Overground station at Old Oak Common

Update to Golden Mile Transport Group

January 2014

London Overground station at Old Oak Common Timeline of activities since 2009
July 2010 - Mawhinney review references Overground station Para 27 ...Effectively connecting NLL/WLL to the Old Oak Common high speed station would be likely to reduce further the number of passengers wishing to travel to Euston (because it would be more convenient for them to change trains at Old Oak Common). December 2009 - First formal mention of Overground in HS2 Ltd documentation1 Para 3.3.44 Also within close proximity to this location are the West London Line, the North London Line,...It could be possible to provide links to these lines creating a station here with greater connections. June 2011 TfL evidence at Transport Select Committee Daniel Moylan explains that Overground station is one of four Mayoral conditions May 2012 Letter from Mayor to new SOS Mayor reiterates to new SOS that Overground station is one of four Mayoral conditions October 2012 Letter from Mayor to new SOS Mayor reiterates to new SOS that Overground station is one of four Mayoral conditions

August 2012 DfT sponsors requirements shared with TfL Stating The proposals for Old Oak Common station must not preclude aspirations for local services (West, North London Lines)

March 2013 OOC OAPF consultation begins, suggesting an Overground station

July 2013 WSP appointed by NR/TfL to progress Overground design

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2011
July 2010 HS2 Ltd commission Arup to investigate ways to connect the Overground to OOC. High level report produced

2012
July 2011 Mayoral response to 2011 consultation Including Overground station is one of four Mayoral conditions upon which his support for HS2 rests

2013
July 2012 Letter from Mayor to SOS Mayor reiterates (again) that Overground station is one of four Mayoral conditions

May 2010 - Mayors response to Mawhinney review references Overground station Para 4.7 One option includes connecting the station at Old Oak Common to the nearby London Overground network to allow better orbital connectivity from south and north west London.

March 2013 HS2 Ltd study concludes Overground station can be incorporated with minimal risk to HS2

1http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/rail/pi/highspeedrail/hs2ltd/hs 2report/pdf/chapter3a.pdf

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Background to Overground proposals

Mayoral condition since 2011 HS2 proposals must include an Overground station at Old Oak Common TfL & NR study in autumn 2012 prompted DfT to commission study Sifting exercise undertaken by Mott MacDonald, TfL, HS2 Ltd and NR in 2012/13 ~28 options explored, including a shortlist of five all feasible within HS2 timeframe However, DfT continued to resist the Overground proposal TfL & NR commissioned further GRIP 2 study in mid 2013 If TfL chose to petition the hybrid bill, substantial evidence required to present to HS2 Select Committee Single preferred option to be identified throughout 2014 GRIP 3 study required
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Why is TfL pushing for an Overground station?

Offers substantial dispersal relief to Euston 10% of HS2 passengers would use Old Oak Common instead Allows for a new interchange in west London bringing 250,000 more people within an hour of Old Oak Common, including linking to other OAs Allows greater access to HS2 for vast swathes of west, north-west and south-west London Overground station could facilitate large scale Heathrow T5 regeneration at Old Oak Common up to 20,000 more jobs
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P os s ible Overg round extens ions Harrow & Wealdstone

Overg round c onnec tions

Brent Cross-Cricklewood Gospel Oak West Hampstead

Wembley Central Camden Road C ros s rail 1 link to WC ML Euston

Ealing Broadway Hayes & Harlington

Old Oak Common

Acton Central

Paddington Shepherds Bush

Tottenham Court Road

P os s ible Overg round extens ions

Brentford

West Brompton

Hounslow

Richmond P os s ible Overg round extens ions

Clapham Junction

Balham

Sifting process - summary

Option 1 Option 1 Option 1 Option 1 Option 1 Option 1 Option 1 Option 2 Option 1 Option 1 Option 1 Option 1 Option 1 Option 1 Option 1 Option 8.1

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Note: a third shortlisted option has emerged GRIP 3 study Option X Option 8.2

HS2 / TfL / NR study

Option X

Option 2

Option 3

Option 8.1

Option 8.2 GRIP 2 study

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Option 8.2 as defined in GRIP 2 study

2-platform Station adjacent to OOC Lane

Passive provision for second station

Impinges on to Wormwood Scrubs

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Option 8.2 environmental context

Possible Scrubs land take

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Option 8.2 Birds eye view of viaduct through the Scrubs

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Station connections to the wider area

Link to Victoria Road

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Option X as defined in GRIP 2 study

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Option X environmental context

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Summary table - two short-listed options

Option 8.2
Journey time savings 45m per annum c250,000 additional people within an hour of OOC Through passengers have 2-3 minutes added to their journey to account for additional stop 525m 2.5m p.a. New elevated viaduct linking WLL to NLL New junction at North Pole

Option X
<20m per annum c200,000 additional people within an hour of OOC Involves reversing trains at Old Oak Common, adding around 10 minutes to through passengers 140m + additional rolling stock 5m p.a. New turnouts Two island platforms + associated property

Passenger experience Capital cost OPEX Infrastructure required

New junction at Acton Wells

Single island platform Willesden turn back siding extended to accommodate 6-car trains

Realignment of NLL
New bridge over Grand Union Canal Electrification of Willesden Loop Twin tracking of Willesden loop

New rolling stock

Impact on Scrubs Property impacts Viaduct at 6-8m above Wormwood Scrubs in NW corner 3 industrial units None Residential dwellings on Shaftsbury Gardens Residential dwellings on Wells House Road Medium Medium 12

Planning risk Deliverability risk

High High

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Next (likely) steps

27 Feb 2014 ES consultation deadline Jan March 2014 support LB Hounslow in Overground to Hounslow study

March 2014 Overground GRIP 3 study to commence, including EIA

April 2014 - Prepare petition material June 2014 likely earliest date for second reading of HS2 hybrid bill June 2014 (for 21 days min) - window for petition items July 2014 onwards 8-12 week consultation on Overground options Late Summer 2014 onwards - Select Committee hearing commences Late 2014 GRIP 3 study concludes; single option identified Through 2015 potential additional provisions added to HS2 bill Late 2015 Hybrid bill passed 2016 onwards construction commences
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