Stratford Strikes Gold ; a Eurostar Link, a Pounds 4 Billion Regeneration and Olympic Makeover Will Raise Stratford's Game

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STRATFORD, in the east London borough of Newham, is one of the capital's most deprived neighbourhoods and yet there is a sense of optimism in the air. It is the major beneficiary of the decision to stage the 2012 Olympics in London. With the aquatic centre, the velodrome and the Olympic village all due to be built in and around Stratford, the neighbourhood will receive a huge regenerative boost over the next seven years.

But even without the Olympics, Stratford was in line for a bright new future. From 2007, when the final section of the Channel Tunnel high-speed rail link opens, Stratford International station will be Eurostar's last stop before St Pancras and the area will become a gateway to Europe. And from 2009, when domestic trains start using the high-speed line, Stratford commuters will be only seven minutes from central London.

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Stratford Strikes Gold ; a Eurostar Link, a Pounds 4 Billion Regeneration and Olympic Makeover Will Raise Stratford's Game

The decision to route the high-speed rail link through Stratford provided the impetus behind Stratford City, one of the capital's largest building sc...

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