Shoreditch High Street Station
| Shoreditch High Street Station | |
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 The station entrance as seen from Bethnal Green Road
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| Data | |
| Operating point type | Breakpoint |
| Design | Through station |
| Platform tracks | 2 |
| abbreviation | SDC |
| opening | 2010 |
| location | |
| City / municipality | London |
| London Borough | London Borough of Tower Hamlets |
| Part of the country | England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 31 '24 " N , 0 ° 4' 36" W |
| Railway lines | |
| List of train stations in the United Kingdom | |
The station Shoreditch High Street is a railway station in London's Shoreditch on the border of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the City of London . It opened in 2010 as a replacement for the nearby Shoreditch underground station, which was closed in 2006 , and is only served by London Overground trains on the East London Line .
history
→ For rail traffic in the area around the station from 1869 to 2010 see Shoreditch (London Underground) #History
The station was opened on April 27, 2010 in the course of the first partial opening of the East London Line in the presence of the Mayor of London Boris Johnson . The trains initially only ran between Dalston Junction and the two stations New Cross and New Cross Gate . The southern extensions to Crystal Palace and West Croydon finally went into operation on May 23, 2010. The northern extension to Highbury & Islington followed on February 28, 2011 .
location
The double-track through station lies on a newly built viaduct, which was rebuilt as a link between the Kingsland Viaduct, which was used by today's North London Line for trains to Broad Street station until 1985, and Whitechapel station . The station crosses Bethnal Green Road, but bears the name of Shoreditch High Street, which runs parallel to the railway line . The station is on the edge of the former Bishopsgate station on the Great Eastern Main Line , which was a passenger station from 1840 to 1916, then was converted into a freight station. This in turn was destroyed by fire in 1964, but was not finally demolished until 2005 to enable the construction of Shoreditch High Street station. The new building was built barrier-free.
business
The station is served exclusively by trains of the London Overground in various routes every quarter of an hour.
- Dalston Junction - Shoreditch High Street - Canada Water - New Cross
- Highbury & Islington - Dalston Junction - Shoreditch High Street - Canada Water - New Cross Gate - Crystal Palace
- Highbury & Islington - Dalston Junction - Shoreditch High Street - Canada Water - New Cross Gate - West Croydon
- Dalston Junction - Shoreditch High Street - Canada Water - Clapham Junction
At the moment this means a train density of 16 trains per hour.
future
A station on the Central Line is up for debate, especially since the subway line runs almost exactly under the station. In addition, the Central / ELL intersection is roughly halfway between Liverpool Street and Bethnal Green stations - at 2 kilometers, this gap is one of the largest between two stations in the London Underground route network .
The plan for a transfer hub here has existed since 1988 when the first plans to expand the East London Line became public. However, Transport for London distanced itself from the plans, due to serious operational delays on the tight timetable in the event of construction.
Individual evidence
- ^ East London Line officially opened by Boris Johnson. BBC News, April 27, 2010, accessed July 19, 2010 .
- ↑ Crossrail 2. alwaystouchout.com, August 1, 2006, accessed April 27, 2010 (English).
Web links
| Previous station | Transport for London | Next station |
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| Hoxton |
 East London Line |
Whitechapel |