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Phase 1 Rotherhithe to Crystal Palace and West Croydon Stations to Crystal Palace: Stations to West Croydon: Planned completion date for phase 1: mid 2010 Phase 2 Rotherhithe to Clapham Junction Stations to Clapham Junction Updates Contact details: London Overground 15 Bonhill Street London EC2 4DN Telephone: 0800 587 2441 Email: overground@tfl.gov.uk TFL www.tfl.gov.uk History 1869 Opened as East London Railway. Used Brunel’s Thames Tunnel (opened in 1843). 1913 Line electrified 1933 Became part of London Underground. 1987 Shadwell became an interchange for DLR 1989 Proposal to run Bakerloo tube trains north to Dalston & south to Peckham Rye 1996 Proposal agreed by government 1997 Project put on hold 1999 Canada Water built as a interchange for Jubilee Line. New proposals included extending to Wimbledon via East Dulwich & Tooting. 2001 Government gave go-ahead to project. 2003 Work commenced on Northern extension 2004 Control of project passed from Strategic Rail Authority to TFL. 2006 It was announced that the line would form part of London Overground. East Dulwich extension dropped. June: Shoreditch station closed as it was to be replaced. Film 1960 tubes to be replaced by London Overground trains in 2010. 2007 22 Dec :Existing East London Line (Whitechapel - New Cross) closed until completion of Phase 1). 2009 Feb: Phase 2 gets go-ahead but proposed Surrey Canal Bridge station put on hold. |
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