Stratford International station

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Stratford International
Location
Place	Stratford
Local authority	London Borough of Newham
Grid reference	TQ382849
Operations
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms in use	currently none (2008)
Transport for London
Zone	Travelcard Zone 3
History
Key dates	Opening 2009
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail

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 is not yet in use. The opening of the station depends on the time it takes to develop good communications with the surrounding area. The opening is currently planned for February 2009^[2]. Much of the surrounding land is currently a construction site as it lies just inside the eastern boundary of the Olympic site.^[3]

[edit] Background

Stratford railway stations
Legend High Speed 1 Central Line Lea Valley Lines Great Eastern Main Line Stratford International High Speed 1 Stratford High Level underpass connection Stratford Low Level North London Line DLR via Canning Town Great Eastern Main Line Jubilee Line Central Line DLR via Poplar

The station is on High Speed 1 between St. Pancras International and Ebbsfleet International station. It is situated about 400 m from nearby Stratford Regional station, which is a major regional 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.

[edit] Stopping of Eurostar services

Eurostar trains will stop at this station from February 2009^[4].

There was an issue with planning permission as the station requires easy access from the regional Stratford station before the station can become operational. The link would be made via a planned extension of the Docklands Light Railway, which is expected to reach Stratford International by 2010.^{[citation needed]} A previously proposed travelator link was scrapped.

[edit] Domestic services

The station will be used for domestic high-speed services to be operated by Southeastern. During the 2012 Summer Olympics it will serve Stratford's Olympic Park. In particular, the Olympic Javelin trains will take passengers from St. Pancras in central London and from Ebbsfleet International to the Olympic facilities around Stratford International station.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Wikimapia - Wikimapia location.

Preceding station		DLR		Following station
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National Rail
		Station not operational
London St Pancras		Eurostar High Speed 1 (service not calling)		Ebbsfleet International
		Commencing December 2009
London St Pancras		Southeastern CTRL-DS		Ebbsfleet International
London St Pancras		Southeastern CTRL-DS London-Rochester		Gravesend
		Special Service (2012)
London St Pancras (Terminus)		Olympic Javelin CTRL-DS (July 27 - August 12)		Ebbsfleet International (Terminus)

Coordinates: 51°32′41.3″N, 0°0′31.5″W