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Posted by David Fairthorne on Sat Dec 16 15:22:16 2006, in response to Thameslink 2020 inches closer, posted by Fytton on Thu Dec 14 09:27:37 2006. extension of the Thameslink platforms at Farringdon will run across the site of the junction with the branch to Moorgate.Further explanation, due to Wikipedia: Farringdon station is limited to 8 cars, and therefore requires platform extensions in order to allow 12 car trains to serve the station. Extensions towards the north are not planned mainly due to the steep gradient (1 in 27) of the Thameslink line immediately north of Farringdon. Northward platform extensions therefore would not comply with safety standards, which leaves the alternative of re-aligning both the Thameslink and Circle/Hammersmith & City/Metropolitan LUL lines, given that the latter crosses over the former via a bridge. This has been deemed impractical due to the constrained space in the area. The platforms will therefore be extended southwards, physically severing the two-station branch to Moorgate. |
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