Barking Riverside railway station explained

Barking Riverside
Railcode:BGV
Manager:London Overground
Owner:Transport for London
Symbol:overground
Borough:London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Platforms:2
Fare Zone:4
Years1:18 July 2022
Events1:Opened
Coordinates:51.5191°N 0.1148°W
Railexits2223:0.461

Barking Riverside is a railway station in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, East London. The station serves the Barking Riverside regeneration area,[1] [2] and was built as part of a £327m extension of the Gospel Oak to Barking line to the area. It opened on 18 July 2022. It is served by London Overground, and provides interchange with the Uber Boat by Thames Clippers boat service from Barking Riverside Pier.[3]

The extension runs partly over the existing London, Tilbury and Southend line from, operated over by c2c, and over 1.5km (00.9miles) of new track laid to the new station.[4] The extension reduces typical journey times to the centre of Barking from the area by 18 minutes.[5]

History

The Barking Riverside development is a brownfield site of some, 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.[6]

An extension of the Docklands Light Railway to Dagenham Dock was proposed in the mid-2000s at a cost of around £750m,[7] however this extension was cancelled in 2008 by then Mayor of London Boris Johnson.[8] 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.[9]

Following a decision to extend the Gospel Oak to Barking line to the area in 2014,[10] the proposed route was consulted on in 2014, 2015 and 2016.[11] Following this, a Transport and Works Act Order for the extension and new station was submitted in March 2016.[12] As part of this process, a public inquiry was held in October 2016. The Transport and Works Order was approved in August 2017.

Construction

Following approval of the Transport and Works Order in August 2017, construction on the extension by a joint venture of Morgan Sindall and VolkerFitzpatrick[13] began in late 2018.[14] Construction was originally expected to take 3 years at a cost of £260m, with the new station opening in December 2021. The station building has been designed by Weston Williamson.[15] [16] Following delays caused by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and utility diversion issues,[17] it was announced in December 2020 that the extension would be delayed until Autumn 2022, with a cost increase to £327m.[18]

Opening

In June 2022, TfL announced that the extension's opening would be brought forward to open in summer 2022.[19] This was followed by an announcement on 11 July 2022 that services would begin on 18 July 2022.[20] The opening coincided with the 2022 United Kingdom heat wave with temperatures of nearly 40 °C. TfL issued a warning to passengers advising them to only travel if essential. As a result, the first day of operation saw few passengers.[21]

Future

As part of the future development of the area, the Barking Riverside town centre will be built adjacent to the station, with public space, shops, community facilities and a bus interchange.[22]

Route

Leaving Barking station towards the southeast, the extension of the Gospel Oak to Barking line runs on the London, Tilbury and Southend line for around 2.4km (01.5miles). It then branches from the existing line, passing underneath Renwick Road where a future station at Renwick Road has been passively safeguarded.[23] 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 (00.9miles) to the elevated station at Barking Riverside.

There have also been calls to extend the line further south across the river to Thamesmead and Abbey Wood.[24] [25] In August 2017, the Government granted permission for the extension, with a future provision for a stop at . 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.[26] [27]

The station is owned by Transport for London, however the railway infrastructure was handed over to Network Rail upon project completion.

Services

All services at Barking Riverside are operated by London Overground using EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is four trains per hour to and from, reducing to three trains per hour in the late evenings.[28]

