On Oct 5, 11:16*am, BumYoghurt
wrote:
First time lurker, first time poster.

Just a bit furious as to why they won't extend the London Overground to
Streatham- especially when no new track needs to be built. Crystal
Palace to Clapham Junction would join up Balham, Wandsworth and
Streatham Hill/Common and all would be well with the world.

Thoughts?

--
BumYoghurt

There was once a plan to link the East London Railway (as was) with
the Lea Valley Line somewhere between Bethnal Green and Cambridge
Heath.

Also it would have been nice if there were platforms reinstated on the
mainline (maybe Lea Valley tracks only) almost directly beneath
Shoreditch High Street, as the ELL has no interchange with the Central
line or with National Express.

"Dr. Sunil" wrote in message
...

Also it would have been nice if there were platforms reinstated on the
mainline (maybe Lea Valley tracks only) almost directly beneath
Shoreditch High Street, as the ELL has no interchange with the Central
line or with National Express.

The lack of a Central Line interchange was intentional, it was decided early
on that an interchange with Crossrail at Whitechapel would be better for
distributing passengers more evenly.

Paul S

On Thu, 6 Oct 2011 11:16:09 +0100
"Paul Scott" wrote:
"Dr. Sunil" wrote in message
...

Also it would have been nice if there were platforms reinstated on the
mainline (maybe Lea Valley tracks only) almost directly beneath
Shoreditch High Street, as the ELL has no interchange with the Central
line or with National Express.

The lack of a Central Line interchange was intentional, it was decided early
on that an interchange with Crossrail at Whitechapel would be better for
distributing passengers more evenly.

Ie making their life easier instead of doing something for the benefit of
the passengers. Yup, that sounds about right.

B2003

On 2011\10\06 11:40, d wrote:
On Thu, 6 Oct 2011 11:16:09 +0100
"Paul wrote:
"Dr. wrote in message
...

Also it would have been nice if there were platforms reinstated on the
mainline (maybe Lea Valley tracks only) almost directly beneath
Shoreditch High Street, as the ELL has no interchange with the Central
line or with National Express.

The lack of a Central Line interchange was intentional, it was decided early
on that an interchange with Crossrail at Whitechapel would be better for
distributing passengers more evenly.

Ie making their life easier instead of doing something for the benefit of
the passengers. Yup, that sounds about right.

How is opening an extra station on one of the most crowded parts of the
network a good idea? They made passive provision for a Central Line
station, that was the right thing to do.

On Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:00:17 +0100
Basil Jet wrote:
How is opening an extra station on one of the most crowded parts of the
network a good idea? They made passive provision for a Central Line
station, that was the right thing to do.

Yes , good point. And taking that further - Oxford Street is very crowded so
lets get rid of the central line interchange there and make everyone walk from
Bond Street. Sorted.

B2003

Paul Scott wrote:

The lack of a Central Line interchange was intentional, it was decided
early on that an interchange with Crossrail at Whitechapel would be better
for distributing passengers more evenly.

Isn't Shoreditch High Street positioned so that an interchange could be
built if future generations deem it necessary and possible?

"Tim Roll-Pickering" wrote in message
...
Paul Scott wrote:

The lack of a Central Line interchange was intentional, it was decided
early on that an interchange with Crossrail at Whitechapel would be
better for distributing passengers more evenly.

Isn't Shoreditch High Street positioned so that an interchange could be
built if future generations deem it necessary and possible?

That's definitely been mentioned, because they expect significantly altered
loadings on the Central after Crossrail opens.

Paul