Owner Transport for London Reporting marks XR Number of stations 14 Number of lines 1 | Began operation 31 May 2015 Operator MTR Corporation Founded 2015 Transit type Commuter rail | |
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Locale Greater London and Essex Website tfl.gov.uk/modes/tfl-rail/ System length 20 miles 16 chains (32.5 km) Similar London Overground, London Underground, Docklands Light Railway Profiles | ||
London tfl rail at liverpool street and stratford
TfL Rail is a commuter railway route in London and the home county of Essex that currently serves the 14 stations on the Great Eastern Main Line between Liverpool Street, in the City of London, and Shenfield.
Contents
- London tfl rail at liverpool street and stratford
- Full journey on tfl rail from london liverpool street to shenfield
- History
- Route
- Services
- Future services
- Rolling stock
- References
It is operated by MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Ltd under contract to Transport for London (TfL), and forms part of the future Crossrail route from Shenfield to Reading and Heathrow Airport.
TfL Rail took control of the Liverpool Street to Shenfield "metro" service in May 2015. In May 2018 Heathrow Connect services between Paddington and the airport and the Heathrow Express shuttle from Heathrow Central to Terminal 4 will also come under TfL Rail operation. TfL Rail will then be re-branded as the Elizabeth line in December 2018, when the central underground section of the route opens.
Between opening in May 2015 and the end of the 2015/2016 period TfL Rail carried over 38 million passengers.
Full journey on tfl rail from london liverpool street to shenfield
History
In June 2013 TfL announced that Arriva, MTR Corporation, Keolis/Go-Ahead Group and National Express Group had been shortlisted to bid for the concession to operate Crossrail, which was under construction.
In July 2014 TfL awarded the contract to MTR, with a duration of eight years with an option to extend by an additional two years.
MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Ltd was created as a new train operating company and took control of the "metro" service between Liverpool Street and Shenfield from the previous operator, Abellio Greater Anglia, in May 2015. The existing Class 315 trains were re-painted in the TfL Rail livery, and appropriate branding, advertising and message boards were added at the 14 stations along the line. Every station is also staffed from first train to last of the day.
Route
TfL Rail utilises the existing 20 miles 16 chains (32.5 km) of track on the Great Eastern Main Line between Liverpool Street and Shenfield. The future Crossrail route will retain most of the use of this track, except the portion between Liverpool Street and Stratford, where trains will use new underground tunnels to connect to the central section of the route.
The 14 stations on TfL Rail are:
Services
The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service pattern is:
During peak times, service frequency is increased and calling patterns vary, with some stations omitted on certain services.
On Sundays there are typically two trains per hour between Liverpool Street and Shenfield and two trains per hour between Liverpool Street and Gidea Park.
Future services
The schedule of the handover of services on the Crossrail route is as follows:
Between Shenfield and Liverpool Street once the Crossrail brand has been introduced there will be at least 12 trains per hour at peak times and eight per hour during off-peak times.
Rolling stock
TfL Rail operations commenced with the existing fleet of Class 315 rolling stock. These units will be replaced by 66 new Class 345 trains built by the Canadian firm Bombardier Transportation.
The Class 315 trains will continue to be maintained at the existing Ilford depot.
The Class 345 fleet will be maintained at a new depot at Old Oak Common.