Dalston Junction railway station
- East London Line
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The Dalston Junction railway station is a railway station in the London Borough of Hackney on the East London Line, located in Travelcard Zone 2. It is located in the property of Transport for London and is operated exclusively by trains of the Society of London Overground. With the neighboring station Dalston Kingsland on the North London Line Dalston Junction is a transfer point in the Overground network. Before re- commissioning of the station in 2010, he was already in operation from 1865 to 1986.
- 3.1 South London Line
- 3.2 Chelsea - Hackney Line
History
Old Train Station
The station was opened by November 1, 1865, as the North London Railway extended the extension of today's North London Line in the City to the head station Broad Street. Due to its location south of a track triangle Dalston Junction comprised three central platforms with six through tracks. Four were used for the operation of the former North London Line ( Broad Street Richmond ) and took her to the train station to the west, two led to the east towards Stratford, which was still without intermediate stations from Dalston Junction accessible. Trains ran from Broad Street via Dalston Junction either to Richmond or via a connection line to the WCML / DC Line to Watford Junction westward or eastward over Stratford to Poplar. After the Second World War, the trains accounted to Poplar. Due to increasing competition from the Underground, the North London Line became less important. In 1976, the last trains were run eastwards instead of Broad Street by the newly acquired Northern City Line to Moorgate in 1985 accounted for the trains to Richmond. Was finally closed the distance between Canonbury and Broad Street, along with the station Dalston Junction as at 27 June 1986. Though the station was shut down, the viaduct was not canceled and the area around the station retained the name Dalston Junction, as well as the bus stops. As a replacement for the station of Dalston Kingsland railway station was opened in the timetable change in 1985 in the vicinity, as the train runs the North London Line were newly bound by to Stratford and on to North Woolwich.
New railway station
In the 1980s, the London Transport first had cherished plans to extend the East London Line, which eked out a shadowy existence in the underground network. To the north, the connection should first be restored to Liverpool Street, before 1989 the first plans for the extension to Dalston with use of the disused Kingsland viaduct became public. A first plan for a conversion of a subway line to a railway line was rejected by the government. In 1999, the idea was taken up again in 2011 granted the building permit. Initial construction work started in 2005 on the Kingsland Viaduct. In 2006 it was announced that the East London Line will be part of the London Overground network, these routes were taken over by TfL after they were previously operated by Silverlink Metro. On 27 April 2010 the East London Line was opened between Dalston Junction and New Cross or New Cross Gate in the presence of Boris Johnson, Mayor of Dalston Junction station experienced as a two-track station a renaissance. Nearly a year remained Dalston Junction terminus before in March 2011, the trains on Canonbury to Highbury & Islington were extended. As part of this extension, the remaining two tracks of the west side of the old station were reactivated. The east side was not reactivated, however, there are plans for it.
Operation
In Dalston Junction Overground trains the border from New Cross, those from New Cross Gate, Crystal Palace and West Croydon to Highbury & Islington are performed. Total yields the following scheme:
- 8 trains per hour northwards from Highbury & Islington
- 4 trains south to New Cross
- 4 trains south to Crystal Palace
- 4 trains south to West Croydon
Future
South London Line
2012, the Inner South London Line is also integrated into the Overground network. Through a link between Surrey Quays and Queens Road ( Peckham ) the ISLL is connected to the East London Line, which would mean for the stations at this 4 additional trains per hour to Clapham Junction and thus 16 trains per hour between Dalston Junction and Surrey Quays. However, it is unclear whether these traits are passed to Highbury & Islington border in Dalston Junction or.
Chelsea - Hackney Line
Also known as the Crossrail 2 titled project of a railway Chelsea - Hackney through the center of London has a breakpoint Dalston Junction provided.