DERRY LONDONDERRY TRAIN STATION - PUBLIC CONSULTATION 4 OPTIONS YOUR OPINION
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PUBLIC CONSULTATION
PUBLIC CONSULTATION
DERRY ~ 4
OPTIONS
LONDONDERRY YOUR
OPINION
TRAIN
STATION
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DERRY ~
LONDONDERRY
TRAIN
STATION
PUBLIC Translink has made significant
investments in the railway network
CONSULTATION
within the North West over the
past few years. The necessary
track safety works to upgrade the
A potential Derry~Londonderry to Coleraine line
new Train Station have now been completed with
the final phase of works, which
for Derry Londonderry
will allow the running of an hourly
service, planned to commence in
2014. The new state-of-the-art trains
are now in service and are delivering
a ‘step-change’ in service reliability
and improved accessibility. Earlier
this year, a new timetable was also
introduced that offers over 20%
additional seating capacity across
the network.
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PUBLIC CONSULTATION
As a potential next step in If the funding becomes available
development Translink are Translink will endeavour to
considering both redevelopment undertake further feasibility and
and relocation options for the scoping work to determine the
train station. full level of investment needed
for such a project and the
It should be noted that this project potential social, economic and
is currently not funded within environmental impacts.
Translink's 3 year capital plan.
At this early stage, we are looking
at the feasibility of upgrading and/
or relocating the existing train
station at Duke Street and we
would like to hear your views.
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LONDONDERRY
TRAIN
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LOCAL AREAS THE OPTIONS
A. Ebrington Redevelopment 1. Refurbish the existing station
B. Guildhall Square 2. A new Ebrington Station
F C. Magee Campus 3. Relocate to the original
D. Fort George Redevelopment Waterside station
E. St Columb's Park 4. A new 'Waterside Link' station
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1. Refurbish the existing station
FEASIBILITY
2. A new Ebrington Station
3. Relocate to the original
WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS
PUBLIC
Waterside Station
BEING CONSIDERED? 4. A new 'Waterside Link' Station
The current train station is located at One of the reasons for possibly moving
Duke Street, in the Waterside area the station is to investigate if there are
of the city. The existing terminus was any opportunities to utilise the new
opened in 1980 and sits beside the Peace Bridge to improve pedestrian
original Waterside Station which and cycle linkages to the city centre or
is owned and used by others. to utilise the old station.
The existing station, may not have
the capacity to cope if demand The four options being considered
for rail travel increases substantially are shown on the map - further details
in the future. on each of the four options, including
the advantages and disadvantages
Following an initial feasibility study, for each option are shown overleaf.
Translink have identified four options Please note that options are limited
for the upgrade of the train station, for the existing railway line – there are
including keeping the station in the no plans to extend the railway line
existing location or moving it to an further into the city.
alternative location.
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DERRY ~
LONDONDERRY
TRAIN
STATION of existing station
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A. Existing Station 1. Extent of Extended Station
B. Duke Street Roundabout 2. Platform Extension
C. Existing Permanent Way Yard 3. Proposed New Bus Stops
D. Historic Station 4. Extended Park & Ride
5. Taxi/Car Drop Off
6. Existing Bus Stop
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Refurbish and extend station building.
Extend platforms and construct new canopies.
Improved Park & Ride facility, with new roadways,
bus stops and landscape.
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ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
C
4 U Established location UÊ Restricted site
U Improved parking provision U Furthest from new Peace Bridge
U Improved accessibility into and the Bus Station
D
the station building U Refurbishment carried out within
U Improved street an operational environment
presence/signage etc. U Parking provision at a distance
e Link
W atersid U Limited future
expansion possibilities
U Distance to Bus Stop
(on Duke Street Southbound)
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DERRY ~
LONDONDERRY
TRAIN
STATION Ebrington Station
5 2 E
2 River Foyle
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Wate 2 3
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Link 4 1
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A. New Station 1. Bus Stops C
B. Approved Ilex Access 2. Car Parking D
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C. Ilex Development 3. Car Drop Off
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D. Ebrington Fort 4. Vehicle Turnaround
E. Peace Bridge 5. Access from Duke
F. St. Columb's Park Street Roundabout
6. Link to Connect 4 Greenway
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New station building, platforms and canopies
connected by lifts and stairs to the Peace Bridge.
Park & Ride facility accessed via new road connecting
Duke Street Roundabout to Ebrington. Parking bays
located within landscaped environment.
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
UÊUtilises Peace Bridge location UÊÊTranslink currently do not own site
6 UÊÊNew-build
sustainable UÊÊGround levels require alteration
1 and energy efficient building UÊÊThebuilding would be
4
UÊÊMaximise
potential of prominent from the City
Ebrington Development side with poor visibility for
UÊÊImproved parking provision vehicles approaching the
King Street roundabout
UÊÊCar/Bus
drop off points
F UÊÊVehicular
access point to
adjacent to station
station may not be obvious
UÊÊGood visual connection from
building to drop off area
UÊÊExisting
station remains
operational during works
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DERRY ~
LONDONDERRY
TRAIN
STATION Waterside Station
River Foyle
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A. Original Waterside Station A
B. Existing Permanent Way Yard
C. Duke Street Roundabout 7
C 2
1. New Platforms
2. Bus Stops
3. Car Parking Waterside Link
4. Car Drop Off
5. Vehicle Turnaround
6. Access from Duke
Street Roundabout
7. Link to Connect 4 Greenway
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Construct new Ticket Office and Waiting Hall within
existing Train Shed. Modern trains cannot enter
the existing Train Shed, so new platforms would be
constructed externally. Demolish 1970 infill structure.
