From Old Oak International you may catch direct trains to Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as the Midlands, south west England, northern England, Scotland and Wales, in addition to central London, Heathrow, Canary Wharf, inner north and inner west London.
The station is expected to have over 250,000 passengers a day and rival the largest stations of London and the most modern new stations of Europe, like Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Liege Guillemins and Vienna Hauptbahnhof.
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| South Entrance looking north towards underpass and platforms, with Overground station in front and future new buildings and towers on either side. |
Green Cross, Canal, Scrubs and QPR
The area may accommodate up to 90,000 jobs and 19,000 new homes on approximately 2 square kilometres between the Grand Union Canal, North Acton and Wormwood Scrubs by the middle of the century. A new football stadium for Queens Park Rangers is considered in the far north of the area, close to the present Overground station.
A series of new parks and squares are proposed, forming a 'green cross' through the area, from North Acton to Kensal and Willesden Junction to the Scrubs. New developments are expected to give a new lease of life to the Canal, as a blue ribbon connection the area from east to west.
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| New Great Union Canal Bridge linking the station to the north and east, with station far left and tower by Willesden Junction in background, looking from east towards west, without future new buildings. |
Consultation of Vision
The vision for Old Oak was out for consultation during the summer of 2013. The document is called a Vision rather than a Development Framework as neither the Hammersmith and Fulham Local Plan is updated, the transportation study nor the environmental impact assessment completed.
My involvement was partly to complete five illustrations on pages 51 and 53 of the document, four of which you see here, giving an indication of how the new station and canal bridge may be integrated with the surrounding area towards the north, east and south.
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| Cross section through station showing from left to right North Entrance, HighSpeed2, Crossrail, GWML, South Entrance, Overground station and Wormwood Scrubs, looking from west towards east, with some future new buildings shown. Drawing published in Evening Standard Tuesday 26 November 2013 (PDF). |
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| Concourse under tracks and platforms looking south towards south entrance, possible Overground Station and Wormwood Scrubs. |
