We're proposing to unblock the Croydon bottleneck to provide Brighton Main Line passengers with more reliable, more frequent and faster services, and to provide the capacity needed for future growth.
Public consultation
From Monday 1 June to Sunday 20 September 2020 we ran our second public consultation on our proposals for unblocking the Croydon bottleneck.
We received 1,428 responses and overall, with 90 per cent of respondents indicating they either ‘agree’ or ‘strongly agree’ with our proposals.
The five most common themes in the feedback we received are:
- 渴望完成项目并快速提供利益
- Concerns over service disruption during construction
- 关于高速公路中断的担忧
- Matters related to impacted land and property
- Integration with buses, trams, taxis and cycling at East Croydon station
Download summary of the consultation (777 KB, PDF).
This feedback, along with other ideas and suggestions, will be used to shape our final designs which we will share next year.
Thank you to those who took the opportunity to find out more about our proposals and provide feedback via our chat facility, consultation hotline and via email.View the consultation materials.
Residents and businesses that could be directly impacted by the proposals can continue to engage directly with Network Rail’s project team at any time and are strongly encouraged to get in touch using thecontact details below.
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Background
The Croydon area is the busiest, most congested and most complex part of the country’s rail network.
缺乏能力在东克罗伊登站和the complex series of junctions north of Croydon, the Selhurst triangle, delays trains across the Brighton Main Line and the wider network every time an incident occurs.
It also means there is no capacity to run more trains to meet future passenger growth, which will lead to overcrowding in the years ahead unless action is taken.
Our proposals
Our proposals to unblock the Croydon bottleneck and provide more reliable, more frequent and faster services include the following key elements:
Current constraints
该站目前有六个平台，意味着输入列车通常必须在车站外队列进行延迟，导致延迟。
无障碍at the station is limited as the existing access ramps are steep and congested, the small concourse regularly becomes overcrowded and passenger facilities are limited.
Our proposal
一家重建站有两个附加平台，与乘客的改进设施以及与镇中心和其他运输链接更好的连接，支持克罗伊登的持续再生。
Current constraints
The frequency of trains and large numbers of flat junctions in this area make it one of the most complex parts of the rail network. Trains often have to wait at red signals for other trains to pass causing delays and making it difficult to recover the service when an incident occurs.
Our proposal
We propose to grade separate junctions by building new viaducts, bridges and dive-unders to separate the tracks as they cross each other. This means trains will no longer have to wait at a red signal for others to pass.
Current constraints
To provide more platforms at East Croydon station and allow the Selhurst triangle junctions to be remodelled, we need to expand the railway north of East Croydon from five to eight tracks.
Our proposal
We propose to rebuild the bridge over the railway, increasing its span, to provide space for three additional tracks.
Current constraints
The current track and platform arrangements limit the number of fast services able to call at Norwood Junction. This is because stopping and non-stopping services share the same tracks. The current subway is also in a poor condition and does not meet accessibility requirements, making it difficult for passengers to change platforms.
Our proposal
We propose to modify the track layout to provide dedicated tracks for fast and non-stopping services, lengthen and widen platforms to allow longer trains to stop at the station for the first time and build two footbridges, one with lifts, to provide step-free access to the platforms.
These works are not proposed to form part of our Transport and Works Act Order application for the Scheme.
More information about our proposals for Norwood Junction is available here.
The benefits
By improving track layouts, remodelling the Selhurst triangle and constructing new tracks and two new platforms at East Croydon station, we would remove the bottleneck which causes delays and disruption, improving the punctuality of services.
More tracks and remodelled junctions would also mean we would be able to speed up some services through the Selhurst Triangle.
Once we deliver our proposals to unblock the Croydon bottleneck to improve the reliability of existing services, we would then be able work with train operators to consider running more trains.
作为与盖特威克机场和南海岸改善布莱顿主线的主要路线将为区域和国民经济提供重大推动。
扩展和增强站将提供更好的乘客设施，改进的运输环节并支持克罗伊登的持续再生。
Managing impacts
A major redevelopment such as this will result in changes to services but we are planning our proposals to keep trains moving and minimise disruption to passengers.
We will also be undertaking a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment to identify potential effects on the environment and local community as a result of the construction and operation of the Scheme. The assessment will also identify mitigation measures to address construction and operational impacts.
Find out more on how we are managing impacts.
下一步
To deliver our proposals we need to obtain powers to work outside the railway boundary through a Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO). We are currently in the process of preparing an application for these powers, referred to as the East Croydon to Selhurst Junction Capacity Enhancement Scheme (‘the Scheme').
在从6月1日星期一举行的公开咨询到2020年9月20日星期日，我们正在使用收到的反馈，以进一步发展我们的设计，并在2021年底之前提前提前提前提前申请。
In 2018 we held our first public consultation on the Scheme. The detailed feedback we received has been used to further develop our designs, and common concerns have been considered and factored into our construction programme.
We held 11 public events in the Croydon area, over 20 passenger engagement events across the route and people could also view and comment on the proposals on-line.
A total of 840 people responded to our consultation. Of the 840 responses, 70% came from Croydon and South London residents, while the remaining 30% came from across the route and some from further afield.
Consultees were asked whether they agreed or disagreed with the concept of unblocking the railway bottleneck at Croydon. Over 90% of people who responded either agreed or strongly agreed with the proposals. 7% were undecided and 2% disagreed or strongly disagreed with the proposals.
Some of the most common comments were;
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- to progress as quickly as possible
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- concerns over disruption during construction, both to the train services and the
- road network; and
- strong support for Norwood Junction station redevelopment.
- View the feedback summary report
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Contact us
For more information on our proposals you can e-mail us atConsultation@cars2.networkrrail.co.uk.
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