North London Line

North London Line
North London Line
Overview
Technical
Closed	N/A
Current Operator	London Overground
Former Operator(s)	London Overground
Total Length	17 mi 20 ch
Number of stations	27
Termini	Stratford (London), Clapham Junction and Richmond
Rolling stock	Class 345 EMU
Electrification	25kV 50Hz AC OLE, 750V DC Third Rail
Track gauge	Standard gauge (1435mm)
Maximum speed	45mph

The North London Line recently rebranded to the Mildmay line is a London Overground Line, which runs from Stratford (London) to Richmond and Clapham Junction. The North London Line used to go to North Woolwich until it was cut back to Stratford (London) to enable the DLR to take over the tracked between Stratford (London) and Canning Town as part of the planning for the Olympics.

Rolling Stock

Class 313

When London Overground took over the line from Sliverlink Metro, they inherited the Class 313 dating from the 1970s, these were replaced by the class 378 Capitalstars.

Class 387

Class 378 at Brondesbury Park in new livery

The Class 378s were introduced as 3 car units known as the 378/0s in 2010, before being extended to 4 car and then 5 car units. The class 378s are currently undergoing a refurbishment.

Class 710

London Overground ordered 6 Class 710/3s to displace some 378s for an enhanced East London Line timetable as the 378s are the only trains permitted to run on the East London Line in passenger service.

History

British Rail North London Line Train heading for Richmond

In the 1960s under the Beeching Axe British Rail planned to close the North London Line.

Services

The North London Line receives a standard 4 trains per hour on both Richmond and Clapham Junction branches which combine at Willesden Junction to create an 8 train per hour service running roughly in the pattern of Train, 5 minute gap, Train, 10 minute gap, Train and repeat. The 10 minute gap is to allow the North London Line to handle 4 trains per hour of freight as well in the off peaks. In additon to the London Overground service you have the District Line between Richmond and Gunnersbury and the Southern West London Line service between Clapham Junction and Shepherds Bush.

Stations

Stations on the North London line.

Richmond Branch

• Richmond
• Kew Gardens
• Gunnersbury
• South Acton
• Acton Central

Clapham Branch (West London Line)

• Clapham Junction
• Imperial Wharf
• West Brompton
• Kensington (Olympia)
• Shepherds Bush

Combined

• Willesden Junction
• Kensal Rise