Refurbish original Station Building as rental tenancy.
Park & Ride facility with new roadways, enclosed bus
stops and landscape.
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
UÊÊRegenerationof Historical UÊÊTranslink currently do not own
1 Station and surroundings site or building
UÊÊEstablished location UÊÊSecond furthest from new Peace
B UÊÊCar/Busdrop off points adjacent Bridge and the Bus Station
to station UÊÊRefurbishment constraints
UÊÊGood visual connection from U Limited future
building to drop off areas expansion possibilities
UÊ Improved parking provision UÊÊMaintenance of
UÊÊExisting
Station remains historical structure
operational during works
UÊÊRental
tenancies within the
retained station building would
reactivate usage
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DERRY ~
LONDONDERRY
TRAIN
STATION 'Waterside Link' Station
3
River Foyle
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D
6 C
B
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4
Waterside Link
A. New Station 1. New Platforms
B. Duke Street Roundabout 2. Bus Stops
C. Existing Permanent Way Yard 3. Car Parking
D. Historic Waterside Station 4. Car Drop Off
5. Access from Duke
Street Roundabout
6. Link to Connect 4 Greenway
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New station building elevated above platforms
and canopies. Slip road off Waterside Link with
landscaping, bus stops and car drop-off at station
entrance. New Park & Ride facility accessed via Duke
Street Roundabout.
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
UÊÊVerygood visual and pedestrian UÊÊTranslink
currently do not
link to Peace Bridge own entire site
UÊÊA
contemporary, iconic sense of UÊÊGround levels limit parking
1
arrival into the new city terminus close to station
A
UÊÊSecond closest to new Peace Bridge UÊÊSeparate
access to Park & Ride,
UÊÊVery prominent riverside location from main station entrance
6
UÊÊCar/Busdrop off points adjacent
to station
UÊÊExisting
station remains
operational during works
UÊ Improved parking provision
UÊÊGoodvisual connection
from building to drop off area
UÊÊPotential
opportunities
for commercial tenants
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LONDONDERRY
TRAIN
STATION
HOW CAN YOU The purpose of this public consultation is to get your
HAVE YOUR SAY? views on the options under consideration for the
Derry~Londonderry train station, with a view to selecting
a preferred option for its upgrade or replacement.
Translink will publish a summary of responses following completion
of the consultation process. Your response, and all other responses
to the consultation, may be disclosed on request. Translink can only refuse
to disclose information in exceptional circumstances. Before you submit
your response, please read the panel below on the confidentiality of
consultations. This will give you guidance on the legal position about any
information given to us in response to this consultation.
This consultation leaflet is also available on Translink’s website
www.translink.co.uk/watersidestation
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – CONFIDENTIALITY OF CONSULTATIONS
The Freedom of Information Act gives the public a right of access to any information held by a public authority, namely Translink in this case. This right of access to information
includes information provided in response to a consultation. Translink cannot automatically consider as confidential information supplied to it in response to a consultation.
However it does have the responsibility to decide whether any information provided by you in response to this consultation, including information about your identity,
should be made public or treated as confidential.
This means that information provided by you in response to the consultation is unlikely to be treated as confidential, except in very particular circumstances. The Lord
Chancellor’s Code of Practice on the Freedom of Information Act provides that: Translink should only accept information from third parties in confidence if it is necessary
to obtain that information in connection with the exercise of any of Translink’s functions and it would not otherwise be provided.
Translink should not agree to hold information received from third parties ‘in confidence’ which is not confidential in nature. Acceptance by Translink of confidentiality
provisions must be for good reasons, capable of being justified to the Information Commissioner.PUBLIC CONSULTATION
DERRY ~
LONDONDERRY
TRAIN QUESTIONNAIRE
STATION
Do you support the implementation of a new train FURTHER COMMENTS
terminus for Derry~Londonderry and the North West?
Yes No No preference
Which of the following options do you prefer (please select one only)
Do Nothing
Keep the existing station as it is and do not refurbish it.
Option 1 (Refurbish the existing station)
Keep the station at the existing location but replace it with
a new upgraded facility.
Option 2 (A new Ebrington Station)
Close the existing station and provide a new upgraded
facility at Ebrington, adjacent to the Peace Bridge.
Option 3 (Relocate to the original Waterside Station)
Close the existing station and provide a new upgraded
facility at the historic Waterside location.
Option 4 (A new 'Waterside Link' Station)
Close the existing station and provide a new upgraded
facility adjacent to the historic station, alongside Waterside Link.
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This publication can also be made available, on request, Questionnaires can be sent
to us at the following address:
in large print, braille and audio alternative formats.
Please contact us to discuss your requirements. Property & Structures Department
3 Milewater Road,
Please complete our online survey, which can Belfast,
be accessed using the following QR code on BT3 9BG
your smart phone or at the following location:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/trainstation
PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS All location images supplied by Derry City Council
Thurs 28th Feb :
Foyleside Shopping Centre 9am-5pm
Sat 2nd March :
Foyleside Shopping Centre 9am-5pm
Thurs 7th March :
Lisnagelvin Sports Complex 9am-5pm
Sat 9th March :
Lisnagelvin Sports Complex 9am-5pm
EXHIBITIONS
The options for the Derry~Londonderry train station
will be on view as public exhibitions in the Train Station
and Foyle Street Bus Station until 24/5/2013.
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