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East London line

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Railway line in London
Not to be confused withEast London Transit.

East London line
Class 378 train at Hoxton in 2010, with theCity of London skyline in background
Overview
StatusOperational[1]
OwnerTransport for London (TfL)
Network Rail
LocaleGreater London
Termini
Stations23
Service
TypeSuburban rail,Rapid Transit
SystemNational Rail
Services3
Operator(s)London Overground
Depot(s)New Cross Gate
Rolling stockClass 378 "Capitalstar"
History
Opened1933 to 2007 (As East London Line)
27 April 2010 (preview service)[2]
23 May 2010 (full service)[3]
Technical
Number of tracksDouble track; sections with four tracks
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge
Electrification750VDCthird rail
Route map

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TheEast London line is a railway line running north to south through theEast,Docklands andSouth areas of London. It is used byLondon Overground services. It was previously a line of theLondon Underground.

Built in 1869 by theEast London Railway Company, which reused theThames Tunnel intended for horse-drawn carriages, the line became part of the London Underground network in 1933. After nearly 75 years as part of that network, it closed on 22 December 2007 for anextensive refurbishment and expansion, reopening as part of the Overground network in April 2010.[4][5][6] Phase 2, which links the line to theSouth London line with a terminus atClapham Junction, opened on 9 December 2012, creating an orbital railway around inner London.[7][8]

In 2024, London Overground services on the line were rebranded theWindrush line.

History

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Establishment of the East London Railway

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The East London Railway (ELR) was created by the East London Railway Company, a consortium of six railway companies: theGreat Eastern Railway (GER), theLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR), theLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR), theSouth Eastern Railway (SER), theMetropolitan Railway, and theDistrict Railway. The latter two operated what are now theMetropolitan,Circle,District andHammersmith & City lines of the London Underground. The incorporation of the East London Railway took place on 26 May 1865 with the aim of providing a link between the LB&SCR, GER and SER lines.[9]

The companies reused theThames Tunnel, built byMarc andIsambard Kingdom Brunel between 1825 and 1843 for horse-drawn carriages. The tunnel, with generous headroom and two carriageways separated by arches, connectedWapping on the north bank of the Thames withRotherhithe on the south bank. A triumph of civil engineering, it was a commercial failure and by the 1860s it had become an unpleasant and disreputable place.[10]

The tunnel was the most easterly land connection between the north and south banks of the Thames, close to the docks on both banks of the river, and was not far from mainline railways at either end. Converting the tunnel for railway use thus offered a means of providing a cross-Thames rail link. On 25 September 1865 the East London Railway Company took ownership of the tunnel at a cost of £800,000.[11] Over the next four years the company built a railway through the tunnel to connect with the existing lines. The company's engineer wasSir John Hawkshaw, who was also responsible for the major re-design and completion of I K Brunel's long-abandonedClifton Suspension Bridge at Bristol.[12] The section of the railway construction work from Wapping to Bishopsgate, which was very difficult, was carried out by the firm "T. & C. Walker and Co." (Thomas Andrew Walker and his younger brother Charles).[13]

The line opened in stages as financing became available:

  • 7 December 1869:New Cross Gate (then New Cross) toWapping opened, operated by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR), with intermediate stations atDeptford Road (now Surrey Quays) andRotherhithe.
  • 13 March 1871: A spur opened from just south of what is nowSurrey Quays station to theSouth London line'sOld Kent Road station. Passenger services were withdrawn from 1 June 1911 and freight last used the line in 1964; the track was subsequently removed. This alignment was relaid and restored to passenger service by London Overground in late 2012.
  • 10 April 1876: Wapping toShoreditch, through a cut-and-cover tunnel constructed in part along the bottom of an infilled dock. At Shoreditch a connection was made with the Great Eastern Railway toLiverpool Street. Intermediate stations were atShadwell andWhitechapel.
  • 1 April 1880: A spur toNew Cross (South Eastern Railway) opened.
  • 3 March 1884: A spur to the Metropolitan and Metropolitan District Railways opened south ofWhitechapel usingSt Mary's Curve. This enabledMetropolitan Railway andMetropolitan District Railway (District) trains to commence through services to the East London Railway later that year. Although passenger services via this spur ceased in 1939,[14][15][16] it was retained to transfer empty trains to the rest of the sub-surface network.

