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Few lines can survive dramatic declines in passenger numbers.

Which station in the KT postal area (SW of London) was built with more
than 6 platforms but now operates with fewer than 3 platforms?

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"Troy Steadman" wrote in message
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Few lines can survive dramatic declines in passenger numbers.

Which station in the KT postal area (SW of London) was built with more
than 6 platforms but now operates with fewer than 3 platforms?

Tattenham Corner?

Chris

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"Troy Steadman" wrote

Which station in the KT postal area (SW of London) was built with more
than 6 platforms but now operates with fewer than 3 platforms?

Kensington Olympia?

John.

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"Chris Read" wrote in message
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"Troy Steadman" wrote in message
om...
Few lines can survive dramatic declines in passenger numbers.

Which station in the KT postal area (SW of London) was built with more
than 6 platforms but now operates with fewer than 3 platforms?

Tattenham Corner?

Epsom Downs originally had 8 platforms. AIUI the branch is now worked as a
siding, with a single platform at the terminus.

Does Esher retain platforms on the Fast Lines? It used to have some Race
Platforms as well as platforms on the 4 through lines.

Twickenham used to have several more platforms than the 3 (?) used now.

Peter

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On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 20:43:36 +0000, Peter Masson wrote:


"Chris Read" wrote in message
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"Troy Steadman" wrote in message
om...
Few lines can survive dramatic declines in passenger numbers.

Which station in the KT postal area (SW of London) was built with more
than 6 platforms but now operates with fewer than 3 platforms?

Tattenham Corner?

Epsom Downs originally had 8 platforms. AIUI the branch is now worked as a
siding, with a single platform at the terminus.

IIRC it was down to 2 (or was it 4) in the 70's. Wasn't it a fire at the
local signal box which reduced it to single line working?

Later, the line was shortened back and the original land sold to build a
small housing estate on. This I have seen recently.

Timbo

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"John Turner" wrote in message
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Kensington Olympia?

It's in W14, not KT, and still has 3 platforms (the OP specified fewer than
3, which cuts out my suggestion of Twickenham) - 2 for National Rail and 1
for LUL. Not far away is Willesden Junction (NW10), which at its peak had
around 15 platforms, and now has 5.

Peter

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"Peter Masson" wrote

Kensington Olympia?

It's in W14, not KT,

That'll teach a Yorkshireman to get involved with stuff in Livingstonland.
:-)

John.

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"Peter Masson" wrote in message



"John Turner" wrote in message
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Kensington Olympia?

It's in W14, not KT, and still has 3 platforms (the OP specified fewer than
3, which cuts out my suggestion of Twickenham) - 2 for National Rail and 1
for LUL. Not far away is Willesden Junction (NW10), which at its peak had
around 15 platforms, and now has 5.

Peter

Yes Peter you were right the first time, Epsom Downs is the station I
was thinking of, cut down from 9 platforms plus 8 or so sidings,
and a turntable when it was built to the current single line. I was
shown round the huge signal box by a bored signalman thirty years ago
and couldn't believe its magnitude, levers everywhere.

http://www.wymann.info/EpsomDowns/EpsomDowns.html
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/s...s/index4.shtml



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"Troy Steadman" wrote:

Yes Peter you were right the first time, Epsom Downs is the station I
was thinking of, cut down from 9 platforms plus 8 or so sidings,
and a turntable when it was built to the current single line. I was
shown round the huge signal box by a bored signalman thirty years ago
and couldn't believe its magnitude, levers everywhere.

The new 'station house' didn't survive long in railway use - it's a nursery
(as in little kiddies not plants) now.

Chris

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"Troy Steadman" wrote in message
om...
Few lines can survive dramatic declines in passenger numbers.

Which station in the KT postal area (SW of London) was built with more
than 6 platforms but now operates with fewer than 3 platforms?

How does a reduction in platforms correlate to declining passenger numbers?

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"titans" wrote in message


How does a reduction in platforms correlate to declining passenger numbers?

Is this a serious question or are you being funny?



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In message , at 20:43:36 on Sat,
23 Oct 2004, Peter Masson remarked:
Does Esher retain platforms on the Fast Lines?

The very derelict platforms are still there, but the stairs down from
the overbridge are gone.

It used to have some Race
Platforms as well as platforms on the 4 through lines.

--
Roland Perry

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"Troy Steadman" replied to

"titans" who wrote

How does a reduction in platforms correlate to declining passenger
numbers?

Is this a serious question or are you being funny?

Increased use of fewer platforms *could* actually mean an upsurge in
passengers.

John.

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"Peter Masson" wrote in message ...
"John Turner" wrote in message
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Kensington Olympia?

Not far away is Willesden Junction (NW10), which at its peak had
around 15 platforms, and now has 5.

Peter

And long overdue to have 4 of them reinstated. When you consider how
much money was squandered on the West Coast upgrade thet they couldn't
have found a few hundred thou to build a worthwhile interchange. Also
when you consider the promises that TOCs have had to make to get
franshises and Silverlink have done nothing.

Kevin