Imperial Wharf railway station

Imperial Wharf

Western (northbound) entrance, 27 September 2009
Imperial Wharf Location of Imperial Wharf in Greater London
Location	Sands End
Local authority	Hammersmith and Fulham
Managed by	London Overground
Station code	IMW
Number of platforms	2
Accessible
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2009–10	0.119 million
2010–11	0.737 million
27 September 2009	Opened
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Imperial Wharf is a railway station in Fulham, near to the boundary with Chelsea in west London on the West London Line. The station is between West Brompton and Clapham Junction stations and services are provided by London Overground and Southern.

The station opened on Sunday 27 September 2009 and is operated by London Overground.

The station is located in Sands End where the line crosses Townmead Road. It takes its name from the adjacent redevelopment of a brownfield, former industrial, site, which has been developed into a luxury 1,800 apartment river-side complex by property developers St George over the last five years. As the Imperial Wharf development continued to grow, so did the business case for the Imperial Wharf station. A further application for 1,500 residential units including a 37 storey tower was submitted to Hammersmith & Fulham Council in early 2009.^{[citation needed]}

The station is also adjacent to Chelsea Harbour, and was known by this name during early stages of development; indeed its TIPLOC code is "CseaH" in computerised timetable systems.

History

There have been calls for over 15 years by residents for a station to be opened at this site, to be funded by Transport for London and the local council.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005 the estimated cost was £3 million, of which £1.7 million had already been provided by St George, the developer of the Imperial Wharf site, leaving a funding shortfall of £1.3 million.

In October 2007, Hammersmith and Fulham Council announced that St George had agreed to provide another £1.2 million, roughly enough to complete the project. It is also reported that the planning permission for the all of Imperial Wharf was only given to St George on the basis that a station was built.^{[citation needed]}

The station opens

The station secured full funding on 28 April 2008. The station opened on Sunday 27 September 2009, in a ceremony attended by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

Locale

This WLL (West London Line) bridge plate beneath the station appears to name the location "Yuppies"

The new station provides an important link for the Sands End area to Clapham Junction station in the south of London and northwards towards Willesden Junction station. This will be particularly important as the area is further developed by both private and public organisations. This investment includes a new residential development called "The Gallery" which has been started on recently cleared land next to the Laura Ashley offices, between Bagleys Lane and Elbe Street.

There are also plans by another developer to re-develop the Lots Road Power Station, into 395 residential units. The Lots Road Power Station, close to the Thames, is a large, disused, coal-fired power station. It was designed in 1902 and completed in 1905 and until 2003 was used to provide power for London Underground. The developers hope to complete the building by 2013.

Services

A London Overground train at Imperial Wharf

Typical off-peak services (trains per hour) from the station are:

Milton Keynes-South Croydon rail services
Legend Milton Keynes Central Bletchley Leighton Buzzard Tring Berkhamstead Hemel Hempstead M25 motorway Watford Junction Harrow & Wealdstone Wembley Central London Euston Shepherd's Bush Kensington (Olympia) West Brompton Imperial Wharf River Thames Clapham Junction Wandsworth Common Balham Streatham Common Norbury Thornton Heath Selhurst East Croydon South Croydon

• 4tph to Willesden Junction, of which 2tph continue to Stratford (London Overground)
• 1tph to Milton Keynes Central (Southern)
• 4tph to Clapham Junction (London Overground)
• 1tph to South Croydon (Southern)

At peak times, all 4 London Overground services per hour continue to Stratford. Some additional Southern services also operate between Shepherd's Bush and Clapham Junction. Late evening London Overground services only run between Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction. On Sundays, Southern services only run between Watford Junction and Clapham Junction.

Transport links

Imperial Wharf station is served by London bus routes 391 and C3.

Imperial Wharf offers interchange with London River Services from Chelsea Harbour Pier, which is located approximately 200 metres away. Thames Executive Charters operate peak-hour river bus services between Putney and Blackfriars. The development also has its own pier at Imperial Wharf Marina from where Thames Clippers operate services.

Future proposals

There are proposals to include a stop at this location, on the proposed Chelsea-Hackney Line. If these plans are carried forward, then it would provide an interchange between London Overground services and either London Underground or mainline commuter rail services, depending on which standards the new line is built to.

External links

• "Imperial Wharf station". Always Touch Out. 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2008-07-12. 
• Imperial Wharf station work begins.
• Imperial Wharf, SubBrit stations project
• London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham - Chuffed by new train station.
• London Evening Standard Homes and properties - A new railway station for Fulham.
• BBC News Website - A new station opens in South London.
• The Standard - A new Footbridge between Battersea and Imperial Wharf

Preceding station		London Overground		Following station
West Brompton towards Willesden Junction or Stratford		West London Line		Clapham Junction Terminus
	National Rail
West Brompton		Southern Milton Keynes - East Croydon		Clapham Junction
West Brompton		Southern Olympia to Wandsworth Road Limited service		Wandsworth Road