West Ealing Station proposals approved

Council allows new ticket hall construction.

Ealing Council has approved proposals to update West Ealing Station.

The comprehensive overhaul of the site will mean the construction of a new ticket hall, as well as significant enhancements to existing facilities.

Bennetts Associates submitted the designs on behalf of Crossrail. The contemporary glass and steel structure is to provide a brighter and more spacious environment for passengers.

The building will stand on Manor Road, to the northwest of the existing West Ealing station. Works to construct the new station will begin in Spring 2016 and are expected to finish the next year.

David Laing, Studio Director at Bennetts Associates, said: “The new building is the latest in a family of Bennetts Associates designed Crossrail stations across west London to be approved. The double height glazed concourse and canopied frontage will create a modern, fully accessible station that befits West Ealing’s improved connectivity with central London once Crossrail opens fully in 2019.”

Additional works to improve the station’s infrastructure will soon commence. A new footbridge with new lifts will ensure every platform has step-free access. Platforms are also set to be extended by 2018 in order to accommodate Crossrail’s new 200m long trains.

A new bay platform for trains on the Greenford Branch line is due to open in early 2016.

Extra improvements include new lighting, customer information screens, station signage, help points and CCTV.

Network Rail is delivering this Crossrail project, which will also see improved transport connections in the immediate surrounding area.

Matthew White, Crossrail Surface Director, said: “The new ticket hall, footbridge and lifts will transform passengers’ experience of using West Ealing station. Once Crossrail opens fully in 2019, local people will be able to travel right through the centre of the capital making it quicker and easier to get to a range of destinations across London and the South East.”

Crossrail is jointly sponsored by the Department for Transport and Transport for London. From the end of 2017 onwards, the station will be run by Transport for London as part of London’s integrated transport network.

From 2019, passengers will be able to take advantage of the new Crossrail tunnels beneath central London. West Ealing passengers will be able to get to Bond Street in 13 minutes and Liverpool Street in 21 minutes. The journey to Canary Wharf will take 27 minutes.

Councillor Julian Bell, leader of Ealing Council, said: “We have already begun to see the benefits that Crossrail will bring to Ealing and now we can look forward to the arrival of the new West Ealing station. The high quality plans for the station will further improve the daily commute for our residents including better station access from the street, better accessibility to the station platforms via lifts and enhanced cycle parking to further encourage green travel in the borough.”

 

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