Hackney Wick redevelopment aids access and through-journeys to underpin regeneration

Network Rail is planning a £25m redevelopment of Hackney Wick station expected to help secure new investment and housing, with contributions from Tower Hamlets and Hackney councils.  

Designed by architects Landolt Brown and delivered on behalf of the London Legacy Development Corporation alongside TfL, the project would provide a new entrance hall and new subway replacing the existing footbridge. The idea is to open up new pedestrian and cycle links through the Olympic Park, which the London Legacy Development Corporation said was key to the Hackney Wick masterplan that guides development.

The Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, said this would “provide desperately-needed affordable housing” while Cllr Guy Nicholson, Hackney’s cabinet member for planning, business and investment, said the investment was “only possible because of our collaborative joint venture”.