Barking Riverside railway station

Barking Riverside is a railway station under construction in Barking in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, east London, that will serve the Barking Riverside regeneration area including housing, leisure and shopping facilities. It is planned as part of an £260m[1] extension of the Gospel Oak to Barking Line on the London Overground network.[2][3]

Barking Riverside
The station under construction in December 2020
Barking Riverside
Location of Barking Riverside in Greater London
LocationBarking
Local authorityLondon Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Managed byLondon Overground
Number of platforms2
Key dates
2022Planned Opening
Other information
WGS8451.519108°N 0.114764°E / 51.519108; 0.114764
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The extension will run partly over the existing London, Tilbury and Southend Railway line from Barking, operated by c2c, and over 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) of new track to be laid to the new station.[4] It is expected that Barking Riverside station will open in 2022.[5]

There have also been calls to extend the line further south across the river to Thamesmead and Abbey Wood.[6][7] In August 2017, the Government granted permission for the extension, with a future provision for a stop at Renwick Road. A future extension across the Thames is not prevented by this project, however an extension of the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead has been proposed instead.[8][9]

History

The Barking Riverside development is a brownfield site of some 440 acres, on the site of the former Barking Power Station. The site has planning permission for around 10,800 homes, however planning restrictions prevent more than 1,200 homes without adequate transport links.[10]

An extension of the Docklands Light Railway to Dagenham Dock was proposed in the mid 2000s at a cost of around £750m,[1] however this extension was cancelled in 2008 by then Mayor of London Boris Johnson.[11] Following this, Transport for London assessed various options to bring transport links to Barking Riverside, including the previously proposed DLR extension, extension of the Hammersmith & City line to Grays, new segregated, high frequency bus services and a new station at Renwick Road.[12]

Following a decision to extend the Gospel Oak to Barking line to the area in 2014,[13] the proposed route were consulted on in 2014, 2015 and 2016.[14] Following this, a Transport and Works Act Order for the extension and new station was submitted in March 2016.[15] As part of this process, a public inquiry was held in October 2016. The Transport and Works Order was approved in August 2017.[8][9]

Gospel Oak to Barking line with Barking Riverside extension (and proposed Renwick Road station

Route

Leaving Barking station towards the south east, the extension of the Gospel Oak to Barking line will follow the London, Tilbury and Southend line for around 2.4km. Passing underneath Renwick Road, a future station at Renwick Road has been passively safeguarded.[16] The extension then turns south, crossing the main line and the Ripple Lane freight yard on a viaduct, as well as crossing over the High Speed 1 tunnels. The viaduct then continues south for 1.5km to the elevated station at Barking Riverside.[2]

While the station will be owned by Transport for London, the railway infrastructure will be handed over to Network Rail when completed.[1]

Construction

Following approval of the Transport and Works Order in August 2017,[8] construction on the extension by a joint venture of Morgan Sindall and VolkerFitzpatrick[17] began in late 2018.[18] Construction was originally expected to take 3 years at a cost of £260m,[1] with the new station opening in December 2021.[2] The station building has been designed by Weston Williamson.[19][20] Following delays caused by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and utility diversion[21] issues, it was announced in December 2020 that the extension would be delayed until 2022, with a cost increase to £327m.[5]

References
  1. Johnson, Marc (12 September 2017). "In focus: London Overground's Barking Riverside Extension". RailStaff. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. "Improvements and Projects - Barking Riverside extension". Transport for London. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. Cox, Sophie (24 July 2020). "Barking Riverside Overground extension to continue despite cuts in TfL emergency budget". Barking and Dagenham Post. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. "Anglia Route Study" (PDF). Networkrail.co.uk. March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. Horgan, Rob (7 December 2020). "TfL's Barking Riverside Extension suffers year delay and another cost hike". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  6. "Thamesmead & Abbey Wood Extension". Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  7. Murphy-Bates, Sebastian. "Sadiq Khan gives go-ahead to Barking Overground extension". Barking and Dagenham Post. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. "Barking riverside extension: Transport and Works Act order". GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  9. Morton, Sophie. "Transport secretary approves Barking Riverside Overground extension". Barking and Dagenham Post. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  10. "Boris Johnson calls for creation of new 'garden suburb' in Barking and Dagenham". Evening Standard. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  11. "TfL scraps projects and cuts jobs". BBC News. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  12. "London Overground Barking Riverside Extension Transport Options Backcheck Report" (PDF). Transport for London. July 2016.
  13. "Barking Riverside London Overground extension plans". Transport for London. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  14. "Have your say on the proposed London Overground extension to Barking Riverside - Transport for London - Citizen Space". consultations.tfl.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  15. "Barking Riverside extension - Transport for London". Tfl.gov.uk. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  16. "Barking Riverside Extension Intermediate Station Feasibility Report" (PDF). Transport for London. December 2015.
  17. "Contractor for Overground Barking Riverside extension". Transport for London. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  18. "JV picks up £196m Barking Riverside contract delayed by Carillion collapse". Construction News. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  19. Pitcher, Greg (15 August 2017). "Weston Williamson to deliver Moxon's Barking Riverside station". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 21 January 2021. [Weston Williamson] has taken the east London project from Moxon Architects" "it was now acting as architect on the scheme.
  20. Partners, Weston Williamson + (21 January 2021). "Barking Riverside". WestonWilliamson+Partners. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  21. Horgan, Rob (12 December 2019). "Buried utilities threaten to delay TfL's Barking Riverside Extension". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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