leytongabriel
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The Hall Farm Curve on the Lea Valley lines, linking the Chingford branch with the line from Stratford has come up again in local discussions. Here is an informal report back from a Waltham Forest Public Transport Consultation Group meeting held this week.
An interesting update on the Hall Farm Curve – the reinstatement of the junction north of Lea Bridge station to enable trains to run between Stratford and Chingford via Lea Bridge, St James, Walthamstow Central etc.. After a meeting this week of WF, TfL, Greater Anglia and National Rail the possibility of this link is now back on the agenda, with the Council’s earlier option for a station at Ruckholt somewhat side-lined. They spoke about making an amendment to the current draft Local Plan as a result. The Council will pay £10/15k to commission Network rail to do a desk survey/feasibility study to put in a Chingford to Stratford “shuttle “ aimed at two trains per hour. It was discussed that there was no capacity to continue the trains into Liverpool St. Third party funding would also be required to progress this – possibly from S106 and SIL monies. It was discussed that the study should be commissioned Jan 2022 and would take approx. 6 months to complete. The whole project IF approved would cost £40-50M and the design and construction period would take 5/6 years.
Given that most TfL Rail trains will be diverted underground to the Elizabeth line is it really the case that there would be no capacity for through running to Liverpool St say by the end of the decade?
An interesting update on the Hall Farm Curve – the reinstatement of the junction north of Lea Bridge station to enable trains to run between Stratford and Chingford via Lea Bridge, St James, Walthamstow Central etc.. After a meeting this week of WF, TfL, Greater Anglia and National Rail the possibility of this link is now back on the agenda, with the Council’s earlier option for a station at Ruckholt somewhat side-lined. They spoke about making an amendment to the current draft Local Plan as a result. The Council will pay £10/15k to commission Network rail to do a desk survey/feasibility study to put in a Chingford to Stratford “shuttle “ aimed at two trains per hour. It was discussed that there was no capacity to continue the trains into Liverpool St. Third party funding would also be required to progress this – possibly from S106 and SIL monies. It was discussed that the study should be commissioned Jan 2022 and would take approx. 6 months to complete. The whole project IF approved would cost £40-50M and the design and construction period would take 5/6 years.
Given that most TfL Rail trains will be diverted underground to the Elizabeth line is it really the case that there would be no capacity for through running to Liverpool St say by the end of the decade?