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London Overground Recent Developments

Gospel Oak to Barking Line

London Overground Electrification

It was announced in June 2013 that £115 million of funding for electrification was being made available as part of upgrades to rail infrastructure included in the government's 2013 spending round. At the same time Transport for London announced that they had obtained a £90 million commitment from the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Transport.

In September 2015, Network Rail awarded the £56.9m contract to electrify the line to J. Murphy & Sons. Part closures (on weekends and from South Tottenham to Barking) were planned from June to late September 2016, followed by a full closure from October to February 2017, and further evening and weekend works until late June 2017, and finally around four months of further work to add the wires so that electric Class 710 trains can run from early 2018. The line was to be electrified using the NR Series 2 OLE range.

London Overground Extension to Barking Riverside

It was announced as part of the 2014 United Kingdom budget that the Gospel Oak to Barking line would be extended to Barking Riverside station. £263 million was to be spent to extend the line to the brownfield 10,800-home Barking Riverside housing development, which Barking and Dagenham Council did not believe to be viable without improved transport connections.

The developers of the site, Barking Riverside Limited, would provide £172 million towards the project, with the remainder coming from Transport for London. Construction started in 2017 and was planned to be completed by 2021. London Overground services started running to Barking Riverside on 18 July 2022.

London Overground Overview

London Overground Owner: Transport for London

London Overground Locale: Greater London and Hertfordshire

London Overground Transit Type: Commuter rail

London Overground Number of lines: 6

London Overground Number of Stations: 113 served (81 operated)

London Overground Annual Ridership: 189 million

London Overground Began Operation: 11 November 2007; 15 years ago

London Overground Operator(s): Arriva Rail London (2016–2024)

London Overground Reporting Marks: LO (National Rail)

London Overground System Length: 167 km (103.8 mi)

London Overground Track Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

London Overground Electrification:

25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead

750 V DC third rail

London Overground Network Map

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