Shepherd's Bush railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Shepherd's Bush |
| Local authority | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SPB |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |
| Transport for London | |
| Zone | 2 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opening 2008 |
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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Shepherd's Bush station is a new railway station on the West London Line of the London Overground network. It will provide an interchange with the nearby Shepherd's Bush Central line tube station. There was a previous station on this line very close to this site, Uxbridge Road, which closed in 1940.
The station has been built as part of the White City redevelopment and was designed and funded by the Westfield Group, the developers of the adjacent shopping complex. Construction of the station began in early 2006 and it was due to open in summer 2007[1]. Although largely completed on time, the station has been unable to open due to the northbound platform being too narrow. It is unclear when or how this situation will be resolved.[2][3] As of 2008, Shepherd's Bush is now projected to be open later this year.[4]
The three-letter station code SPB and location code 9587 have begun to appear in ticketing systems, and train times for the station began appearing on timetables from May 2007[5]. The station also now appears on recent Tube Maps.
Shepherd's Bush Hammersmith & City line tube station, which is 500 metres away, will be renamed "Shepherd's Bush Market" in 2008 to avoid confusion [6].
[edit] See also
- Shepherd's Bush railway station (L&SWR) - a closed station of the same name south of Shepherd's Bush Common on a closed London and South Western Railway branch line
- Shepherd's Bush stations
- Imperial Wharf railway station - another new station proposed on the West London Line
[edit] External links
- Map of London Overground
- Some details on the transport aspects of the new development, including this station
[edit] References
- ^ Transport for London (2007-08-01). "White City Development" (pdf). Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
- ^ Private Eye (no. 1195): 6, 2007-10-12
- ^ Barney, Katharine. New railway station over budget...and undersized. Evening Standard. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
- ^ ATOC (2008-02-01). "London Connections map". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ Silverlink, Current Timetables: Sunday 20 May to 8 December 2007, <http://www.silverlink-trains.com/templates/Timetables.aspx?id=21>. Retrieved on 28 October 2007
- ^ Transport for London (2006-11-06). "Wood Lane and Shepherd's Bush Market to join Tube map". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
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