Plans for Crossrail 2 have slowly been coming back into the public eye, with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan saying he would ‘absolutely’ like to see discussions on the sequel to the Elizabeth line being revived. However, a passenger recently pointed out to Transport for London (TfL) that a station on the proposed map for the scheme has been closed for over six years.
The point was made to TfL in a Freedom of Information (FOI) request last month, in which the customer pointed out that Angel Road station was present on the Crossrail 2 map from 2015, despite the station closing in 2019. It would have been situated between Northumberland Road and Ponders End on the proposed Crossrail 2 route, according to the map.
The Edmonton station served the Lea Valley line, running from London Liverpool Street to destinations such as Hertford East and Broxbourne. It was ultimately replaced by Meridian Water station a few days after being closed.
The passenger said in their FOI request: “The official maps of Crossrail 2 still show a station on the line named ‘Angel Road’ – however that station has been permanently closed since the past six years and replaced by Meridian Water down south with the former Angel Road station now lying abandoned and disused since 2019.”
The individual requested an updated map of the proposed Crossrail 2 route, with Meridian Water in place of Angel Road. They also asked to be told about any other stations from the 50 currently proposed for Crossrail 2 that were planned to close before the service opened.
TfL ‘not aware’ of more stations closing
The FOI officer for the transport authority said in response: “With Crossrail 2 on pause, there are no plans to update any of the official Crossrail 2 material, including maps. Crossrail 2 is not aware of any other stations to be closed on the route, but this position will be reviewed as and when we’re able to restart work on the project.”
Further work on the design and development of Crossrail 2 was paused in October 2020 as part of the TfL funding agreement with the government. TfL stated that the work that had been undertaken for the project up to that point was fully documented so that it could be restarted when appropriate.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said last month that he would ‘absolutely’ like to see discussions between Transport for London (TfL) and the Department for Transport (DfT) on the project being revived. The Mayor told MyLondon: “This is a scheme that we spent a lot of time and effort on in my first term. We’ve got a route, Crossrail goes from east to west, Crossrail 2 goes from northeast to southwest.
“It would lead to hundreds of thousands of jobs, tens of thousands of homes. We’ve safeguarded the route, so that’s a good thing, and I would love to talk to the government about Crossrail 2.”
A TfL spokesperson previously told MyLondon: “Crossrail 2 is a long-term aspiration which, if delivered, would help unlock thousands of new jobs and homes – not only in London, but across the South East.”
They added: “Discussions continue with the new government to refresh the Crossrail 2 safeguarding directions, which protects the land required from development that could impact the delivery of the scheme.”
A source from the DfT previously told MyLondon in response that no decision had been taken on updating safeguarding regulations for the proposed Crossrail 2 route, but that the body remained in conversation with TfL on the topic.
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