Stations to be re-zoned as part of Olympic legacy
Stratford, Stratford International and Stratford High Street stations will all become part of Zone 2 from January 2016.
Stratford stations to become part of Zone 2
Stratford, Stratford International and Stratford High Street stations will all become part of Zone 2 from January 2016.
Transport for London will re-zone Stratford as part of the Mayor's plans to create a new cultural hub in the Queen Elizabeth Park called "Olympicopolis".
The move into Zone 2/3 will cost Transport for London about £7m annually, but it's hoped Stratford will become more accessible as part of the Olympic legacy.
The Mayor's team is searching for designers to create the so-called 'Olympicopolis' - a new cultural and educational quarter which will feature installments from Sadler's Wells and The Victoria and Albert Museum.
The idea for the new quarter on the Olympic park site is inspired by the achievements of Prince Albert, who used the proceeds of the 1851 Great Exhibition to create ‘Albertopolis’ – the 86 acre site around Exhibition Road in South Kensington.
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