Transport for London (TfL) announced that major upgrade work is taking place at Whitechapel as the station prepares to become a new modern transport hub with the arrival of Crossrail services.
The addition of Crossrail services in 2018 will be a huge boost for the area with up to 24 trains an hour carrying up to 1,500 passengers between Paddington and Whitechapel in peak times.
This will provide passengers with a frequent service to Heathrow, the West End and Canary Wharf, radically reducing journey times and boosting jobs and the local economy.
A significant amount of work has already taken place at Whitechapel to rebuild the station and create new tunnels for Crossrail, but while much of the work has been undertaken without any disruption to the London Overground, some service suspensions are now required to install a new concourse directly above London Overground tracks.
TfL will also take this opportunity to complete signalling works along the East London line, as part of its £320m programme to boost capacity on London Overground – giving Whitechapel residents better, more comfortable journeys.
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