Early use

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Map of the East London Railway in 1915
East London line
transfer track
(unelectrified)
Highbury & IslingtonLondon UndergroundLondon OvergroundNational Rail
CanonburyLondon Overground
Newington Road & Balls Pond
Mildmay Park
Dalston Kingsland
Dalston Junction
Haggerston
Hoxton
Shoreditch
Broad Street
Shoreditch High Street
Liverpool StreetLondon UndergroundLondon OvergroundElizabeth lineNational Rail
link to main line closed 1966
ShoreditchEast London line
WhitechapelLondon UndergroundElizabeth line
ShadwellDocklands Light Railway
Wapping
Rotherhithe
Canada WaterLondon Underground
Surrey QuaysLondon Overground
Surrey Canal
Queens Road PeckhamNational Rail
New CrossNational Rail
 
New Cross Gate Flyover
New Cross GateNational Rail
Brockley
Honor Oak Park
Forest Hill
Sydenham
Sydenham Junction
Penge West
Crystal
Palace
National Rail
Anerley
Norwood JunctionNational Rail
Brighton Main Line (Victoria Branch)
UpperLeft arrow toVictoria
Selhurst
East CroydonTramlinkNational Rail
West CroydonTramlinkLondon BusesNational Rail

The East London Railway Company owned the infrastructure but it was operated by its controlling railways. Steam trains were initially operated by theGER,LB&SCR and theSER. TheLB&SCR used itsLBSCR A1 Class Terrier locomotives, whichWilliam Stroudley designed partly with this line in mind. It carried both passenger and goods trains; theLB&SCR operated between Liverpool Street andCroydon, theSER running betweenAddiscombe and Liverpool Street from April 1880 until March 1884. From March to September 1884 theSER service ran from Addiscombe toSt Mary's (MR & MDR Joint Station). Metropolitan Railway services from St Mary's toNew Cross (SER) and Metropolitan District Railway services from St Mary's toNew Cross Gate (LB&SCR) commenced on 1 October 1884.[14] On 6 October through services started fromHammersmith (Hammersmith & City) to New Cross (SER) and fromHammersmith (MDR) to New Cross (LB&SCR).

East London Railway (Various Powers) Act 1868
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to confer further Powers on the East London Railway Company for the Execution of Works, and otherwise with reference to their Undertaking; and for other Purposes.
Citation31 & 32 Vict. c. clxiii
Dates
Royal assent31 July 1868
East London Railway Act 1871
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for enabling the East London Railway Company to abandon parts, and to alter the levels of other parts, of their authorised Railways; and for other purposes.
Citation34 & 35 Vict. c. cl
Dates
Royal assent24 July 1871
Text of statute as originally enacted
East London Railway Act 1876
Act of Parliament
Citation39 & 40 Vict. c. lii
East London Railway Act 1877
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to enable the East London Railway Company to raise further Capital, and to make further provision with respect to their authorised Junction with the Main Line of the Great Eastern Railway; and for other purposes.
Citation40 & 41 Vict. c. clvi
Dates
Royal assent2 August 1877
Text of statute as originally enacted

Before the development of theKent coalfields in the early part of the 20th century, house coal from the north for distribution in south London and as far afield asMaidstone andBrighton was an important source of revenue. Access at the north end of the line was difficult: trains were limited to 26 wagons and had to be shunted into theGreat Eastern'sLiverpool Street station and drawn forward onto theELR. To avoid this reversal, a line was planned from theELR north of Whitechapel to theGER atBethnal Green. Acts for this were passed: theEast London Railway (Additional Powers) Act 1866 (29 & 30 Vict. c. clxxx) and theEast London Railway (Various Powers) Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. clxiii). When theGER route to Hackney Downs Junction, nowHackney Downs, was constructed in 1872, the route was altered to connect atCambridge Heath, with theEast London Railway Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. cl) as an abandonment act for the previous route, and two new acts theEast London Railway Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. lii) and theEast London Railway Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict. c. clvi). A short length of the latter tunnel was built, and from October 1900 additional capacity was offered by a wagon lift, carrying two ten-ton wagons, from the Great Eastern coal depot at Spitalfields to a siding laid in the tunnel stub. The surface junction was taken up in 1966 and the lift closed in 1967, after a fire at the Spitalfields depot.[17][18][19][20]

When the Metropolitan District Railway was electrified in 1905 it ceased using theELR, the last trains running on 31 July 1905;[14] the Metropolitan Railway suspended its service after 2 December 1906.[14]LB&SCR andGER services continued, andSER services recommenced on 3 December 1906.

