The Anonymous Widower

Should The Gospel Oak To Barking Line Be Extended To Barking Riverside?

There is no doubt in my mind, that the Barking Riverside area needs better transport links. I was there mid-morning and the buses were busy. One lady told me that buses in the area weren’t reliable.

So either the Gospel Oak To Barking Line or the Docklands Light Railway must be extended.

It would appear that TfL has chosen the heavy rail solution and they have started a consultation and published this map.

GOBlin Extension To Barking Riverside

The housing looked to be of good quality, although there are reports that some of the first houses weren’t.

When I see housing like this, I am reminded of our first and only house, where I took the car to work and C was stuck in all day with a baby, in a place with no public transport.

It didn’t do much good for our relationship!

Barking Riverside could have in the future a population of around 26,000. This makes it all the more essential that something is added to the two bus routes with a frequency of five buses an hour.

I actually think, that when the area is fully developed, this extension to the Gospel Oak To Barking Line, will need to be augmented. Especially, if the line is extended again under the river to Abbey Wood.

But before we go to Abbey Wood, wouldn’t it be a good idea to follow the electrification of the Gospel Oak To Barking Line with electrification of the Dudding Hill Line, so that trains could go all the way to West Hampstead, Acton and ultimately to Hounslow, as is proposed in Transport for London’s Tranpost Plan for 2050.

September 9, 2014 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Barking Riverside, Gospel Oak And Barking Line, London Overground