http://www.24dash.com/news/Local_Gov...ailway-station
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Imperial Wharf

Work to build a brand new station in the south of Fulham could start
as early as June 2008 after a multi-million funding package to pay for
it looks likely to be agreed.

If Hammersmith & Fulham Council agrees the multi-million funding
package it will mean that Imperial Wharf Overground Station, which has
been talked about for nearly twenty years, can finally be built.

An H&F Council spokesman said: "It has been a long road to get here
but after 15 years there is finally light at the end of the tunnel for
Imperial Wharf Overground Station.

"Thanks to the collaboration of Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington &
Chelsea councils we are nearly at the stage when construction can
begin. We promised to work tirelessly to deliver this station and, if
cabinet agrees this funding package, our construction partners can get
on and start building this important station."

The new station, on the west London line, will be built by Imperial
Wharf developers St George and the news will come as a boon to local
people trapped in one of west London's most notorious transport dead
ends.

The area scores just two, out of six, in official 'transport
accessibility' surveys and recent developments like Imperial Wharf,
Chelsea Harbour and Lots Road Power Station are only adding to the
number of people commuting to and from the area on a regular basis.

The council spokesman continues: "Without Imperial Wharf Overground
Station the full development potential of the south of the borough is
unlikely to be realised. More car traffic would be created adding to
local congestion and pollution and those without cars would struggle
to get around easily."

If H&F Council's cabinet agrees the funding package, at a meeting on
April 28, the station will be built just north of the West London Line
railway bridge over the River Thames. The station will allow residents
much easier access to the Underground at West Brompton and the myriad
of rail services at Clapham Junction.

The council spokesman concluded: "We aim to create a Borough of
Opportunity in Hammersmith & Fulham and great transport links are
vital in helping us to achieve this.

"If cabinet agrees the funding package, Imperial Wharf Overground will
be back on track. The next step will be to continue our hardwork with
St George, Transport for London (TfL), Network Rail, neighbouring
boroughs and other partners to get this station up and running as soon
as possible."

Rail experts predict that the station should now be open in 2010
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Couple of questions:
Does the opening of the new WLL stations at Shepherd's Bush and
Imperial Wharf have implications for freight paths along the WLL -
Does it bring forward say the electrification of the Hounslow Loop to
the North London Line at Acton?
How long will the NLL/WLL trains be? Catching the train on Match days
during the run up to the Christmas Shopping Season could be fun.
Do the plans feature narrow platforms obstructed by lamposts - has
somebody checked - if so who?