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Posted by Fytton on Fri Oct 22 06:04:26 2004, in response to Re: London's five-year plan, posted by Max Roberts on Fri Oct 22 05:25:49 2004. I agree with you 100% about the East London Line extension. I'm reluctant to oppose new urban rail mass transit lines anywhere, but this one is seriously half-baked.Its major, major failing is that it doesn't take people into central London. People currently have a 6 tph (offpeak) Southern service from places like Brockley and Honor Oak Park into London Bridge - not ideal. But there are quite a lot of ways to get to various parts of Central London from London Bridge station. You can walk across the bridge into The City, or change on to the Northern or Jubilee Lines, on to South Eastern trains into Charing Cross, or on to Thameslink trains to Farringdon and Kings Cross. Now, those Southern trains will become part of the ELL, and you will be able to go to - er, New Cross Gate, Canada Water (change for Jubilee Line), Whitechapel (change for District/Hammersmith & City), then, um, Dalston Junction (change for the North London Line) and maybe if we're lucky Highbury and Islington (change for the Victoria Line). What's the point? NO connection to the Central Line; no stop within walking distance of The City; no way to the West End without heading east and then north first. Stations at Hoxton and Haggerston would be nice, but only if the trains go to somewhere people actually want to go! It doesn't help the proposed Olympic sites either, despite it being touted by the London Olympic Bid people. |
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