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'''Old Oak Common''' is a planned<ref name="Dft Go ahead">{{cite web |url= http://www.dft.gov.uk/news/press-releases/dft-news-20120110 |title= Go-ahead given to new railway |publisher= Department for Transport |date = January 2012}}</ref> railway station in [[Old Oak Common]], northwest [[London]], [[England]]. The station is to be constructed on the site of the [[Old Oak Common TMD|Old Oak Common railway depot]], approximately {{convert|0.5|km|1}} south of [[Willesden Junction station]], with an estimated opening date of 2026. The redevelopment area around the proposed stations has been provisionally renamed New Queens Park.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25355950 QPR announce plans for new 40,000-seater stadium at Old Oak]</ref>
'''Old Oak Common''' is a planned<ref name="Dft Go ahead">{{cite web |url= http://www.dft.gov.uk/news/press-releases/dft-news-20120110 |title= Go-ahead given to new railway |publisher= Department for Transport |date = January 2012}}</ref> railway station in [[Old Oak Common]], northwest [[London]], [[England]]. The station is to be constructed on the site of the [[Old Oak Common TMD|Old Oak Common railway depot]], approximately {{convert|0.5|km|1}} south of [[Willesden Junction station]], with an estimated opening date of 2026.


The new station has been included as a part of the proposed [[High Speed 2]] line from [[Euston railway station|London Euston]] to [[Birmingham]]. The station would provide a major [[transport interchange]] with a number of other main line and commuter rail services, including [[Crossrail]] and the [[Great Western Main Line]]. The planned High Speed 2 line would be in a tunnel at the Old Oak Common site, with the Great Western Main Line and Crossrail tracks on the surface.
The new station has been included as a part of the proposed [[High Speed 2]] line from [[Euston railway station|London Euston]] to [[Birmingham]]. The station would provide a major [[transport interchange]] with a number of other main line and commuter rail services, including [[Crossrail]] and the [[Great Western Main Line]]. The planned High Speed 2 line would be in a tunnel at the Old Oak Common site, with the Great Western Main Line and Crossrail tracks on the surface.

Revision as of 15:53, 2 April 2017

Old Oak Common
Planned location
LocationOld Oak Common
Local authorityLondon Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Managed byUnknown
OwnerNetwork Rail
Transport for London
Number of platforms14[1]
AccessibleYes
Key dates
2026Proposed to open
Other information
London transport portal

Old Oak Common is a planned[2] railway station in Old Oak Common, northwest London, England. The station is to be constructed on the site of the Old Oak Common railway depot, approximately 0.5 kilometres (0.3 mi) south of Willesden Junction station, with an estimated opening date of 2026.

The new station has been included as a part of the proposed High Speed 2 line from London Euston to Birmingham. The station would provide a major transport interchange with a number of other main line and commuter rail services, including Crossrail and the Great Western Main Line. The planned High Speed 2 line would be in a tunnel at the Old Oak Common site, with the Great Western Main Line and Crossrail tracks on the surface.

Interchange

Map of the Old Oak Common site's relation to existing lines at Willesden Junction (proposed Overground option "C" as at 2016)

According to the proposals issued in 2010 by the Department for Transport (DfT), Old Oak Common would provide direct interchange between HS2 and Crossrail and Great Western Main Line services, including those operated by Heathrow Express and Great Western Railway.[3][4]

Planned services

While the station remains at the proposal stage, the following table illustrates the potential range of services, based on current DfT and TfL[5] documentation but subject to change:

  Future services  
Preceding station   Crossrail   Following station
Template:LCR lines
Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
Birmingham Interchange   TBA
High Speed 2 		  London Euston
Slough or
Reading 		  Great Western Railway
Great Western Main Line
   Template:LUL stations
Acton Main Line or
Template:LUL stations 		  Great Western Railway
Great Western Main Line
Commuter services 		 
Heathrow Central   Heathrow Express
Paddington-Heathrow 		  Template:LUL stations
Wembley Central   Southern
West London Route 		  Shepherd's Bush
Harrow and Wealdstone or
Watford Junction 		  London Midland
West Coast Main Line 		  London Euston
Watford Junction or Milton Keynes Central or Rugby   Virgin Trains
West Coast Main Line 		  London Euston
Preceding station   London Underground   Following station
Template:LUL lines
Template:LUL lines
Preceding station   London Overground   Following station
Template:LOG lines
Template:LOG lines

Additional interchange proposals

Due to the proximity of the Old Oak Common site to other lines, it has been suggested that further connections could be made with commuter rail services. The 2010 DfT command paper highlights opportunities for interchanges at Old Oak Common with London Underground, London Overground and Govia Thameslink Railway Southern's cross-London services to South Croydon and Milton Keynes Central.[3] A report prepared by Terry Farrell & Partners for the Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham also examines these interchange possibilities and proposes the construction of an overhead light rail, automated people mover or personal rapid transit system linking "Old Oak Central" [sic] with North Acton, Kensal Green and Willesden Junction stations.[6] However, as of 2013, no actual proposals exist to create an interchange with these lines.[7]

London Overground stations

The Transport for London consultation process has concluded that have two separate London Overground stations ("Option C") on the Old Oak Common site is the preferred option.[8][9][10] One station, just to the east of the HS2 platforms will serve Victoria Road and Old Oak Common Lane and the other at Hythe Road will be a short walk from the west end of the HS2 platforms.

