Imperial Wharf railway station

Imperial Wharf

Western (northbound) entrance, 27 September 2009
Imperial Wharf

Location of Imperial Wharf in Greater London
Location Sands End
Local authority Hammersmith and Fulham
Managed by London Overground
Station code IMW
Number of platforms 2
Accessible [1]
Fare zone 2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2009–10 0.119 million[2]
27 September 2009 Opened
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Imperial Wharf is a railway station in Fulham, near to the boundary with Chelsea in west London on the West London Line. The station is between West Brompton and Clapham Junction stations and services are provided by London Overground and Southern.

The station opened on Sunday 27 September 2009 and is operated by London Overground.[3]

The station is located in Sands End where the line crosses Townmead Road. It takes its name from the adjacent redevelopment of a brownfield, former industrial, site, which has been developed into a luxury 1,800 apartment river-side complex by property developers St George over the last five years. As the Imperial Wharf development has continued to grow, so has the business case for the Imperial Wharf station. A further application for 1,500 residential units including a 37 storey tower was submitted to Hammersmith & Fulham Council in early 2009.

The station is also adjacent to Chelsea Harbour, and was known by this name during early stages of development; indeed its TIPLOC code is "CseaH" in computerised timetable systems.

Contents

History

There have been calls for over 15 years by residents for a station to be opened at this site, to be funded by Transport for London and the local council.

In 2005 the estimated cost was £3 million, of which £1.7 million had already been provided by St George,[4] the developer of the Imperial Wharf site, leaving a funding shortfall of £1.3 million.[5]

In October 2007, Hammersmith and Fulham Council announced that St George had agreed to provide another £1.2 million, roughly enough to complete the project. That said, it is also reported that the planning permission for the all of Imperial Wharf was only given to St George on the basis that a station was built.

The station opens

The station secured full funding on 28 April 2008.[6][7] The station opened on Sunday 27 September 2009, in a ceremony attended by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

Locale

The new station provides an important link for the Sands End area to Clapham Junction station in the south of London and northwards towards Willesden Junction station. This will be particularly important as the area is further developed by both private and public organisations. This investment includes a new residential development called "The Gallery" which has been started on recently cleared land next to the Laura Ashley offices, between Bagleys Lane and Elbe Street.

There are also plans by another developer to re-develop the Lots Road Power Station, into 395 residential units. The Lots Road Power Station, close to the Thames, is a large, disused, coal-fired power station. It was designed in 1902 and completed in 1905 and until 2003 was used to provide power for London Underground. The developers hope to complete the building by 2013.

Services

Typical off-peak services (trains per hour) from the station are:

Transport links

Imperial Wharf station is served by London bus routes 391 and C3.

Imperial Wharf offers interchange with London River Services from Chelsea Harbour Pier, which is located approximately 200 metres away. Thames Executive Charters operate peak-hour river bus services between Putney and Blackfriars.[9] The development also has its own pier at Imperial Wharf Marina from where Thames Clippers operate services.

Future proposals

There are proposals to include a stop at this location,[10] on the proposed Chelsea-Hackney Line. If these plans are carried forward, then it would provide an interchange between London Overground services and either London Underground or mainline commuter rail services, depending on which standards the new line is built to.

References

  1. ^ "London and South East". Rail Map for People with Reduced Mobility. National Rail. September 2006. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/system/galleries/download/mobility_maps/LondonSouthEast.pdf. Retrieved 1 January 2010. 
  2. ^ "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011.  Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. ^ Chuffed by new train station, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
  4. ^ Imperial Wharf planning report, paragraph 35
  5. ^ Westlondonlinegroup.org.uk - funding shortfall, 13 April 2005
  6. ^ "Hammersmith & Fulham to give green light to new Imperial Wharf railway station" (Press release). 24dash.com. 2008-04-21. http://www.24dash.com/news/Local_Government/2008-04-21-Hammersmith-and-Fulham-to-give-green-light-to-new-Imperial-Wharf-railway-station. Retrieved 2008-04-23. 
  7. ^ "Imperial Wharf station saved". London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. 2008-04-21. Archived from the original on 2008-05-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20080526085959/http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/News_and_Media/Press_office/Press_releases/96590_Imperial_Wharf_station_saved.asp. Retrieved 2008-06-08. 
  8. ^ a b North London Line/West London Line timetable from 22nd May 2011.
  9. ^ "Boats from Chelsea Harbour Pier". Transport for London. Spring 2009. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/chelsea-pier-route-map.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-03. 
  10. ^ Alwaystouchout.com-crossrail 2

External links

Preceding station   London Overground   Following station
West London Line
towards Stratford
National Rail
West Brompton   Southern
Milton Keynes - East Croydon		   Clapham Junction
West Brompton   Southern
Olympia to Wandsworth Road
Limited service		   Wandsworth Road