The line was electrified, with the controlling railways funding the upgrade and the Metropolitan Railway providing the rolling stock. Electric services began on 31 March 1913 and ran from the two southern termini to Shoreditch andSouth Kensington viaEdgware Road andHigh Street Kensington. In 1914 the service to South Kensington was diverted toHammersmith, on what is now theHammersmith & City line.

Southern Railway Act 1925
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to empower the Southern Railway Company to construct works and acquire lands to extend the time for the completion of certain works and for the compulsory purchase of certain lands to abandon certain authorised works to transfer to the said Company the undertaking of the East London Railway Company and for other purposes.
Citation15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. l
Dates
Royal assent31 July 1925
Text of statute as originally enacted

After the1923 grouping the goods service was operated byLondon and North Eastern Railway (as successors to the GER), with the Metropolitan Railway continuing to provide passenger services. Ownership was transferred to theSouthern Railway by theSouthern Railway Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. l), but the railway continued to be leased to the joint committee, now comprising the Southern Railway (47.5%), the LNER (17.5%), the Metropolitan Railway (17.5%), and the District Railway (17.5%).[21]

London Underground era

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East London line
A grey, red and blue A Stock Stock East London Line train waiting to depart New Cross Station for Whitechapel.
Overview
OwnerTransport for London
Stations8 (9 until 2006)
Colour onmapDark orange
Service
TypeSub-surface
SystemLondon Underground
Depot(s)New Cross
Neasden
Rolling stockA Stock
Ridership10,702,000[5] passenger journeys
History
Opened1869
Closed2007
Technical
Line length4.6 mi (7.4 km)
London Underground
Bakerloo
Central
Circle
District
Hammersmith & City
Jubilee
Metropolitan
Northern
Piccadilly
Victoria
Waterloo & City
London Overground
Liberty
Lioness
Mildmay
Suffragette
Weaver
Windrush
Other TfL Modes
DLR
Elizabeth line
London Trams
East London line
London Underground
Shoreditch
WhitechapelDistrict LineHammersmith & City Line
ShadwellDocklands Light Railway
Wapping
Rotherhithe
Canada WaterJubilee Line
Surrey Quays
New Cross Depot
New Cross GateNational Rail
New CrossNational Rail
Wapping station on the East London line, built into the original northern entrance shaft of the Thames Tunnel. The station was rebuilt in the early 1980s.
The link to Liverpool Street, 1991
A dilapidated andgraffitiedShoreditch Underground station in December 2007. It closed on 9 June 2006, after 93 years of Underground service.
A train of A stock stands at Surrey Quays

In 1933, the East London Railway came under the control of theLondon Passenger Transport Board. Although the infrastructure was still privately owned, passenger services were operated as the "East London Branch" of theMetropolitan line. The railways were nationalised in 1948, and became part of theBritish Transport Commission along with the Underground. Goods services continued to use the line until 1962, with occasional passenger trains from Liverpool Street until 1966. The short length of track connecting Shoreditch to Liverpool St was removed in 1966. The service to Shoreditch was reduced, withWhitechapel becoming the northern terminus for much of the time; by the timeShoreditch station closed in 2006, it was only open at peak times on weekdays and most of Sundays (forBrick Lane Market).

Services to and from stations further west were curtailed during the early part of the Underground era. The service to Hammersmith was reduced to peak hours only in 1936 and withdrawn in 1939,[14][15][16] leaving the East London branch as an isolated line. Until 1999, its only passenger interchange to the rest of the Underground was at Whitechapel, with interchanges tomain line trains at the two New Cross stations. In the 1980s and 1990s, the line gained two important new connections:Shadwell became an interchange with theDocklands Light Railway in 1987, and a station was added atCanada Water in 1999 for interchange with theJubilee line. The line was closed entirely between March 1995 and March 1998 for major maintenance and refurbishment works,[22] during which time a rail-replacement bus service operated.

