Stratford station deals with future capacity via extra relief platform

Stratford regional  station is to get an extra platform in order to cope with future demand created by various future growth, including the 2012 Olympics, and the Stratford City Development.

With demand to increase by 87,000 passengers, and as part of a station enhancement study, Jacobs Consultancy developed the idea of building a new relief platform for the Central Line westbound to provide access and egress to the trains from either side. The plan alleviates the need to close the...