Next weekend, 11 may we will see the 40th anniversary of the end of the crosstown linkline railway service and from 13 may 40 years since Richmond north Woolwich services began in place and whilst unbeknown at the time, it began a 40 year journey of the expansion of stratford station 1987 dlr opened
1999 jubilee line opened
2005 services to Tottenham Hale reinstated (withdrawn 1985)
2006 stratford-north Woolwich withdrawn and line closed
2010 overground started serving clapham junction
2011 second dlr branch opened
2022 elizabeth line opened
Elizabeth line began may 24, but it wasn't until 6 november that the line began through running to paddington 24 weeks later, making the line much more convenient to use And I felt the benefits almost immediately
Obviously the elizabeth line has really been a game changer in londons public transport provision and it's presence at stratford has really opened up more of London, with direct links to Heathrow airport being the biggest benefit, but even Whitechapel has really benefited from the elizabeth line, but that has helped the overground as well,which offers services to Highbury and Islington and south to West croydon and clapham junction offering deeper penetration into south London than the old east london line - but these 2 stations together have had the benefit of the elizabeth line and Whitechapel has services from both Eastern terminuses serving it, which makes it highly convenient for interchange
And whilst Liverpool Street is another major interchange, the importance of Farringdon needs little introduction either with thameslink and london underground interchanging with the elizabeth line, but stratford has links available that in 1985 were just pipe dreams and in the case of crossrail, they were just little more than diagrams on pieces of paper and would take another 20+ years to even begin to look like reality when crossrail bill was going through parliament and the elizabeth line was delivered.
keith barber
Posted 05/05/2025
Next weekend, 11 may we will see the 40th anniversary of the end of the crosstown linkline railway service and from 13 may 40 years since Richmond north Woolwich services began in place and whilst unbeknown at the time, it began a 40 year journey of the expansion of stratford station
1987 dlr opened
1999 jubilee line opened
2005 services to Tottenham Hale reinstated (withdrawn 1985)
2006 stratford-north Woolwich withdrawn and line closed
2010 overground started serving clapham junction
2011 second dlr branch opened
2022 elizabeth line opened
Elizabeth line began may 24, but it wasn't until 6 november that the line began through running to paddington 24 weeks later, making the line much more convenient to use And I felt the benefits almost immediately
Obviously the elizabeth line has really been a game changer in londons public transport provision and it's presence at stratford has really opened up more of London, with direct links to Heathrow airport being the biggest benefit, but even Whitechapel has really benefited from the elizabeth line, but that has helped the overground as well,which offers services to Highbury and Islington and south to West croydon and clapham junction offering deeper penetration into south London than the old east london line - but these 2 stations together have had the benefit of the elizabeth line and Whitechapel has services from both Eastern terminuses serving it, which makes it highly convenient for interchange
And whilst Liverpool Street is another major interchange, the importance of Farringdon needs little introduction either with thameslink and london underground interchanging with the elizabeth line, but stratford has links available that in 1985 were just pipe dreams and in the case of crossrail, they were just little more than diagrams on pieces of paper and would take another 20+ years to even begin to look like reality when crossrail bill was going through parliament and the elizabeth line was delivered.
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