The identity of the East London line changed considerably during the London Underground era. On Tube maps between 1933 and 1968 it was depicted in the same colour as the Metropolitan line.[23] In 1970, it was renamed the "Metropolitan line — East London Section", in Metropolitan line purple with a white stripe down the middle. In the 1980s it became a line in its own right (though it was still grouped operationally with the Metropolitan line) and from 1990 its colour on the map changed to orange.[24] In 1995, London Underground threatened to close the line if it did not receivelisted building consent from theLondon Docklands Development Corporation for theshotcreting of four arches ofThames Tunnel.[25] Maintenance passed to theMetronet consortium in 2003 under apublic-private partnership, although the operation of trains continued to be the responsibility ofTransport for London (TfL). According to TfL, the line carried 10.7 million passengers per year before its temporary closure in 2007.[5]

Physical characteristics

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The line was the only Underground line not to penetrateLondon fare zone 1 and (apart from theMoorgate to Finsbury Park service, transferred toBritish Rail in 1976) the only line designed and constructed for mainline trains.[26] At 5.6 miles (9.0 km) in length it was the second-shortest line (after theWaterloo & City line), with nine stations and an end-to-end journey time of 14 minutes. It ran in tunnel from Whitechapel to Surrey Quays, with the remainder on the surface or in cutting. Whilst much of the line was built ascut-and-cover, it also contained overground and tube construction features.[26] The deepest point is at Wapping station, constructed in the Thames Tunnel's original entrance shaft 60 feet (18 m) below the surface.[5]

It connected withSouth Eastern Main Line services at New Cross andBrighton Main Line services at New Cross Gate. Underground connections were at Canada Water (Jubilee line) and Whitechapel (District andHammersmith & City Lines). A non-contiguous connection with theDocklands Light Railway was atShadwell, with the DLR station some 160 feet (49 m) away on a viaduct. Although the interchange was via the street, through ticketing was permitted.

A link with the Metropolitan and District lines was made just south of Whitechapel viaSt Mary's Curve. This has been out of passenger use since 1939[14][15][16] but was still used to transfer rolling stock to and from the Metropolitan line's main depot atNeasden. The curve can easily be seen on the northbound and eastbound approaches to Whitechapel station, although a temporary wall was built across the line in January 2008, close to the junction with the District line.[citation needed].

Most of the line was double track, with Shoreditch station and the final sections into the southern termini single track, the latter because of lack of space. This required trains to alternate between the two southern termini.

Rolling stock

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The line usedMetropolitan lineA60 and A62 sub-surface rolling stock built by Cravens of Sheffield in two batches between 1960 and 1962. It was upgraded between 1995 and 1998 with improved suspension, lighting, heating and ventilation. The rolling stock was regularly interchanged with that used on the main Metropolitan line and usually carried both East London and Metropolitan line maps, but ELL trains were four-car units with a driving cab at each end, unlike Metropolitan line trains, which, aside from theChesham shuttle, ran as eight-car trains. Metropolitan line trains were mostly two single-ended units coupled together with fully operational driving cabs at each end: the Met could use any ELL trains, but the ELL could use only double-ended units.

Seven four-car trains operated the line (six off-peak, seven during peak hours when Shoreditch was open). Off peak, train seven became the spare. The line operated some of the shortest trains on the network, necessitated by short platforms. The small number of trains made the line particularly sensitive to disruption caused by vandalism, train faults or staff shortages. Sometimes in the early 2000s only two trains were running. Trains were operated by just a driver: the decision to withdraw the guards prompted an unsuccessful strike by theNational Union of Railwaymen in May 1985.[27]

Light maintenance and stabling took place at a small depot near New Cross, with heavier work at the main Metropolitan line depot at Neasden. Between 1985 and 1987, D78 stock operated the line before being replaced by A60 and A62 stock. During the 1970s the line was operated by1938 Tube stock.

Stations

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The stations in operation during most of the London Underground era, in order from north to south, were as follows:

StationOpenedFirst Underground serviceNotes
Shoreditch (replaced byShoreditch High Street)10 April 187631 March 1913Closed on 9 June 2006, prior to whole line's temporary closure for conversion to Overground.
Whitechapel10 April 187631 March 1913Interchange withDistrict andHammersmith & City Lines.
Shadwell10 April 18761 October 1884Interchange withDocklands Light Railway.
Wapping7 December 18691 October 1884Thames Tunnel link to Rotherhithe
Rotherhithe7 December 18691 October 1884Thames Tunnel link to Wapping
Canada WaterDisabled access19 August 199919 August 1999Interchange withJubilee line opened 17 September 1999.
Surrey Quays7 December 18691 October 1884Station was opened as Deptford Road, renamed Surrey Docks in 1911, and again renamed in 1989.
line splits
New Cross Gate7 December 18691 October 1884Interchange withSouthern mainline services. Mainline station was opened as New Cross in 1839, and renamed in 1923.
New CrossDisabled access1 April 18801 October 1884Interchange withSoutheastern mainline services. Mainline station was opened in 1850.

