Ladbroke Grove railway station
Proposed railway station in London, England
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Ladbroke Grove is a proposed railway station in London, England on the Crossrail Route between Old Oak Common and Paddington. This is not part of the internal route and would be added at a later stage. Locals want the station to be called Portobello Central to serve the nearby Portobello Market.[1][2][3] It was originally called Kensal.
Ladbroke Grove  | |
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Interactive map of Ladbroke Grove | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kensal Green |
| Local authority | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea |
| Managed by | Crossrail |
| Owner | |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Coordinates | 51.52618°N 0.22250°W |
Proposals
Kensington and Chelsea Council has been pushing for a station at North Kensington / Kensal,[4] just to the east of the Old Oak Common railway station site, off Ladbroke Grove and Canal Way, as a turn-back facility will have to be built in the area anyway. Siting it at Kensal Rise, rather than next to Paddington itself, would provide a new station to regenerate the area.[1][2][3] Amongst the general public there is a huge amount of support for the project and then-mayor of London Boris Johnson stated that a station would be added if it did not increase Crossrail's overall cost; in response, Kensington and Chelsea Council agreed to underwrite the projected £33 million cost of a Crossrail station, which was received very well by the residents of the borough.[5] Transport for London (TfL) is conducting a feasibility study on the station and the project is backed by National Grid, retailers Sainsbury's and Cath Kidston, and Jenny Jones (Green Party member of the London Assembly).[6]
The plans were resurrected by Boris Johnson in 2016.[7][8]
In March 2017, it was announced that TfL was considering a Crossrail station in Kensal Green, on the site of a former gasworks, and it would be between Old Oak Common and Paddington.[9]
Services
| Proposed services | ||||
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| Preceding station | Elizabeth line |
Following station | ||
| Old Oak Common | Elizabeth line | Paddington towards Abbey Wood or Shenfield | ||