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The East London line is currently closed so major extension work can be carried out. It is due to re-open by summer 2010 as part of the London Overground network.
Calendar of key construction activities
December 2007
Demolish old Victorian GE19 bridge at Spitalfields.
March 2008
Launch new bridge at Shoreditch High Street.
May 2008
Launch New Cross Gate flyover and GE19 bridge in Spitalfields.
December 2008
Deliver first new train for testing.
June 2010
Northern extension to Dalston complete, with new step-free stations at Dalston, Haggerston, Hoxton and Shoreditch. Southern extension to New Cross, Crystal Palace and West Croydon also complete.
February 2011
Extension from Dalston Junction to Highbury & Islington complete.
New bridge at Shoreditch High Street
In March 2008, Britain's biggest crane was used to deliver a new bridge to Shoreditch High Street.
The bow-string bridge, which weighs 300 tonnes and resembles an archer's bow, will form a crucial part of the new East London line.
Western extension
We have not yet secured funding for the all stations service running west from Surrey Canal Road to Clapham Junction. However we have preserved powers for construction from the first phase of the extension.
