Crossrail

Rebuild of Ealing Broadway will ‘significantly improve’ station

Crossrail has submitted its planning proposals for major improvements to Ealing Broadway station, including replacing the existing “cramped” entrance and ticket hall with a new, more spacious glass structure

New lifts and staircases have also been proposed.

When Crossrail fully opens in 2019, up to ten services an hour in each direction will serve Ealing Broadway, and it will also be an interchange with the District and Central line on the Underground as well as National Rail services.

Crossrail provided tis list of the proposed improvements:

• Major changes to the front of the station, replacing the current dated façade with a new glass structure;

• A new entrance, twice the size of the existing one, leading to a significantly more spacious and brighter ticket hall with a larger gateline;

• New lifts to provide step free access from street level to all platforms;

• Redesigned staircases for platforms 1 and 2/3;

• Redesigned waiting facilities at platform level;

• Platform extensions for the new high capacity ten car Crossrail trains; and

• New information screens and communications systems.

Matt White, surface director at Crossrail, said: “We believe that our proposals will significantly improve the station, providing a bright spacious entrance and making it easier for passengers to get from the ticket hall level down to the platforms.

“Crossrail will provide a step change in public transport for people in Ealing. Brand new trains will take passengers right through the centre of the capital, reducing journey times and making it quicker and easier for them to get to a whole range of destinations across London and the South East.”

Rob McIntosh, Network Rail’s Crossrail programme director, said: “We have worked closely with the council and First Great Western, who currently run the station, to ensure our plans are right for passengers. The station improvements will make a huge difference to the users of the station and the local community.”

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