The Council has been running a campaign for a Crossrail station in Woolwich. Our request has now been presented to Parliament and we need your support.
Show your support
Please join our campaign and show your support for Woolwich Crossrail by emailing backwoolwichcrossrail@greenwich.gov.uk
Why do we need a new station?
We believe the area would benefit from the new station because:
- A recent study estimates that a Woolwich Crossrail station would provide up to 2,300 extra local jobs and 4,350 new homes - at least 35 per cent of new homes will be affordable housing.
- The current Bill excludes Woolwich despite the fact that the trains will pass under Woolwich on a six-mile stretch from Custom House to the end of the line at Abbey Wood – the longest gap on the entire route.
- Woolwich's location and public transport options make it uniquely placed to become a crucial transport interchange along with other local towns in Greater London, Essex and Kent.
- Crossrail would provide a massive boost to the ongoing regeneration of Woolwich. Thousands of new jobs and homes are coming to the borough with rejuvenated retail and leisure facilities and steady increases in the skills and attainment levels of our young people.
- A Woolwich Crossrail station would provide significant savings in journey times to Canary Wharf and the City.
- The station would provide much need alleviation to congested road traffic particularly in the south of the borough and major arterial routes in South East London.
What's happened so far?
The Council took its campaign for a Woolwich Crossrail station to the Houses of Parliament last week. It was presented at a reception that was attended by:
- key figures from Crossrail
- local and national government departments
- transport specialists
- the business community
- major public service bodies.
The reception allowed officers and politicians from Greenwich to speak face-to-face with many of the important figures in transport policy and regeneration.
The event also included the first official showing of the Woolwich Crossrail campaign film, featuring supportive contributions from local residents and figures from business and politics.
What happens next?
The Council is now making final preparations to make its case before the Crossrail Select Committee.
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Campaign is boosted by responses
Dave Jessup, Greenwich Council’s Assistant Director for Transportation and Highways said: "The reception was an excellent opportunity for the Council to speak directly to key opinion formers with our very strong case for the Woolwich Crossrail station. Our campaign is boosted by the many positive responses we received and it’s clear that our campaign has moved on to another level.
"The transport and regeneration case for Woolwich has always been very strong, but Woolwich was removed from earlier plans because in order to cut costs.
"What is now clear from the government’s own benefit/cost figures, is that the economic case for Woolwich actually adds value to the Crossrail scheme as a whole. We now look forward to making our case before the Select Committee and will continue to argue for the opportunity to be part of this historic development."
2 May 2006