West Hampstead station
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- Midland Mainline
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The West Hampstead Station is a railway station complex in the London Borough of Camden and consists of three separate parts: the subway station on the Jubilee Line, the West Hampstead Thameslink railway station on the Midland Main Line and the West Hampstead railway station on the North London Line. The three parts are between 100 and 200 meters apart. All three parts are station in Travelcard Zone 2 Frequented the station was 2009/2010 of 3.88 million passengers Rail ( Thameslink and Overground ), added 7.449 million passengers by metro.
- 2.1 history
- 2.2 Operation
- 2.3 Forward
- 3.1 History
- 3.2 Operation
Subway station
History
The aboveground subway station was opened in 1879 by the Metropolitan Railways. From 1939, the Bakerloo Line operated the station since they took over from the Metropolitan Line to operate the branch line to Stanmore. On December 7, 1940, the Metropolitan platforms were shut down and since then these trains run through without stopping. Also without stopping the trains pass through the Chiltern Main Line, which runs parallel to the Metropolitan, the station.
Operation
Since its introduction in 1979 and the related acquisition of the former Bakerloo line to Stanmore exclusively serves the Jubilee line station with its train route Stanmore Stratford.
Future
The reactivation of the Metropolitan railway platforms and the construction of Chiltern Main Line platforms are provided as part of the planned redevelopment and the associated merging the three different stations at a traffic junction.
Thameslink Station
The West Hampstead Thameslink railway station lies on the Midland Main Line, around 100 meters from the metro station and 200 meters from the Overground station. He is in possession of Network Rail, the operational mode is up to the First Capital Connect. The also leading on the Midland Main Line to St Pancras East Midlands Trains trains pass through the station without stopping.
History
The station was opened whose opening line to St Pancras in 1871 under the name of West End by the former Midland Railway in the course. Purpose was the connection of the at that time located ligands in the development of the West End area. Between 1878 and 1880 the station was part of the failed Super Outer Circle project, while the Midland trains from St Pancras via Acton to Earl 's Court went. 1904 was followed by the renaming in West End & Brondesbury, but just a year later she was given the name West Hampstead. Back then, the station came to tourist significance for one-day excursions to Hampstead Heath. After the introduction of the Thameslink system in 1990, she received the new name to distinguish the station from the North London Line station. 2010 the platforms were extended to accommodate the 2,000 provided by the project Thameslink trains longer can. In addition, the end of 2010 was still a new pedestrian overpass in operation.
Operation
First Capital Connect operates the station with different relations:
- Bedford Luton Luton Airport Parkway -St Albans City-West Hampstead ( Thames Link ) St Pancras Farringdon - Blackfriars -Gatwick Airport- Brighton
- Luton / St Albans West Hampstead Thameslink Kentish Town Wimbledon
- Bedford / Luton West Hampstead Thameslink Sevenoaks (together with Southeastern / only at peak times )
Future
When in 2015 the Thameslink withdraws from the operation of the Sutton Loop Line via Wimbledon, might as well replace the fast trains Bedford - Brighton, which hold far only sparse, insert a stop in West Hampstead regularly.
The station could be part of the North and West London Light Railway system, a rail similar to the Docklands Light Railway. In the area of West Hampstead Thameslink they would drive on one of the two pure Midland freight lines. The Campaign for Better Transport published in 2008 a feasibility study on the project. The impetus for this project was the construction of Brent Cross Shopping Centre and reviewing several roads. The train would take advantage of current and former railway lines, so a takeover of the Central Line to Ealing Broadway - branch would be conceivable. Costs and construction or opening are still unknown.
Overground Station
The West Hampstead Rail Station is located on the North London Line and is limited to, served by trains of the London Overground, which owns the station is also located.
History
The station was opened in 1888 by the North London Railway under the name of West End Lane. After Verstaatlichungungen and Association of British railway companies for British Rail in 1962, the station was assigned the portion London & South Eastern ( from 1986 Network South East). In 1975 renamed to West Hampstead. After the privatization of British Rail in 1997, the railway company Silverlink took over the business, which operated the railway station with trains of Silverlink Metro franchise. In 2007 there were all Silverlink Metro services to the Transport for London over which it performs under the name London Overground ever since.
Between May 2000 and September 2002, the station was also still holding point for trains Anglia Railways between Norwich and Basingstoke. These trains were marketed under the name London Crosslink, with the aim of providing a transfer- west-east connection in the Greater London area. The route led from Norwich on the Great Eastern Main Line from Stratford Station, then over the North London Line, and finally on the South Western Main Line to Basingstoke. West Hampstead Highbury & Islington was besides, Camden Road and Stratford one of the four operated stations on the North London Line. The experiment was terminated after only 16 months, on the one hand the high operating density (particularly in freight ) on the North London Line only erratic operation made it possible, on the other hand, the financial return was always smaller than the effort.
In preparation for the takeover by the London Overground 2007, the station was last completed conversion measures.
Operation
London Overground operates the train station every fifteen minutes with the following relation:
- Stratford- Highbury & Islington, West Hampstead, Willesden Junction - Gunnersbury -Richmond
In addition, run on weekdays during rush hours, three pairs of trains between Stratford and Clapham Junction, which use from Willesden Junction, the West London Line.
Renovation project West Hampstead Interchange
Since the transfer distances between the three independent station parts make some quite long and difficult and therefore are rather unpopular with travelers, as a busy main road must be crossed with the West End Lane, the Chiltern Railways gave impetus to a new building of the station as a unit. Following construction activities are planned:
- Construction of Passarellen for free level crossing of West End Lane
- Construction of platforms at the Chiltern Main Line and the Metropolitan Line
- Relocation of the Overground station on the eastern side of the road the West End Lane
- Demolition of existing buildings
A stop by East Midlands Trains trains is not planned because of platforms on the Midland Main Line would be necessary. At the location of West Hampstead the MML - distance transport and regional services of First Capital Connect run separately.
The project is set due to uncertainties on the North London Line since 2007 on ice.