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Posted by Max Roberts on Wed Sep 13 06:19:34 2006, in response to Re: London Overground, posted by Fytton on Wed Sep 13 05:53:35 2006. The long extensions of the Underground are very variable. The reasons for these are not hard to see, you just need to look at an Ordnance Survey map. Poorly performing extensions are so not because passengers are staying away in droves, but simply because they don't live there.So, any Victoria Line extension should capture a Southern Line branch that has a big catchment area, and if an out of town centre can be reached, encouraging reverse commuting, then so much the better. Another statistic to look for is the branch that contributes the most transfers to the Victoria Line at Victoria station. Capturing this branch would relieve the most pressure at Victoria station, and add the least pressure to the Victoria Line north of Victoria. In terms of catchment, the Thornton Heath branch has always looked the best bet to me. As it is four-tracked, the entire service can be captured without disrupting main line trains. People wanting the City of London can change to the Northern Line at Stockwell. Don't forget that tunnelling under existing railway lines in the suburbs is much cheaper than creating new routes in Central London. |
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