DEPARTMENT FOR
TRANSPORT News Release (178) issued by COI News Distribution
Service. 24 November 2008
Commuters and
local people using high speed train services in Stratford will
benefit from a new free shuttle bus linking the area's
railway stations, Rail Minister Andrew Adonis has announced.
The new link will enable rail passengers travelling from Kent to
use the new Stratford International Station to join the London
transport network at Stratford Regional Station without having to
travel into central London.
The new high-speed rail link, run by Southeastern between Kent
and St Pancras, and stopping in Stratford, is set to start on the
13 December 2009.
The new shuttle bus will provide a free service to Southeastern
ticket holders between the new Stratford International station and
the existing Regional station.
Andrew Adonis said:
"The new shuttle bus service will benefit all passengers, be
they local people using the high speed rail service or commuters
coming in from Kent to work in the capital.
"I am pleased to see the commitment of all stakeholders
involved in delivering a quality interchange service between the
new Stratford International Station and the Regional Station."
Notes for Editors
1. Southeastern is the train operator for the new high-speed
domestic service that will commence on 13 December 2009.
2. The high-speed domestic trains will run on the High Speed 1
line into St Pancras International, but will also operate into
north and east Kent along Network Rail routes.
3. The new trains are being built by Hitachi in Japan. A total
of 29 six-car trains are being supplied.
4. The trains will be able to operate at speeds up to 225kph
(140mph) on HS1.
5. The new trains will also be used for the Olympic Javelin
service in 2012.
6. The new Stratford International Station was constructed as
part of the
7. Channel Tunnel Rail Link, now called High Speed 1.
8. The Dockland Light Railway is being extended to Stratford
International Station. This extension is expected to be opened in
July 2010.
9. The shuttle buses will operate until the Stratford City retail
development provides a permanent walking route through the
development between the two Stratford stations, currently planned
for early 2011.
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