Editing East London line (section)

===East London line extension phase 2===
A further {{convert|6.7|mi|km}} link opened in 2012 from south of {{Stnlnk|Surrey Quays}} via the Network Rail [[South London line]] to {{Stnlnk|Clapham Junction}} via {{Stnlnk|Queens Road Peckham}}, {{Stnlnk|Peckham Rye}}, {{Stnlnk|Denmark Hill}}, {{Stnlnk|Clapham High Street}} and {{Stnlnk|Wandsworth Road}}.  A new station at {{Stnlnk|Surrey Canal Road}} was also planned, but this was put on hold in 2009,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.nce.co.uk/news/2009/02/east_london_line_extension_to_clapham_to_be_built_by_london_2012.html |title=East London Line extension to Clapham to be built by London 2012 |magazine=[[New Civil Engineer]] |date=12 February 2009 |access-date=16 February 2009 |first=John |last=McKenna |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223182234/http://www.nce.co.uk/news/2009/02/east_london_line_extension_to_clapham_to_be_built_by_london_2012.html |archive-date=23 February 2009 }}</ref> though a suitable 'box' is being provided as part of the works to facilitate later implementation.  The service from Highbury & Islington to Clapham Junction commenced on 9 December 2012.<ref name="outerorbital">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20557061|title=Outer London rail orbital opens for passengers|work=BBC|date=10 December 2012|access-date=15 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212020645/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20557061|archive-date=12 December 2012|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> There are three services per day that run from Wandsworth Road to Battersea Park to maintain a service along that route as a [[parliamentary train]].

The extension uses an alignment between Surrey Quays and [[Queens Road Peckham station]]s that had not seen services since 1913. The "new" section diverges from the East London line south of Surrey Quays station and joins the South London line just north of the closed [[Old Kent Road railway station|Old Kent Road station]]. The route skirts the Bridgehouse Meadows public open space; this was used as the construction site, then restored to public use after completion. The former pedestrian bridge and support piers over Surrey Canal Road were demolished as a precursor to building the railway bridge. The planned lowering of Surrey Canal Road and associated work to the services were not carried out as a higher elevation was adopted, with a 1 in 30 (3.3 per cent) incline allowing the railway to cross at a suitable height.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}