We the Enfield Transport User Group have significant concerns about the delivery of historically planned capacity upgrades that should at the minimum be provided passive provision and ideally be delivered as part of the proposal for redevelopment above Liverpool Street Station.
We obtained via FOI details of a historic eight-track approach to Liverpool Street Station that has been provided passive provision at a cost of millions of pounds in the form of a wider mezzanine over the tracks and a rammed earth construction for the East London Line bridge over. The eight-track route requires some demolition of the Braithwaite Viaduct so we have lobbied that it should be coordinated with the Bishopsgate Goodsyard redevelopment and restoration of the retained elements of the listed viaduct.
Our FOI revealed plans in the Anglia LTPP Route Study for additional platforms at Liverpool Street where it was identified that the current 18 platforms could be increased to 23 without any additional land take or extension of the existing shed but any new columns could get in the way of potential future platforms. Note, three of these new platforms must be extended into the main concourse with an extended mezzanine above so that new longer trains can use them and so the concourse must remain clear of new columns and other structures where the future platform and mezzanine extensions would be desirable.
These improvements are necessary to provide any new paths on West Anglia routes to northeast London and to the London, Stansted, Cambridge corridor, which is presently at full capacity with quad tracking allowing for a doubling of train paths for West Anglia. East Anglia routes would also benefit from additional platforms.
We hope that a line of communication can be made with the Developer, Network Rail, and the City of London to ensure that steps are made to plan for this essential new infrastructure or at the very least to ensure that this proposed development provides passive provision for future delivery.
For the FOI documents, please email enfieldtransportusergroup@gmail.com and we will provide them under request.
