 Summer Olympics.[18]

History

Railway lines around Stratford in 1914

Stratford station was opened on 20 June 1839 by the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR). The Northern and Eastern Railway opened a section of its authorised line from Broxbourne to join the ECR at Stratford on 15 September 1840.[19] As well as a station, a railway works was built, much of which has since been turned into a freight terminal.

Central Line services started on 4 December 1946, extended from Liverpool Street station in new tunnels after being delayed due to the Second World War. The line was further extended to Template:LUL stations on 5 May 1947 and then to the former London and North Eastern Railway branch lines to Template:LUL stations, Template:LUL stations and Template:LUL stations progressively until 1957.

The Docklands Light Railway opened on 31 August 1987 reusing redundant rail routes through the Bow and Poplar areas to reach the new Docklands developments on the Isle of Dogs.

The low-level station was substantially rebuilt in the late 1990s as part of the Jubilee Line Extension works, with a large new steel and glass building designed by Wilkinson Eyre that encloses much of the low-level station, and a new ticket hall. The old ticket hall, at the eastern end of the station and connected via a subway, has since been demolished. The Jubilee Line opened to passengers on 14 May 1999 as far as Template:LUL stations station, and to Template:LUL stations and Template:LUL stations in November 1999.[20]

With the great increase in services and passengers since the Second World War, Stratford has changed from a fairly busy junction into one of Britain's major rail interchanges. Growth is set to continue in the future with the opening of the Crossrail line across London and the nearby Stratford International station.

Station layout

Stratford stations
‹See TfM›Stratford International
Docklands Light Railway
National Rail
HL
‹See TfM›Stratford
London Overground
National Rail
National Rail
Elizabeth line
Central line (London Underground)
Docklands Light Railway
Jubilee Line
LL
Docklands Light Railway
Stratford Market depot
Docklands Light Railway
Stratford High Street
Source[21]

High-level platforms

Different platform signage (clockwise from top left) London Overground, Docklands Light Railway, Jubilee line, National Express East Anglia
London Overground North London Line train on the new platform with the new footbridge to Stratford City in the right
Westbound platforms 3 and 3a at Stratford station (with a London Underground Central Line train arriving). Trains now open their doors on both sides at this platform.
The inside of a westbound Central Line 1992 stock train whilst calling at Stratford station – with the doors open on both sides. From this angle, Platform 3 is to the photographer's right and the new Platform 3A is to the photographer's left.
Jubilee line platforms 13 to 15, opened in 1999

The high-level platforms run at right angles to the low-level, roughly east-west. The lines to the old platforms 1 & 2 pass beneath the high-level station. Access from the main station entrance is via a subway; a second subway links the Jubilee line platforms directly to platforms 3–10. A third subway, which served the old entrance to the station, is closed and available for emergency use only, but is scheduled to be reopened.

