On Thu, 24 May 2007 08:47:08 +0100, Paula wrote:
No, at Hoxton the extra width is being used for the platforms, and the
replacement bridges are all two-track only in the plans (haven't been
to look yet at what's been built). I presume the rest will be empty
space.

Oh well opportunities and the loosing of them!

I don't think there was ever much of an opportunity there. There would
be no real point in skipping Hoxton and Haggerston - Hackney is one of
the main areas that the line is supposed to serve. Even if some trains
were to skip those stops, there'd be no need for extra tracks unless
trains were going to overtake each other (which there probably
wouldn't be time for with just two stops, without delaying the train
being overtaken).