sweek wrote on 20 April 2009 17:29:10 ...
On 20 Apr, 10:31, "Richard J." wrote:
sweek wrote on 20 April 2009 11:23:23 ...

Wouldn't it make more sense to get rid of Barons Court on the Picc and
replace it with Turnham Green?

No. Baron's Court has more passengers entering and exiting the station
per year (6.7M) than Turnham Green (5.9M). (2007 figures on the TfL
site, the most recent available)

I know that, but aside from the lower number of people getting on and
off at Turnham Green itself, it would also speed up journeys for all
the stations on the Richmond Branch. That's got be worth something?

Yes, of course, but if you're arguing benefits, you need to set them
against the corresponding disbenefit of whatever change is proposed - an
extra stop at TG or swapping Barons Court for TG or whatever. The extra
stop at TG doesn't quite produce a net benefit on current figures, but
LU have promised to review the situation when the Piccadilly
resignalling starts in a few year's time. Meanwhile there is arguably
the possibility of extending the hours during which Picc trains stop at
TG, but we haven't yet convinced LU.
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Richard J.
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