Shoreditch High Street railway station
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The Shoreditch High Street railway station is a railway station in London's Shoreditch on the border of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the City of London. It was opened in 2010 as a replacement for the nearby 2006 disused subway station Shoreditch and is used exclusively in the London Overground trains on the East London Line.
History
→ For the rail traffic in the area around the station from 1869 to 2010 see Shoreditch (London Underground) # History
The station was opened to traffic during the first part of the opening of the East London Line in the presence of the Mayor of London Boris Johnson on April 27, 2010. The trains were initially only between Dalston Junction and New Cross stations and two New Cross Gate. The southern extension to Crystal Palace and West Croydon were finally put into operation on May 23, 2010. On 28 February 2011, the northern extension followed after Highbury & Islington.
Location
The twin-track through station is located on a newly built Viaduct, which was re-created as a link between the already used up in 1985 by today's North London Line for trains to Broad Street Station Kingsland Viaduct and the Whitechapel Station. The train crosses the Bethnal Green Road, but bears the name of the leading parallel to the railway line Shoreditch High Street. The station is located on the edge of the former station Bishopsgate on the Great Eastern Main Line, which was from 1840 to 1916 a passenger station, was then converted into a freight depot. This in turn was destroyed by fire in 1964, but in 2005 finally removed to allow the construction of the station Shoreditch High Street.
Operation
The station is serviced exclusively by trains of the London Overground in various relations in fifteen minutes.
- Dalston Junction - Shoreditch High Street - Canada Water - New Cross
- Highbury & Islington - Dalston Junction - Shoreditch High Street - Canada Water - New Cross Gate - Crystal Palace
- Highbury & Islington - Dalston Junction - Shoreditch High Street - Canada Water - New Cross Gate - West Croydon
- Dalston Junction - Shoreditch High Street - Canada Water - Clapham Junction
At present the results in a Zugsdichte 16 trains per hour.
Future
A station on the Central Line is up for debate, especially since the U -Bahn line runs pretty much under the station. In addition, the Central Junction / ELL located approximately in the middle between the stations Liverpool Street and Bethnal Green - this gap is 2 kilometers one of the largest between two stations in the network of the London Underground.
The plan of a Umsteigeknotens here has existed since 1988, when the first plans for expansion of the East London Line became public. However, Transport for London distanced from the plans, due to momentous operation delays the dense schedule in the case of a building. However, they pledged to the construction of the railway Chelsea - Hackney, which would take over the Epping branch of the Central Line and thus create capacity on the line, a building will again envisaged.