Crossrail - Western stations reconstruction

[Horizon22]

Side road leading to some housing and the Plasser works not the main road

Still opens onto the street which is slightly novel.

 

[SynthD]

Anyone know if new West Ealing station has toilets it would help greatly
on travels.

They are all supposed to, the idea being better at every station than every train.

 

[swt_passenger]

Anyone know if new West Ealing station has toilets it would help greatly
on travels.

Just checked the planning drawings, there’s one public universal toilet shown, inside the gateline on the right, there’s also another for staff.

 

[matt_world2004]

Just checked the planning drawings, there’s one public universal toilet shown, inside the gateline on the right, there’s also another for staff.

Cheers that would be handy when I'm working nearby.

 

[itfcfan]

Cheers that would be handy when I'm working nearby.

When I was there today it looked like it had a radar lock. I don't know if it's only available if you have a key? I assume given the station is due to be staffed from first to last train it should be possible to gain entry.

 

[matt_world2004]

When I was there today it looked like it had a radar lock. I don't know if it's only available if you have a key? I assume given the station is due to be staffed from first to last train it should be possible to gain entry.

Thanks for the info, I carry a radar key around as that is a common occurrence

 

[59CosG95]

The old stairs are barriered off on the platform with a more substantial hoarding at the top on Horn Lane. Seeing as how the new building has barriers, I presume it's to reduce fare evasion.

Is there a long-term plan to remove the old stairs, or convert them into an emergency escape route?

 

[swt_passenger]

Is there a long-term plan to remove the old stairs, or convert them into an emergency escape route?

The online Planning drawings do show them retained for emergency escape at Acton, I’d already mentioned this a bit earlier in the conversation.

 

[matt_world2004]

Is there a long-term plan to remove the old stairs, or convert them into an emergency escape route?

I soecukate the old stairs will be reopened as a fire escape once alarmed doors are installed at each end.

 

[Horizon22]

Ealing Broadway has a new TfL sign at the new entrance and the patio outside the station is being laid out - its all still behind hoardings and netting so the photo I took was rubbish but will try and get another soon. Also it looks like the cross-platform bridge is almost ready to open.

 

[Dstock7080]

Langley and Iver are now having purple platform roundels installed

 

[Horizon22]

Ealing Broadway getting ready to open up!

 

[Mikey C]

Interesting that the ticket office opens out onto the street.

Will that ticket office ever be used?

 

[JaJaWa]

Ealing Broadway open today.

https://twitter.com/politic_animal/status/1397821327726239751

https://twitter.com/eltoof/status/1397654488601841667

https://twitter.com/ColinWWheeler/status/1397826709815238657

 

[Kay_M]

Ealing Broadway open today.

https://twitter.com/politic_animal/status/1397821327726239751

https://twitter.com/eltoof/status/1397654488601841667

https://twitter.com/ColinWWheeler/status/1397826709815238657

That looks wonderful. I wonder what will happen to the old station entrance?

Would it be used as a fire escape?

 

[matt_world2004]

That looks wonderful. I wonder what will happen to the old station entrance?

Would it be used as a fire escape?

The concept art shows a coffee shop where the new entrance is so I guess retail. Which is coincidentally what happened to the old old entrance of Ealing Broadway in the 1970s.

 

[Mojo]

Will that ticket office ever be used?

Unless you know something that isn’t obviously in the public domain; it’s still open:
Weekdays 05:35-09:35
Saturday 05:35-09:35

 

[Horizon22]

Some first hand pictures I took of Ealing Broadway this morning.

 

[BrianW]

Some first hand pictures I took of Ealing Broadway this morning.

It's a long while since I was at Ealing Broadway. I just about remember the old District Line entrance and a French Renaissance looking ex-GWR station set back a bit pre Tower Block (was it BBC?). Quite a transformation- more like an anonymous airport lookalike now?
Maybe hoardingless will look better- hoping so.

 

[matt_world2004]

It's a long while since I was at Ealing Broadway. I just about remember the old District Line entrance and a French Renaissance looking ex-GWR station set back a bit pre Tower Block (was it BBC?). Quite a transformation- more like an anonymous airport lookalike now?
Maybe hoardingless will look better- hoping so.