  • Platforms 1 & 2: On 15 April 2009 the North London Line platforms at Stratford moved to new high-level platforms 1 & 2 from the old low-level platforms 1 & 2, the latter being made available for the DLR's forthcoming Stratford International service (due to open in late spring 2011). Platforms 1 and 2 comprise an island platform with step-free links to platform 12 and the subway linking to platforms 3 to 11.[22] The platforms can accommodate trains with up to 6 cars, though at present, due to short platforms elsewhere, 3-car trains are used as previously. It had originally been planned to make this change on 2 January 2009 but it was delayed.[23] Note: During the planning of these new platforms they were shown on plans as 12a and 12b.
  • Platforms 3, 3A & 6 are used by Central line trains, which rise from their tunnels into the open air here and immediately descend back underground afterwards. Platforms 3 & 6 are 'island' platforms providing easy cross-platform interchange with National Rail services operating from platforms 5 and 8 respectively (see below), while platform 3a has a direct step-free connection at mezzanine level, facilitating easier interchange with Jubilee line trains on platforms 13-15 and Docklands Light Railway trains on platforms 4a & 4b. Westbound Central line trains travelling towards London Liverpool Street Station and Central London open their doors on both sides, so that passengers can alight and board trains from either side, reducing dwell times and peak-hour congestion in the passageways.
  • Platforms 4 & 7 are abandoned. When the London to Shenfield line was electrified in the 1940s, there was an intention to run a shuttle service from Fenchurch Street to Stratford, calling at Stepney and Bow Road, which would have terminated at these bay platforms. However, this service was never introduced (despite all the works required being carried out). In the 1980s platform 4 was used as the terminus of the Docklands Light Railway while platform 7 remained abandoned. In 2007 platform 4 was abandoned again as the DLR moved to two new platforms to the south of platform 4.
  • Platforms 9, 10 & 10a are used by NXEA services on the fast lines out of London Template:LUL stations towards Norwich and destinations served by branches off the Great Eastern Main Line, e.g. Clacton-on-Sea, Braintree, and Southend. Originally there were only two platforms here, but in the 1990s the station buildings on Platform 9 were demolished to make an island platform with faces on both sides. The new face became 9, the old 9 became 10 and the old 10 became 10a. Platform 10a is now rarely used because of its inconvenient location, accessible from only one of the two open station subways.
  • Platforms 11 & 12 have been used since December 2005 for NXEA services to Broxbourne, Bishop's Stortford and Stansted Airport. There is a half-hourly service in the peak hours, hourly off-peak and at weekends. Most services use platform 12, since trains cannot terminate and reverse direction in platform 11.

Template:Stratford (high-level) station layout diagram

Low-level platforms

These platforms are at ground level and run north-south. Platforms 13-16 are served by a footbridge (with lifts and escalators) from the main station entrance, while platform 17 adjoins directly on to the main station concourse.

  • Platforms 13–15 were built in the late 1990s to serve the Jubilee line when it was extended here in 1999. All three are bay platforms.[24] A footbridge joins the platforms at the south end, away from the main station building.
Two British Railways Class 416 trains working on the North London Line pass at Stratford (low level) station. This view shows the station as it was before rebuilding for the Jubilee line.
  • Platforms 16 & 17 originally served trains from Palace Gates (near Alexandra Palace) to North Woolwich, a service which no longer operates. In the 1980s, trains from Template:LUL stations to Broad Street were diverted to run via these platforms to North Woolwich. Following the closure of the line to North Woolwich on 9 December 2006, these platforms effectively became a terminus, with trains heading west only, towards Richmond. However, they also left the station at its south end to reverse, so both platforms were used. On 14 April 2009 these platforms, originally numbered 1 and 2, closed and the North London Line service moved to the current platforms 1 and 2, which are in the high-level part of the station and have step-free access. The old platforms are now in use by DLR services, platform 17 is for Northbound trains to Stratford International and platform 16 is for Southbound trains to Beckton during peak times and Woolwich Arsenal during off-peak times.[22][25]

Template:Stratford (low-level) station layout diagram

Stratford International

The nearby Stratford International station opened on 30 November 2009 (for preview services only). Since 13 December 2009 Southeastern began its full domestic high-speed service between London St Pancras, and Kent. Currently a bus service provides an interchange between Stratford Regional and Stratford International[26] which leaves the regional station from the northern end of platform 11, where rail tickets are available at a temporary ticket office. The Docklands Light Railway 'Stratford International' extension has provided a link between the two stations since 31 August 2011.[27]

Despite Stratford International's name, no international trains call there, and Eurostar (currently the only international operator) has no plans to do so. However, there are a number of other potential operators that may use the station for international services. These include Deutsche Bahn's proposed London-Frankfurt/Amsterdam service[28] and the proposed "Transmanche Metro" service to Calais via local stations.[29]

Service patterns

The typical off-peak service per hour (tph) from Stratford is as follows:

