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Barking Station Interchange
6.3 Other Infrastructure Requirements
Other infrastructure requires development as follows:
• High-quality and capacity pedestrian routes and crossings should be provided on key desire
lines leading to the station;
• Improve/amend junctions that access town centre from Northern Relief Road; and
• Create new access points to the station for bus, pedestrians and taxis, linking the larger
schemes to the north-east of the station building.
Intelligent Space have also produced a pedestrian planning report, and the reader is referred to
this for additional requirements.
It is likely that there is sufficient capacity for minor redevelopment to the station building and the
parade of shops and access road, east side of Station Parade. However, it is recommended that
the latest Bridge Structure Assessments are obtained or independent assessments undertaken to
determine if there is available spare capacity to support any proposed redevelopment.
6.4 Bus Interchange
Development of bus facilities is required as follows:
• There is a need to provide up to 10 stops (at least the current provision as discussed at
Section 2.2.2), and relocate these more uniformly adjacent to the interchange. Dynamic
stand allocation could reduce this requirement, however ELT will require dedicated stops;
• Significant space is required for waiting bus passengers e.g. for an indicative 1,000
passengers in the peak period at stops K, L, and N (quantities will follow additional analysis
of bus services to follow);
• There is potential for growth in numbers of buses given the planned public transport schemes
outlined in this report e.g. ELT and Thames Gateway Bridge. This may account for up to an
additional 900 trips per morning peak period interchanging between rail and bus at Barking
station (see Section 3.2.2); and
• Dedicated ‘layover’ space is required for waiting buses in the surrounding highway network,
to avoid disruption to traffic – the quantum of this provision should take account of the above
potential growth in bus numbers and patronage.
6.5 Other Modes
Development of taxi, cycle and car facilities is required as follows:
• The taxi rank requires separation from the bus interchange. The quantum of provision for
waiting taxi space will be proportional to objectives for mode-shift from car to soft modes such
as walking and cycling i.e. the fewer taxi spaces provided, the greater the likelihood of travel
to the station via soft modes;
• Provision of secure cycle parking and dedicated cycle routes to the station from the
surrounding highway network. The quantum of this provision will be proportional to
objectives for mode shift to cycling i.e. the greater the quantity and quality of facilities
provided, the greater the likelihood of travel to station by cycle; and
• A dedicated pick-up and drop off area is recommended for car users – however, it should be
noted that as with taxi and cycling, the quantum of the provision will be directly proportional to
objectives for mode-share for travel to the interchange.
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