Boltar wrote:
Harry G wrote:
but perhaps it might be considered when Wembley Stadium opens - not for
passenger use at CX, but simply to allow extra shuttles to serve the
Baker Street to Wembley Park section.

But in that case why not just allow passengers on the train to and from
CX? If no one uses it then is no different to the station being used as
a reverser , but if even only 1 person uses the service then its been
of some use.

If they'd closed the branch completely , taken up the track and so
forth
then obviously it would be futile to talking about re-opening the
platforms
to passengers. But its all still in fully working order AFAIK and the
only thing
they'd need to do to allow passengers back on is knock down the
partition they've put up in front of the escalators.

I don't think Green Park reversers are common in normal service, so
there's little point keeping CX open for normal service either. As for
special services, like someone else mentioned, you'd need to replace the
escalators (I'm not sure using them as fixed stairs would be allowed -
people would arrive at CX unaware that the exit involves a trudge up the
stairs, and you might need the capacity of escalators if the station is
meant to be used for special events at Wembley).

There would also be a staffing cost for the CX platforms if kept open
(not sure how many staff would be needed).

The other point is that the number of journeys benefiting from being
able to board the Jubilee line directly at Charing Cross is minimal.
People on overground trains can use Southwark or London Bridge instead;
interchange from the District line is accomplished at Westminster, and
Northern/Bakerloo interchange can take place at Waterloo. The remainder
of passengers will be heading either for buses (unlikely) or for the
immediate vicinity of the station - and it's unlikely that special
events at Wembley will require mass movement from Trafalgar Square.

In fact, the reverse is true - special events at Wembley would be best
served by running a full-frequency service all the way to North
Greenwich or Stratford, so that the largest number of people can be
served. Diverting some trains to CX would decrease frequency on the
extension, which would be silly when demand for travel to Wembley is
likely to be higher from Waterloo or London Bridge than Charing Cross
(particularly given that, as mentioned, overground passengers to Charing
Cross can use London Bridge or Southwark anyway with equal ease).


--
Dave Arquati
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London