Another delay for east London's Beam Park station as business case is reworked

"If built, Beam Park station would be on the c2c railway line between Rainham and Dagenham Dock and provide journeys into London Fenchurch Street in about 20 minutes. However, the Department for Transport ( DfT) did not approve the station after expressing concerns about its financial viability. Since then, there's been a mix of recriminations and negotiations about how and why the station, which could serve as many as 20,000 homes, wasn't authorised to be built."

"Apart from leaving people who moved into the area expecting a railway station to be built, relying on buses to get around, there's also a Grampian Clause in the planning permission, which means the rest of the housing estate cannot be built until the station opens. In 2020, the Mayor of London offered £32.7 million to support the delivery of the station, covering some of the construction costs and the station's running costs for a decade while the housing estate is being built."

Beam Park station would be on the c2c line between Rainham and Dagenham Dock, offering about 20-minute journeys to London Fenchurch Street. The Department for Transport declined approval over financial viability concerns. A Grampian Clause prevents completion of the housing estate until the station opens, leaving residents reliant on buses. In 2020 the Mayor of London offered £32.7 million toward construction and a decade of operating costs. An updated business case is being prepared with DfT, Network Rail, c2c and TfL to reflect post-COVID travel patterns and inflation. Work covers timetable and performance analysis, demand and revenue studies, station design and cost reviews, and measures to reduce building costs.

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