The hoardings depict the history of the station and its important role in East End life, taking commuters and residents through to what it will look like in 2010 when the work is completed.
The hoardings signal a significant milestone in the £100m construction project to transform the station to accommodate hundreds of thousands of spectators coming to the Games in 2012, and leave a legacy of improved transport links for east London.
By 2016, the number of passengers at Stratford Regional Station in the morning peak is expected to more than double, and the ODA’s work to treble the capacity of the station and improve accessibility will help meet this future demand.
Most of this work will benefit commuters and residents long before the Games, as it will be finished by the end of 2010 – almost two years before the Games. It includes nine new lifts, new platforms, wider, longer and clearer platforms, and a new station entrance at mezzanine level.
ODA Transport Director Hugh Sumner said: 'The vast majority of spectators going to the Games by train in 2012 will use Stratford Regional Station. This £100m construction project to treble capacity will make sure that we can get everyone to the Olympic Park quickly and safely, as well as serve the growing community in years to come.
'The new pictures we have released today showing the future of Stratford Station giving commuters and residents a sense of what they can expect to see. Stratford Station will be completed as early as 2010 – which means that the benefits will be felt two years before the Games start.'
The new entrance at mezzanine level, which is the biggest visible change to the front of the station, will help reduce congestion during the Games. It will allow people leaving the Olympic Park to bypass the subways and use a new bridge (being built by Westfield) to directly access the new Central line and DLR platforms for services towards London.
In the years after the Games, it will continue to help reduce congestion for people using the new parklands and visitors to Stratford City.
Work at the station that has already been completed or is well underway includes:
7. The capacity of Stratford International Station, Stratford Regional Station and West Ham station during the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be 240,000 people per hour. On the busiest day an expected 800,000 people will be arriving at the Olympic Park throughout the day.
8. The environmental performance and the sustainable qualities of the design were assessed by CEEQUAL, who awarded an “Excellent” rating to the project, prior to the appointment of the contractors.
9. The upgrade work at Stratford Regional Station is being delivered by Network Rail and London Underground Ltd.
10. For general enquiries, please contact the Construction Hotline on 08000 722110.
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For further information please contact the Olympic Delivery Authority Press Office on +44 (0)203 2012 700.
The construction of the venues and infrastructure of the London 2012 Games is funded by the National Lottery through the Olympic Lottery Distributor, The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Mayor of London and the London Development Agency.
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- Platform 6/8 has been widened;
- Platform clutter removed;
- Work on new canopies on Platforms 3, 5, 6 and 8 have started;
- Work on new Lift and stairs to the subways have also begun;
- New Central Line platform work has started; and
- Work to reopen the eastern subway has begun.
Notes to Editors:
1. The Computer Generated Images of “Stratford Station: the London 2012 Gateway to the Games” can be obtained from http://mm.gettyimages.com/mm/nicePath/locog?nav=pr118791659
2. Anthony Marley is the Programme Manager overseeing the construction project at Stratford Regional Station. You can see his video blog of work going on behind the scenes here: http://www.london2012.com/blog/2008/11/10/video-take-a-tour-of-improvements-at-stratford-regional-station.php
3. Stratford is currently used by more than 37,000 people in the morning peak and this will rise to 120,000 during the Games. Construction at Stratford Station will treble the capacity of the station, and by 2016 83,000 people will be using it during the morning peak. All this will take place with the minimum of disruption to the operation of the station.
4. The ODA is also funding new information services that will provide better and clearer travel information to passengers. All of these improvements are being made as part of a wider package of enhancements to the station, such as developments related to the DLR and Stratford City. Improvements within these projects include a new northern entrance and ticket hall, and new platforms for the North London Line and DLR services.
5. A new westbound Central Line platform will allow passengers to get on and off from both sides of the train instead of just one at present. This will reduce congestion on platforms, in staircases and lifts and improve boarding and alighting times.
6. The ODA is also restoring and re-opening the eastern subway. The subway will reduce congestion and provide easier interchange between services.
7. Stratford Regional Station will play a crucial part in spectator transport in 2012, as it includes:
- Central line
- Jubilee line
- DLR
- c2c
- National Express East Anglia
- London Overground.