London Banter - View Single Post - Battersea Northern Line extension now done with a loan?

Robin9 · December 8th 12, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by D A Stocks[_2_]

"77002" wrote in message
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On 5 Dec, 16:39, wrote:

If the line is intended to replace the two existing Battersea stations
(accelerating services into Victoria and Waterloo), and would then
continue to Clapham Junction (for interchange with the mainlines) it
might make some sort of sense.

Of one thing we can be very confident: Clapham Junction will *never* have an
interchange with a tube line. Just imagine the cost.

D A Stocks

I imagine the unavoidable costs would be quite high and the costs
provided by TfL would be astronomical. Everything done by TfL costs
about twenty-five times as much as it should. Why should high costs
prevent a Clapham Junction interchange station? Did high costs
discourage TfL from rebuilding Victoria Underground Station?