Extension of the East London Line
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The East London line was a line of the London Underground, coloured orange on the Tube map. It ran north to south through the East End and Docklands areas of London. Shoreditch station closed permanently on 9th June 2006 and the entire East London Line closed for 18 months from late 2008 - and will reopen as the "East London Railway".
This is to allow construction of an extension both north and south to link it into the suburban rail network. The first stage - which began on 4 May 2005 and is scheduled for completion in 2010 - will see new TfL-controlled overground rail services running from Highbury & Islington via Dalston Junction to West Croydon and Crystal Palace.
The second phase would add on a western branch from Surrey Quays via Peckham Rye to Clapham Junction.
Connections from the East London Line onto the National Rail network at both ends using disused railway alignments will permit orbital services from Highbury to Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and Croydon.
