TfL Rail
Vorlage:Infobox public transit Vorlage:Infobox public transit Vorlage:Crossrail RDT TfL Rail (XR)[1] is a train operating company that operates the Crossrail concession in Greater London, the East of England and South East England. Services are provided by MTR Crossrail (owned by MTR Corporation) under contract to Transport for London. It commenced operating on 31 May 2015, on the Liverpool Street to Shenfield route, and will expand in stages to operate the full Crossrail network by 2019. The service will be rebranded as Crossrail in May 2017 when the new Class 345 trains are introduced.[2][3]
History
On 25 June 2013, Transport for London announced Arriva, MTR Corporation, Keolis/Go-Ahead Group and National Express had been shortlisted to bid for the concession.[4][5] On 18 July 2014, Transport for London awarded the concession to MTR Corporation.[6][7]
Crossrail route
The Crossrail route will be formed of the suburban parts of the Great Western and Great Eastern (East Anglian) Main Lines, connected by a new underground central section through London's city centre, similar to the North-South Thameslink route. There will also be a branch to Abbey Wood via Canary Wharf. Construction of the route is planned to be completed in 2019.
Stations from May 2015:[8]
Station | Zone | Local Authority | Interchange |
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London Liverpool Street | 1 | City of London | Vorlage:Rail-interchange Vorlage:Rail-interchange Vorlage:Rail-interchange |
Stratford | 3 | London Borough of Newham | Vorlage:Rail-interchange Vorlage:Rail-interchange Vorlage:Rail-interchange Vorlage:Rail-interchange |
Maryland | 3 | London Borough of Newham | |
Forest Gate | 3 | London Borough of Newham | |
Manor Park | 3 and 4 | London Borough of Newham | |
Ilford | 4 | London Borough of Redbridge | |
Seven Kings | 4 | London Borough of Redbridge | |
Goodmayes | 4 | London Borough of Redbridge | |
Chadwell Heath | 5 | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | |
Romford | 6 | London Borough of Havering | Vorlage:Rail-interchange Vorlage:Rail-interchange |
Gidea Park | 6 | London Borough of Havering | |
Harold Wood | 6 | London Borough of Havering | |
Brentwood | 9 | Borough of Brentwood, Essex | |
Shenfield | Special | Borough of Brentwood, Essex | Vorlage:Rail-interchange |
Services
TfL Rail commenced operating on 31 May 2015, taking over the Liverpool Street to Shenfield Metro service from Abellio Greater Anglia. In May 2018, Crossrail will take over the Paddington to Heathrow Terminal 4 service from Heathrow Connect. The whole Crossrail route will be operational by 2019.
Stage | Date | Notes |
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Stage 0 | May 2015 | Existing Liverpool Street (mainline) to Shenfield metro services transferred from Abellio Greater Anglia |
Stage 1 | Beginning May 2017 | Class 345 units begin to be brought into service |
Stage 2 | May 2018 | Heathrow Connect services from Paddington (mainline) to Heathrow Terminal 4 transferred from First Great Western/Heathrow Airport Holdings along with part of First Great Western's inner suburban service. |
Stage 3 | December 2018 | Services begin on the core section from Paddington (Crossrail) to Abbey Wood |
Stage 4 | May 2019 | Service begins on the core section from Paddington (Crossrail) to Shenfield |
Stage 5 | December 2019 | Remaining services transferred from First Great Western with through services commencing from Reading & Heathrow to Shenfield & Abbey Wood |
Although a 24tph service will be run from opening, the line has been built with redundant capacity to allow for growth. When required, 32tph could operate; combined with two extra cars per train, this would allow a 30–40% capacity increase.[9]
Current service pattern
Monday to Friday off-peak and Saturdays:
- 6 tph between Liverpool Street and Shenfield calling at all stations
Weekday rush hour:
- 8tph between Liverpool Street and Shenfield:
4 call at all stations
2 call at Stratford, Ilford, then all stations to Shenfield
2 call at Stratford, Ilford, Chadwell Heath, then all stations to Shenfield
- 6tph between Gidea Park and Liverpool Street:
3 call at all stations to Gidea Park
3 call at all stations until Ilford, then Chadwell Heath, Romford and Gidea Park.
- 6:03. 8:40, 8:50 and 9:00 Ilford – Liverpool street, calling at all stations.
- Some morning Gidea Park-London trains during these times call at all stations until Ilford, then Stratford.
- Between 17:36 and 18:10, there are 3 additional services between Liverpool Street and Shenfield.
- Some evening Shenfield services stop extra at either Maryland or Forest Gate or Manor Park, while some evening London-Gidea Park services see two of these stops skipped.
Sunday:
- 2tph between Liverpool Street and Shenfield calling at all stations
- 2tph between Liverpool Street and Gidea Park calling at all stations, except Maryland
Fleet
Operations commenced with the existing Class 315 fleet. These will be replaced by 65 Class 345 sets.[10][11]
Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Train Numbers | Cars per set | Seat layout | Routes operated | Built | Years operated | |
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mph | km/h | ||||||||||
315 | ![]() |
EMU | 75 | 120 | 44 | 315818-315861 | 4 | 2+3 | Liverpool Street – Shenfield | 1980–81 | 2015–18 |
345 | Datei:Crossrail, Class 345.jpg | EMU | 90 | 145 | 65 | Vorlage:N/a | 9 | 2+2 | Full Crossrail route | 2017–18 | From mid 2017 |
Depots
The Class 315 fleets will continue to be maintained at Ilford depot. The Class 345 fleet will be maintained at a new Old Oak Common depot.[10]
See also
- Crossrail route
References
External links
- Crossrail. Crossrail, abgerufen am 21. Juli 2014.
- Transport for London. Transport for London, abgerufen am 21. Juli 2014.
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- ↑ MTR Corporation Named as Preferred Operator for Crossrail, London’s Brand New 21st Century Rail Service "MTR Corporation" 18 July 2014
- ↑ MTR Crossrail | Crossrail
- ↑ Howard Smith: Crossrail – Moving to the Operating Railway Rail and Underground Panel 12 February 2015. In: 12 February 2015. Transport for London, archiviert vom am 13. Februar 2015; abgerufen am 13. Februar 2015.
- ↑ TfL announces shortlist of bidders to run Crossrail services Crossrail 25 June 2013
- ↑ Crossrail shortlist reveals four contenders Rail News 25 June 2013
- ↑ TfL announces MTR to run Crossrail services Crossrail 18 July 2014
- ↑ MTR Corporation wins £1.4 billion contract to run Crossrail services Rail Technology Magazine 18 July 2014
- ↑ https://www.tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/liverpool-street-romford-shenfield.pdf
- ↑ Hayes, Simon: Crossrail will leave a positive legacy says chairman In: The Wharf, 19 April 2011
- ↑ a b Crossrail rolling stock and depot contract to be awarded to Bombardier Department for Transport 6 February 2014
- ↑ Bombardier wins Crossrail train contract Railway Gazette 6 February 2014