Conversion to Overground

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AClass 378 train atCanada Water.

Engineering work on theEast London line extension started in 2005 and the underground service ended in December 2007.

In 2007London Buses route ELW Whitechapel – Shadwell – Wapping was introduced, operating every 10 minutes, every 15 minutes at evenings and weekends.[28] It was operated with route-branded single-deck buses.[citation needed] Starting on 23 December 2007 it was extended from Whitechapel to Shoreditch (Monday-Friday 07:00-10:30 & 15:30–20:30, Sunday 07:00-15:30) from 19 July 2008.[citation needed] The frequency of the route was cut to four buses per hour in September 2009.[29] It was reduced to weekends-only from 28 April 2010, and withdrawn on 9 May 2010.

Between 2006 and May 2008 other rail replacement buses were provided.Route ELS Whitechapel – Shoreditch (Monday-Friday 07:00-10:30 & 15:30–20:30, Sunday 07:00-15:30) commenced 10 June 2006 and was withdrawn on 19 July 2008. It was replaced by a peak-hour extension of route ELW.[citation needed]

London Buses route ELC New Cross Gate – New Cross – Surrey Quays – Canada Water (Monday-Friday every 5–10 minutes, weekends every 15 minutes)[28] started on 23 December 2007. It was withdrawn on 25 September 2009 following a 40% drop in passenger numbers. Transport for London estimated that this saved around £1 million over the period to June 2010.[30]

London Buses route ELP Canada Water – Rotherhithe (every 15 minutes) began on 23 December 2007 and was withdrawn on 24 February 2008 due to lack of use: tickets were valid between Bermondsey and Canada Water on standardroute 381.[28]

Unlike the previous East London line closure, no replacement bus service was provided across the River Thames through theRotherhithe Tunnel. London Transport was concerned that demand would be so high and buses would be so small that the frequency could have to be one bus every 30 seconds. There was also an issue that the Rotherhithe Tunnel is restricted to vehicles with a width no more than 7 feet (2.1 m), which had been employed on previous occasions. However, by 2007 no such vehicles were commercially available that were low-floor compliant: the only ones with this width, as previously used, were minibuses with higher floors. As bus policy by this time was 100% low floor, it meant that no such service could be provided.

A limited train service was introduced on 27 April 2010 and full service began on 23 May 2010.[31]

History of the extended route

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Mostly on viaduct, the route from Highbury and Islington to Shoreditch was opened in 1865. It was constructed by theNorth London Railway as itscity branch to allow its passenger trains to reach theCity of London. As originally built the line had four stations, atDalston Junction,Haggerston,Shoreditch and a large terminus atBroad Street. At Dalston Junction, a line branched to the North London line eastwards, allowing services to Hackney, Bow and Poplar (East India Road). This route closed to passengers in 1944 and goods on 4 July 1966.[32]

At its peak, Broad Street was the third-busiest station in London (afterLiverpool Street andVictoria). At the start of the 20th century, more than one train per minute arrived or departed Broad Street during rush hour, with over 27 million passengers in 1902. Intermediate station traffic stagnated due to bus and tram competition, and Haggerston and Shoreditch stations were closed in 1940 following bomb damage inWorld War II. The line remained busy up to the 1950s, receiving traffic from theEast Coast Main Line,West Coast Main Line and other routes. However, it declined following the war and was closed on 30 June 1986. While Broad Street station's site was immediately sold for office use, becoming theBroadgate development, the route north was mothballed. The present Haggerston and Dalston Junction stations have been built next to and on the original sites, but Shoreditch High Street station is on a new alignment connecting the two routes.

Extension

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Main article:East London line extension

Phase 1

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East London line Extension plans as envisaged in 2006. Dalston Junction and Clapham Junction are shown as future interchanges with the proposedCrossrail 2 (Chelsea-Hackney) line.

The former line was extended northwards fromWhitechapel, with new stations atShoreditch High Street,Hoxton,Haggerston andDalston Junction using 2.2 miles (3.5 km) of new trackbed between Whitechapel and the Broad Street viaduct, and disused trackbed for most of rest of the distance. A further extension toHighbury & Islington was opened in February 2011.