The 2010 DfT proposal outlines a number of other possible transport links at Old Oak Common, including the addition of a direct link with the High Speed 1 route to Mainland European services via the Channel Tunnel.[3]

Other proposals

The construction company Parsons Brinckerhoff submitted a detailed plan to High Speed 2 which included West London Line, North London Line, West Coast Main Line and Dudding Hill Line platforms,[11] although this pre-dated the announcement of the HS2 London terminus such that their proposed alignment would not be possible.

Network Rail's London and South East Route Utilisation Strategy published in 2011 examines the possibility of constructing a chord through the Old Oak Common area to connect Crossrail to the West Coast Main Line. The report notes that a proportion of trains on the Crossrail service are planned to terminate at Paddington, and that a new western branch of Crossrail would enable those services to continue on towards Watford Junction and beyond. The proposed link would also relieve pressure on Euston station by diverting WCML suburban trains onto the Crossrail route instead of terminating at Euston.[12]

A separate proposal promoted by the Campaign for Better Transport advocacy group, the North and West London Light Railway, suggests running a light rail line past the Old Oak Common site between Template:LUL stations and Brent Cross.[13] This scheme is not, however, supported by any government plans.

Political support

The Old Oak Common plans were unveiled two months before the 2010 United Kingdom general election by the Labour government. While the present Conservative/Liberal Democrat administration supports the HS2 project, the Conservative Party has indicated a preference to an alternative proposal, put forward by Arup, for the HS2 line to go directly to a hub station at Heathrow Airport.[14] Under this scheme, the west London interchange would be situated at Heathrow rather than at Old Oak Common.[15] Conservative MP Theresa Villiers (now a Minister of State for Transport) referred to the Old Oak Common scheme as "Wormwood Scrubs International", and criticised it on account of its distance from the airport and the inconvenience to airport passengers having to change trains. The former Mayor of London, Boris Johnson has been non-committal in supporting the Old Oak Common site, and takes the view that further evaluation is required.[16]

When asked about a High Speed Rail / Crossrail interchange at Old Oak Common, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond stated "Lug your heavy bags down a couple of escalators along 600m of corridor and then change trains at a wet suburban station somewhere in north west London. That is not an option.".[17]

The Old Oak Common plans are supported by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.[18]

Lord Mawhinney, a former Conservative MP for Peterborough has concluded that High Speed 2 (HS2) the London terminus should be at Old Oak Common, not at Euston. This idea goes against the Conservative Party's first idea that Old Oak Common should not even be built. This is because of tunnelling cost along with fast turnaround times at Old Oak Common.[19]

In summer 2011, Hammersmith and Fulham launched a wider 'Park Royal City' plan for Old Oak Common, including light rail or personal rapid transit lines to the surrounding areas.[20]

Site

The proposed site of the Old Oak Common interchange station is located to the north of Wormwood Scrubs. Currently this area is made up of the disused English Welsh & Scottish train maintenance site to the north, which is currently being converted into a construction equipment marshalling area for the Crossrail Project. To the south of this site is the Great Western Railway Old Oak Common Traction Maintenance Depot. As part of the Intercity Express Programme it will be replaced by the former Eurostar North Pole depot.

  • The view east over Old Oak Common TMD in 2005
    The view east over Old Oak Common TMD in 2005
  • The same view as seen in 2013
    The same view as seen in 2013
  • The Great Western Main Line (and future Crossrail route) passes through Old Oak Common
    The Great Western Main Line (and future Crossrail route) passes through Old Oak Common

See also

References

  1. ^ "DfT map of station" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Go-ahead given to new railway". Department for Transport. January 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "High Speed Rail" (PDF). Department for Transport. p. 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "High Speed Rail London to the West Midlands and Beyond, A Report to Government by High Speed Two Limited p83" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Proposed London Overground network at 2026". Transport for London. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  6. ^ Terry Farrell (August 2011). "A Vision for Park Royal City" (PDF). London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. pp. 21 & 34. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Old Oak Common Station" (PDF). High Speed Rail Consultation. Department for Transport. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Two new London Overground stations planned at Old Oak Common". Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  9. ^ Peter Moth – Principal Transport Planner, TfL. "High Speed 2 – Old Oak Common station proposals" (PPT). Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Old Oak Common: A Vision and Challenge For Crossrail (Part 1)". London Reconnections. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Old Oak Common Interchange: A Supporting Submission to HS2" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  12. ^ "8. Potential new lines". London and South East Route Utilisation Strategy. July 2011. pp. 149–153. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  13. ^ "Diagram of Old Oak Common area" (PDF). Campaign for Better Transport. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  14. ^ Milmo, Dan (4 March 2010). "No Heathrow direct link in high speed rail plans". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  15. ^ "Heathrow Hub proposals published". Arup. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  16. ^ Cecil, Nicholas (12 March 2010). "Boris Johnson clashes with David Cameron on high-speed rail". Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  17. ^ Sadek, Jackie. "Transport secretary chops down Old Oak High Speed 2 interchange - The Regeneration Blog". Estatesgazette.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  18. ^ "Old Oak Common: The Transport and Regeneration Case for a HS2 Interchange" (PDF). London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. December 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  19. ^ No business case' to divert HS2 via Heathrow, say Mawhinney Page 6-7, Rail Magazine, Issue 649, 28 July to 10 August 2010
  20. ^ "Launch of 'Park Royal City'". London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
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