An extension of the London Overground has been built to serve a large new housing development.
A new London Overground station in east London will open this summer, Transport for London has said.
An extension of the Gospel Oak to Barking line will provide a rail connection to Barking Riverside, a development of 10,000 new homes. Four trains an hour will run, taking seven minutes to reach Barking, which is also on two Tube lines. The line had been due to open in the autumn, but TfL said it would now be sooner as it was ahead of schedule.
Some trains are already running on the 2.7 mile extension, as drivers undertake training and test the route, which TfL said was a "major milestone" for the project."The extension will be a game-changer for Barking Riverside, vastly improving transport connectivity, accessibility and helping to realise plans to deliver much needed housing," said Stuart Harvey, TfL's chief capital officer.
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