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Stratford station is a Railway Station at Stratford in Newham , East London . It is located on National Rail , London Underground and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) lines. The station is served by the Central Line and Jubilee Line Underground lines, and national network trains operated by both Silverlink , One and C2c . It is in Travelcard Zone 3 . To distinguish the station from Stratford-upon-Avon this station is called "Stratford (London)" on tickets, though the station will be renamed Stratford Regional station in 2007 when nearby Stratford International Station is opened. LAYOUT Low Level platforms These platforms are at ground level and are served by a footbridge (with lifts and escalators) from the main station entrance.
High Level platforms and 'one' train service.]] These platforms are located above and at right angles to the Low Level station. The lines to Platforms 1 & 2 pass beneath the High Level station. Access from the main station entrance is via a Subway ; a second subway links the Jubilee Line platforms directly to platforms 3–10. A third subway, which served the old entrance to Stratford station is closed and available for emergency use only.
HISTORY Stratford station was opened in 1839 by the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR). As well as a station, a railway works was also built, although much of this has since been turned into a freight terminal. Central Line services started operations on 4 December 1946 , extended from Liverpool Street station in new tunnels after being delayed due to the Second World War . Services were extended to Leyton on 5 May 1947 and then on to the former London And North Eastern Railway branch lines to Epping , Ongar and Hainault progressively until 1949 . The Docklands Light Railway opened on 31 August 1987 serving Stratford from the beginning and reusing existing redundant rail routes through the Bow and Poplar areas to reach the new Docklands developments on the Isle Of Dogs . The Low Level station underwent a major rebuilding programme in the late 1990s as part of the Jubilee Line Extension works. This saw the construction of an enormous steel and glass building designed by the architecture firm Wilkinson Eyre that encloses much of the Low Level station and a new booking hall. The old booking hall, which lay at the eastern end of the station and was connected via a subway, has since been demolished. The Jubilee Line opened to passengers on 14 May 1999 , albeit, initially, only as far as Canning Town Station before opening to Green Park in November 1999 . FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS The station is due to be renamed Stratford Regional station in 2007 when nearby Stratford International Station is opened. An extension of the Docklands Light Railway over part of the North London Line will eventually link the two stations. In the short term, Silverlink services will terminate at platforms 1 and 2 rather than run through to North Woolwich as now. However, two new platforms adjacent to the existing platform 12 will then be built. Provisionally numbered as 12a and 12b, these platforms will be used for the Richmond services. Platforms 1 & 2 will then be converted for use for DLR services via West Ham. Further expansion is planned both on the existing DLR station, to increase capacity (which is a major problem at peak times); and with the Crossrail project, which would bring a direct, fast link straight into Central London, further encouraging the regeneration of London E15 . TRANSPORT LINKS London Buses routes 25, 69, 86, 104, 108, 158, 238, 241, 257, 262, 276, 308, 473, D8 and S2 and coach route A7 (to Stansted Airport) serve the station. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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