brixtonite wrote:

Dave A wrote:


Shepherd's Bush (WLL) will almost certainly be the next new station to
open in London - construction is nearing completion and I hear that
Network Rail are keen to get the station operating as soon as possible
(probably the second quarter of this calendar year).



That sounds good. I'm surprised by how busy the WLL is already - it's
been full and standing when I've taken it - even though there are only
four stations. It has the potential to be very useful, although
unfortunately the RUS (I think it was) ruled out even 4 tph in the near
future, and I reckon 6 tph is the minimum for a turn-up-and-go service,
particularly when many people will be interchanging from other lines.
But certainly Clapham Junction to Shepherd's Bush will be an order of
magnitude easier with the new station.

I'm not surprised by how busy the WLL is - it's a very useful link
after all! It would be useful if it were more frequent - though I'd say
4tph is the minimum for a turn up and go service rather than 6tph (that
said in the evening the NLL has 3tph i.e. a 20 minute frequency but it
still seems to be treated by many as turn up and go then).

I do have to say that, if you're an able bodied person, Clapham
Junction to Shepherd's Bush is a really easy journey to make even at
the moment - the Bush is a short (five to ten minute) walk up the road
from Kensington Olympia. This does make it less attractive as an
interchange point (though it's not something I'd baulk at) but as a way
of getting to Shepherd's Bush, Olympia is easy enough. Of course this
will all change shortly.