On 30 Sep 2005 10:16:06 -0700, "Bob Robinson"
wrote:


solar penguin wrote:

Reduced platforms, decreased services... So, you're saying that if this
"Masterplan" goes ahead, then my local station, Gipsy Hill, could end up
with a _permanently reduced_ service to London Brdge?They'd spend all
that time and money on rebuilding the station just to make the service
_worse_ than before they started!?!

Where is this public enquiry? Can I go there and complain and protest
and get them to stop this nonsense before it's too late?

I believe it highly likely that you could be impacted during the five
year construction period required to rebuild London Bridge - whether
services from Gipsy Hill are permanently impaired after that is a
matter for speculation. Whilst there will be a reduced number of
services terminating at London Bridge there will be an additional 18
Thameslink trains transiting the station. Details of the revised plans
can be accessed from the http://alwaystouchout.com site including
Network Rail's revised submission to the enquiry.



Services will not decrease at all! Southern Suburban/metro services
will remain the same. Mainline services will eventually run through
Thameslink core. South Eastern will have the same number of trains
running to Charing CRoss. Thameslink(New Franchise) will be running
exixting Thameslink plus new services taking over WAGN lines running
through THameslink core to Kent, likely Dartford, Orpington,
Sevenoaks.

Whilst the lines may double between London Bridge and Metropolitan
Junction, service increases by 18 tph! So this section of line will
still be the busiest in Europe!

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