On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 at 23:05:51, David Fairthorne
wrote:


"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
...
This isn't Crossrail, as such, but we have often wondered why there is
no direct rail link between Brixton and Streatham, but one has to change
at Herne Hill. Physically, it would be possible for one train to do
that journey - why don't they?
--
Annabel Smyth
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 8 March 2004

Because those two stations are on different routes. The rail network is made
up of routes, most of which go to and from terminals such as Victoria,
London Bridge, Blackfriars etc. It's already a complex network, and the more
routes there are the less frequently they can run. You cannot expect a
direct route from every station to every other station.


Well, you can - but you wont' get one! I just wish there was a route
that went that way, though - or that we had an extension of the Vicky
line to Streatham, or even that a bus went down Acre Lane and all the
way to Streatham Station... it's such a pain in the neck when it's 10
minutes in the car, and can take up to an hour on public transport (I go
there 3 times/week, and only one of those trips is by car!).
--
Annabel Smyth
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 8 March 2004