Hammersmith Platform Extension |
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Hammersmith Station is the westernmost station of the Hammersmith and City Line. It was opened in 1868, replacing the original station, (located slightly north, which was opened on 13th June 1864) when the extension was built from Paddington. Today the Hammersmith and City Line Station, as part of the overall Line Upgrades Programme, has been subject to alterations and improvements to facilitate the new longer S7 rolling stock. In order to achieve these improvements significant works were required. The requirement for this particular project was for platform 3 to be extended to allow the train drivers to alight from the new trains and for the access to the depot via platform 2 to be improved. The works were carried out during engineering hours and two weekend possessions.
The improvements for the access to the depot via platform 2 involved resurfacing the existing pathway and installing new hand barriers and Palistrade fencing. The works to platform 3 involved demolishing the existing platform ramp after temporarily moving the signalling cabling from the trackside wall.
The trackside platform wall brick work was then extended by 6 metres in length. All the existing services also had to be taken into consideration. Additionally, new nosing/coping stones and tactile strips were installed along with new mastic asphalt platform surface and new platform end barriers. The works were successfully completed to a high standard with the client, LUL, being very focused on the protection of its assets due to the risk of the works affecting the operational service of the railway.
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The main challenges were to move the existing signalling cabling whilst the works were carried out and to reposition them when works were completed.
