Work On Lea Bridge Station Has Officially Started
I have found a couple of news reports that Volker Fitzpatrick have now started to build Lea Bridge station.
But both are subscription only, so I suspect they wouldn’t like me to cut and paste them.
There is this press release on the Waltham Forest web site, which has been used by the two reports I found. This is the first paragraph.
Commuters in east London’s Leyton will soon be able to reach two of the capital’s key transport hubs in the time it takes to make a cup of tea. After 30 years of closure, Lea Bridge Station is re-opening to passengers next year, marking the culmination of a 15 year vision for Waltham Forest Council.
A report in the Yellow Advertiser says this about the design of the station.
The new building is to include two new platforms, a new footbridge and lifts, station canopy, ticket vending machines, Oyster readers, waiting shelters, help points and cycle storage.
So I suspect we’ll see a Grand Opening when the timetables change around the end of May.
Let’s hope Volker Fitzpatrick get their skates on!
It would be great, if the reinstatement of the Hall Farm Curve could be approved by the Government, so that passengers can get from Walthamstow and Chingford to Stratford.
Opening the Hall Farm Curve and providing perhaps a half-hourly service between Walthamstow/Chingford area and Lea Bridge/Stratford, would create an easy link for the area to Crossrail. If they used the footbridge and/or lifts at Lea Bridge station, this would give access between the area and up the Lea Valley to Stansted Airport and Cambridge.
The Anonymous Widower 
Seems to be quite slow progress given the (most recent) completion date has been stated as Spring next year. I’ll keep an eye on this site for further developments!
Comment by CR | August 30, 2015 |
All the station projects except some in Leeds and one at Bromsgrove, seem to go at a snail’s pace.
Comment by AnonW | August 30, 2015 |