NikkiSE5

Thanks for all the posts. There are soooo many people who say this is not going to happen!! The truth is this station has been promised since the 1920s and at least once every decade since then. Each time it has been re-proposed to some form of transport authority and later postponed or denied. The difference now is that those in favour can campaign more easily to raise public awareness and get the Mayor's attention. In response to arguments here: 1. There is already a half finished extension that was put on hold a few decades ago but was never taken up again. 2.It will actually happen! This extension isn't a random idea. The persistence of Camberwellians and other residents in Camberwell means that this tube station is already on the TfL 20year plan. Unfortunately, there is a risk that the extension may be moved further back into the TfL 50 year plan because of London 2012 and now the Rugby 2015 bid we which have just won. So what we're trying to do is keep Mr Johnson on his feet and show him that the benefits would be huge, especially if it was a green tube station e.g. sonar panels on ground level used to power a percentage of the lighting underground (I don't know, I'm not an environmental specialist!). This would make this station a brand new, world class, putting-london-at-the-forefront-once-again, super green station. I understand all scepticism headed our way but since older, more influential figures than me have tried but I really feel like this could go a lot further than previous projects. Since this issue was last raised, Facebook has been born, hence the Facebook group- http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=133160235271 The last group of people who set up a petition for this idea only managed to obtain about 200 signatures. I would like to think we have made more progress since then considering that last night at about midnight I created a petition which already has 22 signatures. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/camberwellunderground/ So thank you for your feedback. I understand the viewpoints of all the critical comments and hope that all those who believe this is a good idea will spread the word, join the group or sign the petition.

Thanks for the support. The petition is now available for signing- http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/camberwellunderground Don't forget the Facebook group- http://www.facebook.com/groups/edit.php?officers&gid=133160235271#/group.php?gid=133160235271 :)

Hi everyone, I've spent a long time reading several articles, countless posts in South London Press and forum discussions concerning a Bakerloo Line extension to Camberwell. This idea is already under TfL's 20 year plan but Camberwellians (!) have been promised a tube station since the 1920s! A tube station in Camberwell extended one stop from Elephant & Castle on the Bakerloo Line could be beneficial to many, not just those who live in Camberwell. There really isn't a major tube station in our part of South London (except Brixton but its a bit of a trek) so a tube station in Camberwell would mean: Waterloo- 3 stops- Think Commuters. Doctors, nurses and other important staff going to one of Europe's most ground breaking and influential hospitals, King's. 5 stops- Charing Cross- Think Theatreland, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery. 7 stops- Oxford Circus- Think Shopping! Enough said. I also want to mention the idea of this station as a green project for London, not just a tube station. This is most likely the best chance at getting recognition, funding and community support. Anything to make London look greener, right? So, if you're interested then please join the Facebook group- http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=133160235271 Or sign the petition (which will be set up very soon!) Thanks for your time- there's a lot more information in the Facebook group and the links connected to it. Please feel free to leave comments and please invite others to support the campaign. I'm a Camberwellian, I'm 16 years old and I would really like to see the idea of a tube station in Camberwell become a reality sooner rather than later.