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Stratford station is a Railway Station in Newham , East London on National Rail , London Underground and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) lines. It is served by the Underground Central and Jubilee Line s, and by 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, and is sometimes referred to as Stratford Regional to distinguish it from nearby Stratford International Station . LAYOUT Low Level platforms These platforms are at ground level and run north-south. Platforms 2 and 13-15 are served by a footbridge (with lifts and escalators) from the main station entrance, while platform 1 adjoins directly onto the main station concourse.
High Level platforms These platforms are above the Low Level station and run at right angles, roughly east-west - 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 the station, is closed and available for emergency use only.
and 'one' train service.]] SERVICE PATTERNS All times refer to off-peak services. one
Silverlink
c2c Monday to Friday evening only.
London Underground Two tube lines serve Stratford.
Both run a frequent service throughout the day. Docklands Light Railway
HISTORY Stratford station was opened in 1839 by the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR). As well as a station, a railway works was also built, and much of this has since been turned into a freight terminal. Central Line services started 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 reusing 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 Wilkinson Eyre that encloses much of the Low Level station, and a new ticket hall. The old ticket 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 , initially only as far as North Greenwich Tube Station , before opening to Green Park and Stanmore in November 1999 . FUTURE The nearby Stratford International Station is due to open at some point in the future, possibly as late as 2010 . An extension of the Docklands Light Railway over part of the North London Line will link the two stations. Two new platforms adjacent to the existing platform 12 will be built for North London Line services to Richmond , provisionally numbered 12a and 12b. This will allow platforms 1 and 2 to be converted for use for DLR services via West Ham. The existing underground links which connect the ticket hall/Jubilee Line platforms to the Central Line/One Great Eastern platforms will also be extended to the new Noth London Line Platforms Two new platforms have been constructed for the existing DLR services, replacing the single platform terminus. These will allow more frequent services on this part of the line. There are also plans to build an additional westbound Central Line platform to reduce dwell times for trains serving central London at peak hours. This will be connected to the existing infrastructure built for the Jubilee Line Extension. Along with this new platform there are plans to build a new mezzanine ticket hall at the same level. This will relieve congestion at the existing ticket hall. {Link without Title} In preparation for the Olympics and the Stratford City development, a new north-facing exit and ticket hall may be constructed. A new Pedestrian Link may also be built to connect Stratford shopping centre with the Stratford City development. This Pedestrian Link will also connect the Mezzanine level ticket hall with the Northern Ticket Hall. TRANSPORT LINKS Stratford Station also has its own Bus Station completed in the late 1990s. The following London Buses routes 25 , 69, 86, 104, 108 , 158, 238, 241, 257, 262, 276, 308, 473, D8 and S2 and coach route A9 (to Stansted Airport) serve the station. EXTERNAL LINKS Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06
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