It was extended south to connect to theLondon Bridge arm of theBrighton Main Line, linked via a northbound flyover north of New Cross Gate. Other than the new flyover and some associated works around New Cross Gate, it uses almost entirely existing track, running south toWest Croydon viaBrockley,Honor Oak Park,Forest Hill,Sydenham,Penge West,Crystal Palace (by way of a branch),Anerley andNorwood Junction.

The official opening of most of phase 1 of theEast London line extension took place on 23 May 2010.[33] Use of the line was forecast to increase from the previous 10.4 million passengers per year to 35.4 million, and to 50 million when phase 2 is finished.[34] Transport for London acquired 20 new four-carClass 378BombardierCapitalstarelectric multiple units to operate on the line. Unlike the dual-voltage 378s on theNorth London andWest London lines, the East London line units can only receive power from thethird rail electrification, although, like all modern EMUs, they have the potential to be retro-fitted.

The track and the northern extension remain under TfL ownership, and the stations from Dalston Junction to Surrey Quays are part of the London Overground network.[35] The extension runs northwards from Whitechapel toDalston Junction, and south toCrystal Palace andWest Croydon.

Highbury & Islington extension

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Phase 2 Extension
Surrey QuaysLondon Overground
Surrey Canal
(proposed)
Old Kent Road
Queens Road PeckhamNational Rail
Peckham RyeNational Rail
Denmark HillNational Rail
East Brixton
Clapham High Street
Wandsworth Road
Clapham JunctionLondon OvergroundNational Rail

The line was extended northwards toHighbury & Islington on 28 February 2011,[36] two months earlier than previously announced, with eight trains per hour during most of the day. The first train, with headcode 9A20, was the 09:55 Highbury & Islington – Crystal Palace, which departed on time from platform 2 and was formed of a four-car class 378 unit.[citation needed]

East London line extension phase 2

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A further 6.7 miles (10.8 km) link opened in 2012 from south ofSurrey Quays via the Network RailSouth London line toClapham Junction viaQueens Road Peckham,Peckham Rye,Denmark Hill,Clapham High Street andWandsworth Road. A new station atSurrey Canal Road was also planned, but this was put on hold in 2009,[37] though a suitable 'box' is being provided as part of the works to facilitate later implementation. The service from Highbury & Islington to Clapham Junction commenced on 9 December 2012.[8] There are three services per day that run from Wandsworth Road to Battersea Park to maintain a service along that route as aparliamentary train.

The extension uses an alignment between Surrey Quays andQueens Road Peckham stations that had not seen services since 1913. The "new" section diverges from the East London line south of Surrey Quays station and joins the South London line just north of the closedOld Kent Road station. The route skirts the Bridgehouse Meadows public open space; this was used as the construction site, then restored to public use after completion. The former pedestrian bridge and support piers over Surrey Canal Road were demolished as a precursor to building the railway bridge. The planned lowering of Surrey Canal Road and associated work to the services were not carried out as a higher elevation was adopted, with a 1 in 30 (3.3 per cent) incline allowing the railway to cross at a suitable height.[citation needed]

Train lengthening

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To cope with increased demand, the class 378 units which operate on the line have been extended to five cars. Although the new stations on the line have platforms which are either at least five cars long or provide space for platform extensions, some stations cannot be extended and soselective door opening is required.

Service

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The combined East London and South London line service is described by Transport for London as the Highbury & Islington to New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon route.[38] As of the December 2023 timetable the typical off-peak service pattern is:[38]

RoutetphCalling at
Dalston Junction toNew Cross4
Dalston Junction toClapham Junction4
Highbury & Islington toCrystal Palace4
Highbury & Islington toWest Croydon4
  • Canonbury
  • Dalston Junction
  • Haggerston
  • Hoxton
  • Shoreditch High Street, Whitechapel
  • Shadwell
  • Wapping
  • Rotherhithe
  • Canada Water
  • Surrey Quays
  • New Cross Gate
  • Brockley
  • Honor Oak Park
  • Forest Hill
  • Sydenham
  • Penge West
  • Anerley
  • Norwood Junction

A Friday and Saturdaynight service was introduced between Dalston Junction and New Cross Gate (initially not stopping at Whitechapel) from December 2017.

Renaming

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In July 2023, TfL announced that it would be giving each of the six Overground services unique names by the end of the following year.[39][40] In February 2024, it was confirmed that the service running on the East London andSouth London lines would be named theWindrush line (to honour theWindrush generation of immigrants to the area from the Caribbean) and would be coloured red on the updated network map.[41]

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