Train Operator Frequency
and Destination
London Underground *Central Line
15 tph to Template:LUL stations
15 tph to Template:LUL stations
9 tph to Template:LUL stations via Newbury Park
3 tph to Template:LUL stations via Hainault
15 tph to Template:LUL stations
*Jubilee line
16 tph to Template:LUL stations
National Express East Anglia 13 tph (+ 1 tph to set down only) to London Liverpool Street
6 tph to Shenfield
3 tph to Southend Victoria
1 tph to Stansted Airport
1 tph to Hertford East
1 tph to Norwich
1 tph to Braintree
1 tph to Clacton-on-Sea
1 tph to Colchester Town
1 tph to Ipswich
London Overground 4 tph to Template:LUL stations
2 tph to Clapham Junction
c2c Limited services to Grays and Shoeburyness
Limited services to London Liverpool Street
Docklands Light Railway 6tph to Canary Wharf
TBC to Stratford International
TBC to Woolwich Arsenal via London City Airport
TBC to Beckton via Custom House

Electrification

All lines at Stratford are electrified, although a few passenger and freight services which pass through this station are hauled by diesel locomotives. At one time there were four different systems of electrification in use, a record for any station in London. However, since the diversion of the North London Line from the low-level to the new high-level platforms these trains have changed the electrical system they use while at this station. The remaining systems used are:

In 1949 the Great Eastern Main Line through Stratford was electrified at 1500 V dc overhead before being converted to 6.25 kV AC 50 Hz overhead in 1960 and converted again in about 1976 to 25 kV.[30]

Future

There are plans to build a new ticket hall at the eastern end of the mezzanine. This will relieve congestion at the existing ticket hall.[31]

In preparation for the Olympics and the Stratford City development, a new north-facing exit and ticket hall is being built. Both existing passenger subways have been extended north to connect with the ticket hall, and the abandoned subway at the eastern end of the station, which formed part of the old station complex, has been reopened and refurbished to allow interchange between platforms 3-12 and the new high-level platforms 1 & 2.[32] A new pedestrian bridge may also be built to connect Stratford shopping centre with the Stratford City development. This will also connect the mezzanine-level ticket hall with the northern one.

The National Express East Anglia service north to Tottenham Hale may see a re-opened station at Lea Bridge. This is not likely to take place until after the 2012 Olympics.

The station will also become a major interchange for Crossrail services, due to commence in 2018.[33] This would mean that Stratford would be directly linked to Heathrow Airport, Maidenhead and possibly Reading.

A 360° view, taken in October 2005, of the canopy structure housing the new ticket hall. The high-level station is through the windows in the centre and the low-level station is on the right.


The same view in August 2008. Note the new DLR platforms on the left, and the additional westbound Central Line platform under construction through the windows in the left-centre.

Services

Preceding station   London Underground   Following station
Template:LUL lines
Template:LUL linesTerminus
Preceding station   DLR   Following station
Template:DLR linesTerminus
Template:DLR lines
Preceding station   London Overground   Following station
Template:LOG linesTerminus
National Rail National Rail
towards Shenfield
National Express East Anglia
Terminus
towards Norwich
National Express East Anglia
National Express East Anglia
National Express East Anglia
TerminusNational Express East Anglia
towards Grays
c2c
Terminus
Dutchflyer
London-Amsterdam
  Future Development  
Crossrail
Template:LCR lines
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Coborn Road   Great Eastern Railway
Great Eastern Main Line
  Maryland
  Great Eastern Railway
Lea Valley Lines
  Lea Bridge
  Great Eastern Railway
Ongar Line
  Leyton
Bow Road   Great Eastern Railway
Fenchurch Street
  Terminus
Hackney Wick   Silverlink
North London Line
  West Ham

Former train operating company Anglia Railways ran services known as London Crosslink from Norwich to Basingstoke via Stratford. This service started in 2000 and ended in 2002.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Template:LUL stations   Anglia Railways
London Crosslink
  Romford or
Ingatestone
Stratford Bus station

Stratford station also has a major bus interchange, completed in November 1994. Bus routes 25, 69, 86, 104, 108, 158, 238, 241, 257, 262, 276, 308, 425, 473, 678, D8, N8 and N86 serve the station.[34][35][36] All routes mentioned are operated as part of the Transport for London, London Buses network. These are operated by three main bus operators which are East London, First London and Go-Ahead London. Transport for London owns and manages the bus station, while National Express Coaches routes 010 to Cambridge and A9 to London Stansted Airport also serve.

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