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"Stratford International" redirects here. For the University of the same name, see Stratford International University.
Coordinates: 51°32′45″N 0°00′33″W / 51.5458°N 0.0091°W Stratford International station is a railway station located in Stratford in the London Borough of Newham in East London. The station has been built as part of work on the second phase of High Speed 1 and reached completion in April 2006.[1] The station forms part of the Stratford City redevelopment. It opened on 30 November 2009, when Southeastern high speed preview services to and from St Pancras International started to call.[2] The Stratford International branch of the Docklands Light Railway opening in 2010 will terminate here and a buslink to Stratford Regional Station will operate until then. Eurostar services will not start until after the DLR extension has opened.
[edit] BackgroundThe station is on High Speed 1 between St. Pancras International and Ebbsfleet International station. Much of the surrounding land is currently a construction site as it lies just inside the eastern boundary of the London Olympic Stadium, which is being built for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] It is situated about 400 yds from nearby Stratford Regional station, which is a major commuter rail and tube transport hub. The new station has four platforms and is bisected by a ramp used by empty stock trains to get out of the station trench in order to reach the depot at Temple Mills. The station was not authorised by the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 and an order under the Transport and Works Act 1992 had to be made to allow for its construction.[4] [edit] Services
[edit] EurostarEurostar trains will not stop at this station until after the DLR extension has been completed in 2010.[5] [edit] Domestic high-speed servicesFrom 30 November 2009 Southeastern have provided a preview service to St Pancras and Ebbsfleet, and from 13 December 2009 will provide a full service. The planned typical off-peak service is:
The planned peak hour service is 19 trains arriving at St Pancras between 07:00 and 09:59.[8] During the 2012 Olympic Games, every six minutes the "Javelin" service will shuttle spectators between the Olympic Park in Stratford and Central London.[9] [edit] Docklands Light RailwayThe Docklands Light Railway extension to Stratford International will consist of a short new line from Stratford International to Stratford Regional station, then continues along the disused North London Line route between Stratford and Canning Town, stopping at Stratford High Street (on the site of the original Stratford Market railway station), Abbey Road, West Ham and Star Lane before joining the existing DLR branch from Canning Town to Woolwich Arsenal. It is expected to open in mid-2010.[10] [edit] Access and interchangeAccess to the station was, at design stage, to be via a new link road to Waterden Road, which linked in turn to the A12 at Lea Interchange and south to Carpenters Road. This link road was constructed and a new signal junction installed on Waterden Road but never opened. However, these roads were stopped up in mid-2007 to enable the construction of the Olympic Park. The link road is currently used for construction traffic between Bow East concrete batching plant and Stratford City.[citation needed] The interchange facilities were originally designed to be on the southern side of the station, but when it opens will be located to the north of the Stratford Box, with access available via Leyton Road and Angel Lane.[citation needed] Initially a bus service provides an interchange with Stratford Regional.[11]
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