Stratford's New Entrance is OPEN!

Years and millions of pounds later, the brand-new Gibbins Road Entrance to Stratford Station is now officially open.
Join me as we go and explore what it has to offer :)

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[rikufryderyk]

Can anyone spot the differences in my video skills between last year and this year?

[Nooticus]

Closing a small entrance with only 4 ticket barriets is ABSOLUTELY necessary when there are large scale events nearby, especially when this is the closest entrance/exit to the London Stadium. This is the same reason why Holloway Road and Drayton Park are closed when footballs games as Arsenal's stadium take place. The tiny amount that just 4 barriers at Gibbins Road will reduce crowds at the main entrance by is not adequate to justify the huge crowds that will build up there, as well as the extra security personel needed.

Also, a correction; there are definitely not a lot of people currently living in the Carpenters Estate area (therefore few cars on the road as you observed). I know this because 5-6 years ago when I was doing my Geography GCSE, we undertook fieldwork in the Stratford area, concentrating on the Carpenters Estate area and the East Village (olympic village) areas primarily. At least 5-6 years ago, only a tiny percentage (like 10-15% if i remember correctly) of those huge grey tower blocks were actually occupied by residents, and I assume it has stayed the same or gotten less since then, due to the fact there has been little redevelopment in the area.

Nevertheless, great video!

[GTransit]

Amazing Video, I really enjoyed this watch on my bus journey home after recording my next video, I absolutely love the drone shots, they have always added that extra bit of depth to your video which I enjoy, very knowledgeable on the new entrance and your editing and recording skills have definently improved since last year, well done Riku!!💙

[srfurley]

I didn’t know this was open yet. Also open now are the new escalators from near the main bus station up to the footbridge over the high level railway lines to Stratford City and Westfield. The old ones seldom worked, despite not being very old, only dating from around the opening of Westfield. Stratford station has changed so much over the last 50 years or so that I have known it.😊

[ABTrainsYT]

Nice 👍

Compared to last year there’s drone footage, flares, the speedy thing, just pure Geoff Marshall stuff lol

[peterdowden]

It's a good idea to ask questions for people to answer in tne comments, such as your closure on busy days question. Good video.

[mattpilgrim]

Wow ! The new entrance at Stratford looks amazing.

[londonbuses]

I didn’t even know this was a thing until I saw your video and I travel through Stratford every day after work lol😂nice video!

[Pikaling]

I usually use either the Westfield entrance or the main entrance when at Stratford but I'll definitely keep an eye out the next time I'm at Stratford.

[SimnTrains]

Nice video, would be nice if they added more things on Gibbins Entrances, it looks bare

[davidstone]

Filming too long? - perhaps it the issue with it being a National Rail as well as a TfL station. Closed when Stadium events are on - this does make sense, large events require crowd management, which needs a lot of staff and police, if two entrances this would need more staff and police to manage, more cost effective to close the new entrance. Plus easier to manage one flow of people into the station.

[skullgeezer]

The new stratford entrance looks stunning! I hope that we can get you to 3K subs in the future!

[phantomsuccour]

Very informative video. Good job! Hope your channel grows.

[GAT_M]

Amazing video riku hopefully u can hit 3000 subscribers

[Andrewjg_]

I think that the new Gibbins Road entrance will help to relieve some of the congestion despite it's only a small access but it's still worth it. Especially when coming from the Jubilee Line and DLR.

[BREEZYT]

Keep up the work Riku love your content ❤❤❤

[Peter-mjlz]

3:53 If a lot of people are using the new entrance over the older bigger ones, it will create congestion during an event I am guessing. I think preventing overcrowding is about controlling the flow of passengers.

[TheBenji]

The new entrance/exit is very useful and accessible for those running to the dlr and jubilee line. 👌

[obamtl]

Hey Riku, given how small that entrance is, I reckon it could become a real risk for stampede during match games. As someone that goes to the Emirates stadium on occasion, I can see how having thousands of people bearing down a very narrow entrance with people pushing and shoving from all directions, could quickly make it unsafe, so they need to maintain an orderly exit and entry.

[MrTransportAddict]

I’m lovin’ it


Oh wait isn’t that copyrighted?


Great video! Looking forward to the next video on the shuttle.



Are you looking forward after the delay to the B23’s to finally ride them soon?


That is if they don’t get delayed Again. 😂