"Paul Scott" wrote in message
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Peter Masson wrote:
"Mwmbwls" wrote

Clapham Junction will have its own 39-storey twin towers, if an
ambitious project gets the go-ahead.

I hope the plans will allow properly for future train services.

Great list of problems with the actual station Peter, but I suspect having
read the article these proposals are yet another of those 'air rights'
sales, and nothing much to do with operational use of the station.

One point though, is that Crossrail probably won't serve CJ, the published
protected alignment is to take over the District Line from Parsons Green
to
Wimbledon...

Even an air rights scheme needs to take account of future needs at platform
level. Unless there is intention to use skyhooks technology someone needs to
decide where to put the columns which will hold the buildings up.

I thought one option for Crossrail 2 was to run Wimbledon - East Putney -
Wandsworth Town - Clapham Junction before tunnelling to Chelsea and on to
Hackney, and I hadn't heard that this option had been abandoned.

Peter