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Hammersmith Bus Station Extension (was North Finchley Bus Station opens today)
In message , Richard J.
writes extending Hammersmith Bus Station When are they due to start work? Work has apparently already started on the temporary (single-story) extension (although I can't say I noticed last time I went past) with a view to opening by the end of the year: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/ini-hammersmith.asp Do you have an online reference? http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-cent...t.asp?prID=319 There's a site plan on page 11 of (excuse the long URL!): http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Have_your_say...AC20040216.pdf Are they going to extend over the tube station (which always seemed to me what they should have done in the first place)? The extension involves the entire NE quadrant of the Broadway Centre (where the Emerald Hall is/was sited). The area is almost the size as the existing bus station, but it doesn't cross the railway - I think the temporary extension will be connected with the rest only by a pedestrian bridge - in most respects is looks as though it will operate fairly independently of the existing facility, mainly as a base for services that currently terminate at The Grove (266, 267, H91). I have no idea what they will do in the longer term, except that I'm sure the plan will involve offices above the new site in order to try to recoup some of the cost (£21M is a lot for half a bus station - and that's just the cost of the site, I believe :) In the longer term the two sites will need to be better integrated, and that can only really be done by building over the railway, I would guess - effectively combining the two sites will need some very clever design and engineering (unless it was something that was always intended - although that I very much doubt). -- Paul Terry |
North Finchley Bus Station opens today
In message , Richard J.
writes When are they due to start work? Do you have an online reference? Are they going to extend over the tube station (which always seemed to me what they should have done in the first place)? I seem to remember reading that the reason the LU station is as it is, is so that it doesn't fall foul of S12 requirements which it would if covered over completely. Therefore, I wouldn't expect it to be covered up any time soon. -- Steve Fitzgerald has now left the building. You will find him in London's Docklands, E16, UK (please use the reply to address for email) |
North Finchley Bus Station opens today
On 15 Aug 2005 21:58:30 -0700, "Paul Weaver"
wrote: I take it you went nowhere near either Piccadilly Gardens or Oxford Road, then? Was hinting more at the pollution than pedestrianisation there :) Picc. Gardens is pretty pedestrianised (the bit leading down to the arndale anyway). I don't count oxford road as the middle of manchester as it's south of the A57M. The only reason you'd go down there is to rip some students off or visit the BBC :) I was thinking of the area around exchange square really. I can't gripe about the squares - Exchange/Albert/St Annes/Great Northern etc but the problem is that the centre is, that with the exception of Market Street you're always having to cross pretty busy roads when out and about in Manc. Cross Street near M&S being particularly lethal... |
North Finchley Bus Station opens today
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North Finchley Bus Station opens today
On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:34:03 +0100, Cheeky wrote:
Never had the pleasure of an early sunday morning 42. Quite difficult to find. Nothing at all between about 4am and 8am, then something like hourly (or half-hourly at best) until 10. Or that's what it was like 5 or so years ago, anyway... Neil -- Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK When replying please use neil at the above domain 'wensleydale' is a spam trap and is not read. |
North Finchley Bus Station opens today
On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:19:13 GMT, "Richard J."
wrote: Paul Terry wrote: In message , Dave Arquati writes Hammersmith is an excellent example. Except, of course, it was too small from the outset - hence the reason why it is now having to be extended at enormous cost. When are they due to start work? Do you have an online reference? Are they going to extend over the tube station (which always seemed to me what they should have done in the first place)? What I've managed to find is this: http://www.apps.lbhf.gov.uk/planning...2003/01801/FUL Which shows that the bus station extension is on the opposite (north east) side of the station to the existing bus station. -- Thomas Covenant Please observe Reply-to address. |
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North Finchley Bus Station opens today
On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 22:18:02 +0100, Cheeky wrote:
I was gobsmacked looking at the timetable at our local bus stop. If I read it correctly it seems that Stagecoach has decided we need no buses at all on bank holidays! GMPTE's fault. Most other locations (including Milton Keynes) run a subsidised Sunday service on a Bank Holiday, because demand patterns on such days (and shopping hours etc) are typically similar to a Sunday. For some reason, GMPTE seem to refuse to cough up so you end up with a lesser-than-Sunday service. Neil -- Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK When replying please use neil at the above domain 'wensleydale' is a spam trap and is not read. |
North Finchley Bus Station opens today
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North Finchley Bus Station opens today
On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 23:54:06 +0100, Cheeky wrote:
But it's OK because the trams are still running :-( GMPTE's little baby, quite possibly because of the lack of operating subsidy. Is it just me or have GMPTE totally lost the plot? Was looking at LTT the other day and it seems that, in their infinite wisdom, they've decided to can the direct metrolink line from Chorlton, via Withington Hospital to the Airport and have retained the tortuous route via Wythenshawe (all on-street therefore slow). So to get to the airport you'll have to travel three sides of a square through dodgeville.... This strikes me as sensible, because the Airport is already very well served by heavy rail, and anyone with any sense will use that, and not a tram, from the city centre. The only concern with Wythenshawe is that, because of the nature of some of its inhabitants, travelling by tram there may become quite dangerous. I can see conductors in pairs, or at the very least security guards, being necessary at times. As regards bus operations, GMPTE have never *had* the plot. Neil -- Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK When replying please use neil at the above domain 'wensleydale' is a spam trap and is not read. |
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