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London 2012; The growth of Stratford station

Fragment of the London Underground map by Transport for London

Stratford station was the main transport hub for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. In recent years the number of passengers using this station has grown spectacular.

 

Key events around the station in the past decade

  • 2005: London chosen as host for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
  • 2011: Westfield Stratford City openend
  • 2012: London 2012
  • 2013: East Village (former athletes village) welcomes its first residents
  • 2014: Full opening Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
  • 2016: Stratford station in ‘zone 2/3’ region. Olympic Stadium reopened

 

Lines serving the station

  • Railway (1839)
  • London Underground, Central line (1946)
  • Docklands Light Railway (1987)
  • London Underground, Jubilee line (1999)
  • London Overground (2007)
  • TFL Rail (2015-2019)
  • Crossrail, Elizabeth line (2019)

 

London Underground annual entry and exit

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DLR annual boardings and alightings

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National Rail annual entry and exit

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Photos

By Ewan Munro from London, UK – Stratford station, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link

 

Data: Transport for London and National Rail

 

Updates:
11 December 2018; Update station usage National Rail & London Underground

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Book recommendation; Urban transformation from hosting the Olympic Games

 

Urban transformation from hosting the Olympic Games

The infrastructural requirements of staging an Olympic Games are substantial. The event demands investment in world class sporting venues as well as in urban transport, telecommunications, accommodation and environmental improvements. The Olympic Games are much more than a sporting event: they have evolved into a tool of urban renewal and a catalyst of urban transformation. The aim of this paper is to review the role of the Olympic Games in changing and modernising the built environment of its host cities and to assess its role as a tool of urban regeneration.

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Rio 2016; Transportation

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Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games

 

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Rio 2016; First tracks laid on new metro line

first tracks metro rio

Photo: Marcelo Horn

 

First tracks laid on new metro line that will link Rio 2016 Olympic Park with rest of city

The construction of Line 4 of Rio’s metro service, a crucial project for the 2016 Games and the city’s residents, has reached an important milestone with the installation of 400 metres of track in the first tunnel to be completed.

The new line, scheduled to start operating in 2016, will link Barra da Tijuca – the large neighbourhood in the west of Rio that will host the Olympic Park – with Ipanema in the south zone, providing easy connections onwards to Copacabana, the city centre and north zone.

The tracks have been laid in the tunel that links Barra with São Conrado – it is the largest tunnel in the world that has been dug through rock between two metro stations. Another 300 metres of track will be laid every week. More than 1,100 sections of track – each 18 metres long and weighing more than a tonne – will be used to complete the tracks, in both directions, in the Barra-São Conrado tunnel.

Source / read more: Rio2016.com

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Rio 2016; Transcarioca Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) begins operations

 

Transcarioca, BRT connecting Rio’s international airport to Barra da Tijuca, begins operations

The expressway has 47 bus stations along its 39-km route leading to the heart of the Games

One of the urban transit projects most eagerly anticipated by Rio residents, the Transcarioca Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, is now ready. The expressway, which connects Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport to Barra da Tijuca, the main Games competition zone, started operating today (Monday, 2 June). It is estimated that around 320,000 people will travel along the express corridor daily, reducing bus journey times between Ilha do Governador, where the airport is located, and Barra da Tijuca by 60%.

 

Source / Read more: Rio2016.com