The Jammz line section between Lewisham and Emerson Park has been run with rubber tyred metro technology since its opening in 1986. However, the equipment will be life-expired within the next 10 years, and upgrading it will cost money. However, as it is the only tyred metro trains in Chiswick, it is unfeasible to keep such a niche technology on a service which needs capacity upgrades. Therefore, it has been decided that in 2021-2024, a staged conversion of the branch to conventional rails, as well as connectivity to the main Jammz line will be worked on.
Stages:
Closure of Emerson Park-Jammz Town section from 4th September 2021 until 2023
Stations between Jammz Town and Emerson Park will have works to extend platforms, and adapted for the Jammz line mainline stock.
Once converted, Emerson Park will have through trains from Chiswick Capital
Lewisham-Love Field will close in 2023 after the Emerson Park section opens, for conversion to conventional rails.
Some preliminary work on the stations will be completed prior to closure on the Lewisham branch.
Scope for extension from Lewisham will be explored, and likely planned and built prior to a 2025 opening for the Love Field-Lewisham section.
Through running from Chiswick Capital to Lewisham will commence during peak hours from 2025, with a new junction outside Love Field.
Foxton line
This new line relieves the Southern and Chising lines, as well as providing new links to Westcliff, Orchard Park, Holmer Green, Brenton Bridge and Formula Park. It has provision for future extensions north of Chiswick Capital, and funding is secured for the northern section, running via Auburn to Malaki Mount.
In March 2018, the opening dates for the original 7 stages were staggered to open more of the line sooner, in smaller chunks.
The route will open in 9 stages:
Chiswick Capital/Turnham Green-Westcliff (17th February 2018) (4 months early)
Westcliff-Orchard Park (23rd June 2018) (2 months early)
Formula Park-Brenton Bridge (22nd September 2018)
Brenton Bridge-Holmer Green (3rd November 2018) (2 months early)
Holmer Green-Orchard Park (15th June 2019)
Chiswick Capital-Auburn (1st November 2019) (3 months early)
Stage 7 integrated into Stage 6.
Auburn-Avery Avenue (29th December 2019)
Avery Avenue-Malaki Mount (13th February 2022)
The southern section costs C£42bn, excluding the works needing to be made for existing stations to accommodate the new line. The northern section, which will be open by 2022, will cost C£20bn + C£3bn to allow most of the northern section to be complete by 2019.
Eastern line
This line relieves the Orbital line, as well as interlinks with the new Foxton line at Auburn. It has provision for future southern extension from the existing funded sections to Erdington. The route will also relieve some bus links between Valentine Drive, Auburn and Pelham Parkway. It will also link with the new SM Eastern Mall, and connect with the Cescob line at Climax. The route will take over the White Hart (renamed to Eston) to Aldwych branch line of the Whitwick line, thus creating a better service as more frequent trains will be running.
The route will open in 8 stages:
Aldwych-Eston (2nd November 2019) (rebranding of Whitwick line branch)
Eston-Allsey (16th November 2019)
Corpus Christi-Auburn (11th January 2020)
Allsey-Deakinwood (25th January 2020)
Auburn-Regstone (23rd August 2020)
Regstone-Ackley Park (12th December 2020)
Corpus Christi-Alice East (4th September 2021)
Alice East-Erdington (March 2022)
The line will cost C£20bn, excluding the works needing to be made for existing stations to accommodate the new line.
Robinson & Cescob lines
The two new lines, intending to relieve the very busy 111/Rutland Cross line/Whitwick line corridors and provide new links, were opened in 2014-2016, having been under construction since 2009.
The new Cescob line:
Main Spine in June 2015
Providing new links towards Cescob Park, Purstone East, Richmond and North Hanwell
Replacing the Whitwick line between Jubilee Park and White Hart
Built at a cost of C£19bn
Second CHKU line to enter Hanwell, after the Auswick line.
Built as part of the CHK Capital re-configuration
Second extension to Turnham Green to open in 23rd June 2018.
Cameron Warwick Corner extension opens in 2019
The new Robinson line:
Completed in January 2016
Providing faster links along parts of the 111 corridor
Rebuilding of Barrowgate Road Station will be complete in 2018
Built at a cost of C£37bn
Stage 3 of the line to replace the Barrowgate Road branch of the Darvy Hill line - to be opened on 21st November 2020
Olympic Extension
For the 2024 Olympic Games, the extension of the Chising line from Hemel via Westcliff and Bell End Heath to the new Olympic Park was planned in 2008, and started partial construction in 2014. Once the 2022 World Cup was moved from Qatar to UC, construction was accelerated, and the whole project was complete by 23rd September 2017.
Key facts:
Section 1: Hemel-Westcliff, opened 28th January 2017
Section 2: Westcliff-Didton Park, opened 18th March 2017
Section 3: Didton Park-Olympic Park, opened 17th June 2017
Section 4: Westcliff Felix Road Station, opened 23rd September 2017
Costing C£2bn, it is under-budget
Funding directly from TfC fare revenue and government funds for the Olympics
South-Western Investment Programme
Since 2010, Transport for Chiswick has funded improvements across the network. One of the largest investments was to improve the South-Western area of Chiswick with CHKU extensions and bus corridor improvements. This includes the completion of the Bunny Rise line and the Cezary Hill line initial stages. The latest complete extension is the Bunny Rise line extension to Wimbledon Chase.
Further sections:
Extension of Cezary Hill line from Cezary Bush to Felixham, opened 1st November 2016
Completion of the rebuild of Chase Hill Station by 10th September 2017
Extension of Bunny Rise line to Sandilands, opened 10th September 2017
Extension of Chising line to Wimbledon Chase via Furt, opened 10th September 2017
Extension of Cezary Hill line to Tanyard Farm, opened 10th September 2017
The whole project costing C£70bn, funded from government development funds and TfC fares.
Humus Quartus Connectivity Programme
The Carlston sections of the Jammz and Carlswick line have not been improved on since opening back in 2012. Since then, passenger numbers have dramatically increased to the point where expansion was necessary. Domestic passengers in Humus Quartus have also increased. In order to improve the customer experience and relieve busy routes in Carlston, CTA and TfC have jointly developed the double extensions of both the Carlswick and Jammz lines. Costing C£4bn, this project also invests in the expansion of border posts at Chiswick Bridge Island and Trident Port East.
Stages include:
Extension of Darvy Hill line from Harwich International to Chiswick Bridge
Extension of Carlswick line from Udongein to St Luke's
Extension of Jammz line from Udongein to Hammersmith Interchange (Carlston)
Opening of a new station at Hammersmith Interchange (Carlston) for the Carlswick line
Strawberry Road Station
A new station on the Bunny Hill line, serving Strawberry Road. The area around the station has seen large scale redevelopment over the past few years, and in order to tap into the demand, a new station is being built at Strawberry Road.
Facts:
Fully funded by local government funding through conditions on development