CONSULTATION begins today on a new London Overground station at Old Oak.

Old Oak is designated as an Opportunity Area in the Mayor’s London Plan and his proposals will improve rail connections as well as alternative options to link with Crossrail 1 and High Speed 2, to reduce pressure on central London stations.

The proposed HS2, National Rail and Crossrail station will be used by up to 250,000 passengers a day, as many as use Waterloo.

To support development around it, improved links between London Overground and the nearby rail networks are considered critical.

The Mayor, Boris Johnson said: “The arrival of Crossrail and HS2 provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform Old Oak into a vibrant new neighbourhood for west London.

“It’s crucial we get people’s views about the creation of a fantastic new transport-hub that would see Crossrail and HS2 linked in with a brand new London Overground connection.

“This vital interchange will catalyse the Old Oak area, taking it from a derelict wasteland into a new city quarter for Londoners and visitors to the capital.”

TfL is seeking views on the following three options for a new London Overground station at Old Oak:

Option A: London Overground’s Clapham Junction to Stratford services diverted to run on a new viaduct. A new station would be built on London Overground’s Richmond to Stratford route, adjacent to Old Oak Common Lane, with access to a proposed HS2 station (to the east) and Victoria Road (to the west).

Option B: London Overground services would be diverted to run on existing freight lines into a new station on the London Overground Richmond to Stratford route, with access to the proposed HS2 station (to the east) and Victoria Road (to the west).

Option C: This option would involve the creation of two new stations. A new station would be built on London Overground’s Richmond to Stratford route, adjacent to Old Oak Common Lane, with a second station on London Overground’s Clapham Junction to Stratford route, adjacent to Hythe Rd.

It is claimed the new station would reduce journey times from Richmond-Paddington from 35 minutes to 25 and Acton Central-Bond Street from 40 minutes to 25.

TfL is also holding drop-in sessions where staff will be available to answer questions. The sessions will be held on:

• Thursday, October 2 (4-8pm) – Holiday Inn Express Park Royal (opposite North Acton Tube

• Saturday, October 4 (11am-3pm) – Old Oak Community Centre (approx 10 min walk from Wells House Gardens and on the edge of the Scrubs, near where the viaduct curve would start)

• Wednesday, October 8 (4-8pm)- Burlington Danes Academy (on corner of Wood Lane and Du Cane Road)

• Saturday October 11 (10am-2pm) – Burlington Danes Academy.