[Reposted] Cricklewood Station to close, for benefit of Brent Cross developers: Brookfield/Multiplex? (cleared out.) Hammerson? (clearing out.) GVA's Brave New Punter?

London Borough of Barnet
Cabinet Resources Committee
18 April 2013 (link)

"...GVA are also commissioned to explore potential funding strategies to bring forward critical infrastructure within the Regeneration Area, including the Thameslink Station.

"This review will be complete in April 2013, and reported to Cabinet Resources later this year"

Thameslink Station?

(North is to the left; the A5 Edgware Road is along the bottom)

That will be the:

'Cricklewood New Station'

to replace the existing:

'Cricklewood Old Station'

then! (Incidentally, it is next to part of the Brent Cross waste incinerator).

As Network Rail said, in October 2007 (source)

"Taking cognisance of the new station development, and the re-modelling of Cricklewood sidings, any work done at the current Cricklewood station would be potentially abortive cost.

The recommended option is to utilise Selective Door Opening [at the] station, configured to allow the maximum length of a 12-car train possible to stop at the existing platforms. Once the new 'Cricklewood' station becomes operational, a decision will have to be made as to the future of the current Cricklewood station."

The London Borough of Barnet and Hammerson have always vigorously denied the likelihood, or even the possibility, that the current Cricklewood station would close.

Until now:

“Concerns [were] raised at the Welsh Harp Joint Consultative Committee meeting of 21 March 2013 over the future of the Hendon Rail Station, as a result of new rail station proposals associated with the Brent Cross Cricklewood development.

I have had confirmation from [the LB of Barnet] Transport and Regeneration Manager who dealt with this aspect of the Brent Cross Cricklewood submission that whilst the future of Cricklewood Station could be in question as a result of the proposals, the approved scheme would not result in the closure of Hendon station."

Senior Planning Officer, Major Developments Environment, Planning and Regeneration, LB of Barnet

So it's progress - of sorts!

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