The 1970s style office block entrance was not great it was tiny often had homeless /beggars outside and was congested

I think the signage could be improved instead of showing tfl rail and gwr as seperate lines they would have been better having a purple and green line until reading with the green line extending to didcot parkway. This is how the Chiltern services are shown on the met line diagrams

 

[Horizon22]

The 1970s style office block entrance was not great it was tiny often had homeless /beggars outside and was congested

I think the signage could be improved instead of showing tfl rail and gwr as seperate lines they would have been better having a purple and green line until reading with the green line extending to didcot parkway. This is how the Chiltern services are shown on the met line diagrams

It still does have all sorts outside the station - they've often been huddled up against the hoardings until it opens. The full entrance still isn't completely open - it's only a small part round to the left hand side as you approach so on first glance coming from the centre you'd be forgiven for thinking it was all as normal.

 

[matt_world2004]

It still does have all sorts outside the station - they've often been huddled up against the hoardings until it opens. The full entrance still isn't completely open - it's only a small part round to the left hand side as you approach so on first glance coming from the centre you'd be forgiven for thinking it was all as normal.

I'm hoping the large glass frontage will give passengers the option of keeping clear from the beggars. Who can be quite aggressive outside the station

 

[JaJaWa]

Some more good pictures here of Ealing Broadway:

https://twitter.com/juliangbell/status/1397915753412587532

https://twitter.com/goldenarrw/status/1397878972684308480

and official ones from TfL:

https://twitter.com/TfL/status/1397887871739207683

 

[Horizon22]

I'm hoping the large glass frontage will give passengers the option of keeping clear from the beggars. Who can be quite aggressive outside the station

Indeed. I mean I do feel sorry for some of them, but no doubt the shiny new entrance which is more inviting and a broader public space will dissuade some from that type of behaviour. More likely it will just move elsewhere in town.

 

[matt_world2004]

See where the small video screen timetable display is is there a plan to have a larger timetable display that covers the whole gateline (it's shown in the concept art )

 

[Horizon22]

It would also be good if they eventually incorporate some better Underground information before you reach the platforms.

 

[BrianW]

Some more good pictures here of Ealing Broadway:

https://twitter.com/juliangbell/status/1397915753412587532

https://twitter.com/goldenarrw/status/1397878972684308480

and official ones from TfL:

https://twitter.com/TfL/status/1397887871739207683

See where the small video screen timetable display is is there a plan to have a larger timetable display that covers the whole gateline (it's shown in the concept art )

It would also be good if they eventually incorporate some better Underground information before you reach the platforms.

'Better signage and info screens' it says! Is someone having a laugh? I could hardly see that display screen let alone read anything off it. Maybe it's what was in the contract documents way back at the start. or a 'saving' along the way?
I guess I would also need to know to change at West Ealing or Slough or Taplow .. for wherever, and which if any trains stop at Acton (Main Line) (or Acton Main Line) etc.
Looking forward to those quaint BR 'double arrow' thingees getting a GBR makeover.
Hoping those rather old District Railway roundels haven't gone in the quest for corporate image?

Category:Roundels at Ealing Broadway station - Wikimedia Commons

commons.wikimedia.org

 

[matt_world2004]

'Better signage and info screens' it says! Is someone having a laugh? I could hardly see that display screen let alone read anything off it. Maybe it's what was in the contract documents way back at the start. or a 'saving' along the way?
I guess I would also need to know to change at West Ealing or Slough or Taplow .. for wherever, and which if any trains stop at Acton (Main Line) (or Acton Main Line) etc.
Looking forward to those quaint BR 'double arrow' thingees getting a GBR makeover.
Hoping those rather old District Railway roundels haven't gone in the quest for corporate image?

Category:Roundels at Ealing Broadway station - Wikimedia Commons

commons.wikimedia.org

The roundel will survive and is still there the district platforms are out of scope for modernization

 

[Horizon22]

'Better signage and info screens' it says! Is someone having a laugh? I could hardly see that display screen let alone read anything off it. Maybe it's what was in the contract documents way back at the start. or a 'saving' along the way?
I guess I would also need to know to change at West Ealing or Slough or Taplow .. for wherever, and which if any trains stop at Acton (Main Line) (or Acton Main Line) etc.
Looking forward to those quaint BR 'double arrow' thingees getting a GBR makeover.
Hoping those rather old District Railway roundels haven't gone in the quest for corporate image?

Category:Roundels at Ealing Broadway station - Wikimedia Commons

commons.wikimedia.org

To be fair its no worse than the previous CIS screen above the gateline!

 

[matt_world2004]

To be fair its no worse than the previous CIS screen above the gateline!

I think it is the previous CS screen above the gateline