Artist impressions of Abbey Wood station have been submitted for planning approval by Crossrail.
Abbey Wood will be the terminus station of Crossrail’s south east spur and is being touted as being key to the area’s regeneration hopes.
If permission is granted by London Borough of Bexley and the Royal Borough of Greenwich, the two-level station will open in 2017 and will be built above two new Crossrail tracks, which will be installed next to the North Kent lines.
Crossrail has said the new station will reduce journey times to Canary Wharf and Bond Street by around 20 minutes. It also expected more than 10,000 passengers to be using the station by 2026.
Andrew Wolstenholme, Crossrail chief executive, said: “Crossrail will help to transform the local area, dramatically improving transport links, reducing congestion on existing rail services, providing a boost to the local economy and supporting wider regeneration in southeast London.”
Network Rail will be carrying out the work, with the demolition of the existing station and erection of a temporary station expected to be completed by this time next year.
