On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:39:24 +0100, Annabel Smyth
wrote:

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 at 22:42:46, Dave Arquati wrote:

East Brixton seems to be an irritating distance from Brixton station itself
- it's not as close as Clapham High St is to Clapham North.

Which, I suspect, is why it was closed.

The main reason it was closed was that it was (literally) falling to
pieces and traffic levels didn't warrant the cost of repairs.

For a few years before final closure, the platform shelters were
removed to reduce the weight on the rotting supports. For the
record, final closure was on 5th January 1976.

In its heyday, it was a very busy station with certain trains
terminating (from the London Bridge direction). Even in the
sixties, which is when I first remember it, it had full length
canopies, waiting rooms etc, (and a ticket office on each platform).

--
Bill Hayles

http://billnot.com

Bill Hayles said...

wrote:

Dave Arquati wrote:

East Brixton seems to be an irritating distance from
Brixton station itself [Dave]

Which, I suspect, is why it was closed. [Annabel]

The main reason it was closed was that it was (literally)
falling to pieces and traffic levels didn't warrant the cost
of repairs. [Bill]


But if it had been closer to Brixton, traffic levels should have been
higher, and so the station would have been repaired, not closed...