Ruckholt Road Station
As part of the Lea Bridge and Lea Valley Eastside regeneration project that will deliver 4,000 new homes,, the London Borough of Waltham Forest are proposing a new station at the junction of Ruckholt Road and Orient Way. The proposed station would be to the south of the recently reopened Lea Bridge (2016) station which is on a branch of the Lea Valley Lines between Tottenham Hale and Stratford.
Image sourced from London Borough of Waltham Forest: https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/sit...sion_FINAL.pdf
Corsham Station
Wiltshire Council have submitted a Strategic Outline Business Case to the Department for Transport to reopen a station in the historic market town that was closed in 1965. Located on the Great Western Main Line between Bath and Chippenham, reopening Corsham would fill the existing 13-mile gap. Specific services are being worked on, but it could be either part of the proposed Oxford-Bristol orbital route, an additional stop on stopping London Paddington services. Should approval be granted, construction could commence in 2016 for a 2028 opening.
Image sourced from Corsham Civic Society: https://www.corshamcivicsociety.co.u...nter-stage-two
Park Plaza Station
The Borough of Broxbourne are exploring options for a new station between Turkey Street and Theobolds Grove on the Cheshunt branch of the London Overground’s Lea Valley Lines. The station would serve the western neighbourhoods of Waltham Cross and a new mixed-use development called Park Plaza and the Sunset film studios under construction just to the north of the M25 orbital motorway. The new station would be located on the southern end of the site (visible in the bottom red outline).
Image sourced from Borough of Broxbourne: https://www.broxbourne.gov.uk/downlo...elopment-brief
Brent Cross West Station
This is a new station being built between Hendon and Cricklewood stations on the Midland Main Line. The five platform station will serve an extension to the Brent Cross development and is being built to factor in the station acting as the future northern terminus for the proposed West London Orbital Line. It is anticipated that the station will open sometime in the Autumn with 8 Thameslink trains per hour.
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Image 2 taken by RailAdvent: https://twitter.com/railadvent/statu...64743493533701
Motspur Park Station
Motspur Park in south London on the Mole Valley Line is another station in south London that is being modified to provide step-free access. Should Crossrail 2 go ahead, Motspur Park would be on one of the branch lines. Works are anticipated to be completed in early 2024.
Image sourced from Network Rail: https://www.networkrailmediacentre.c...n-south-london
Tilehurst Station
Tilehurst is located on the western outskirts of Reading and beside the River Thames. Network Rail are progressing with plans to make the station step-free. Completion is set for Autumn 2023.
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Wantage and Grove Station
Between Didcot Parkway and Swindon on the Great Western Main Line there is a 38km gap where there are no stations, mainly because the section is two-tracks and priority was given for intercity trains running from London out to Wales and the south-west. Historically there were six stations that covered this stretch, and now Oxfordshire County Council is pushing forward plans for a new station at Wantage and Grove that would provide the Vale of White Horse with improved rail access. The two platform station would be built on two existing loop track. Proposals were recently given a boost due to proposals to convert a nearby disused airfield into a science and business hub.
Images sourced from Oxfordshire County Council: https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/sites...tofopinion.pdf
Bexley Station
Bexley is a commuter station in south-east London on the Dartford Loop Line. The platforms are currently accessed by a subway, but the intention is to add a footbridge with two 16-person lifts to make the station step-free. The current Platform 1 will also be extended.
Image from Network Rail: https://www.networkrailmediacentre.c...ff-in-february
Wixams Station
Wixams is a proposed new two-platform station south of Bedford on the Midland Main Line that recently secured approval. The new station will be served by Thameslink services. Construction is likely to commence sometime in 2023 with an opening by Winter 2024.
Images sourced from Beford Borough Council: https://www.bedford.gov.uk/parking-r...ation-overview
Waterloo Station
Waterloo is the busiest mainline station in the UK and is covered by a glass roof spanning 3 acres. The current glass roof of 10,000 panels was installed in 1922 and is now at end of life and in need of replacing. The new polycarbonate glazing is half the weight of the old panels which will reduce fatigue on the superstructure. The two-year project will also see sustainable wooden seating installed, increasing the number of seats at the station to 480.
Image sourced from Network Rail: https://www.networkrailmediacentre.c...usiest-station