Connections

Thames Clippers services from Barking Riverside Pier are a short walk away from the station. East London Transit branded bus routes EL1 and EL3 also serve the station.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Improvements and Projects - Barking Riverside extension. Transport for London. 15 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Cox. Sophie. 24 July 2020. Barking Riverside Overground extension to continue despite cuts in TfL emergency budget. 20 January 2021. Barking and Dagenham Post.
  3. Web site: Barking Riverside - Uber Boat by Thames Clippers . 2022-08-25 . thamesclippers.com.
  4. Web site: Anglia Route Study . Networkrail.co.uk . March 2016 . 19 May 2016.
  5. Web site: Council welcomes news on Barking Riverside Overground Station opening in the summer LBBD . 2022-06-26 . Barking and Dagenham Council . 19 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220619010128/https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/news/council-welcomes-news-on-barking-riverside-overground-station-opening-in-the-summer . dead .
  6. Web site: Boris Johnson calls for creation of new 'garden suburb' in Barking and Dagenham. 13 February 2014. Evening Standard. London. 15 April 2020.
  7. Web site: In focus: London Overground's Barking Riverside Extension. Johnson. Marc. 12 September 2017. RailStaff. 15 April 2020.
  8. News: TfL scraps projects and cuts jobs. 6 November 2008. BBC News. 15 April 2020.
  9. Web site: London Overground Barking Riverside Extension Transport Options Backcheck Report. July 2016. Transport for London.
  10. Web site: Barking Riverside London Overground extension plans. 8 September 2014. Transport for London. 15 April 2020.
  11. Web site: Have your say on the proposed London Overground extension to Barking Riverside - Transport for London - Citizen Space. consultations.tfl.gov.uk. 15 April 2020.
  12. Web site: Barking Riverside extension - Transport for London. 31 March 2016. Tfl.gov.uk. 19 May 2016.
  13. Web site: 21 December 2018 . Contractor for Overground Barking Riverside extension . 15 April 2020 . Transport for London.
  14. Web site: 24 December 2018 . JV picks up £196m Barking Riverside contract delayed by Carillion collapse . 15 April 2020 . Construction News.
  15. Web site: Pitcher . Greg . 15 August 2017 . Weston Williamson to deliver Moxon's Barking Riverside station . 21 January 2021 . The Architects' Journal. "[Weston Williamson] has taken the east London project from Moxon Architects" "it was now acting as architect on the scheme.".
  16. Web site: Partners . Weston Williamson + . 21 January 2021 . Barking Riverside . 21 January 2021 . WestonWilliamson+Partners.
  17. Horgan . Rob . 12 December 2019 . Buried utilities threaten to delay TfL's Barking Riverside Extension . 21 January 2021 . New Civil Engineer.
  18. Horgan . Rob . 7 December 2020 . TfL's Barking Riverside Extension suffers year delay and another cost hike . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201207083427/https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tfls-barking-riverside-extension-suffers-year-delay-and-another-cost-hike-07-12-2020/ . 7 December 2020 . 20 January 2021 . New Civil Engineer.
  19. News: 2022-06-13 . New station at Barking Riverside to open this summer. BBC News . 2022-06-26.
  20. News: 11 July 2022 . London Overground: Opening date of first new stop since 2015 confirmed . BBC News . 16 July 2022.
  21. Web site: Marius . Callum . 18 July 2022 . New London Overground station opens with hardly any passengers due to heatwave . 20 July 2022 . My London.
  22. Web site: What's coming to Barking Riverside . 2022-08-25 . Barking Riverside. With thousands of people commuting through the District Centre for shopping or heading to the river, arriving here feels special. This commercial zone includes both the new Overground station and the riverboat pier and will evolve to become a destination point for new community facilities, cultural events and business opportunities..
  23. Web site: Barking Riverside Extension Intermediate Station Feasibility Report. December 2015. Transport for London. 14 July 2017. 21 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170821002124/http://bailey.persona-pi.com/Public-Inquiries/Barking%20Riverside/B-Core%20Documents/Category%20C%20Scheme%20Development%20Documents%20Including%20Consultation/C15%20-%20Intermediate%20Station%20Feasibility%20Report.pdf. dead.
  24. Web site: Thamesmead & Abbey Wood Extension. 11 August 2015. 11 August 2015.
  25. Web site: Sadiq Khan gives go-ahead to Barking Overground extension. Murphy-Bates. Sebastian. Barking and Dagenham Post. 4 October 2016. 15 April 2020.
  26. Web site: Barking riverside extension: Transport and Works Act order. GOV.UK. 15 April 2020.
  27. Web site: Transport secretary approves Barking Riverside Overground extension. Morton. Sophie. Barking and Dagenham Post. 4 August 2017. 15 April 2020.
  28. Web site: London Overground Timetable: Gospel Oak to Barking. Transport for London. 8 January 2024.

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