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Does anyone else think of Denmark Hill station as being 'honorary East Dulwich' on the basis that many of us commute from there? Anyway, the scaffolding over the platforms is part of the project to provide lifts, and the station will end up looking like this. Good news for those of us with buggies.
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But we'll lose that fun game that they like to play on commuters at Denmark Hill when they change the platform from 1 to 3 and only announce it as the train starts to pull into the platform so that there's a scrum trying to get up one set of stairs and down the other rather rapidly. They're particularly good at pulling that stunt just after another train has arrived on 2 so that those trying to run from 1 to 3 get caught up in those trying to leave from 2 and 3.

Whilst I applaud the attempt to make the the station more user friendly, that bridge doesn't look very in keeping with the architecture of Denmark Hill station. It's all glass and metal when the station is attractive brick.


I appreciate the costs involved but this is the sort of attitude that led to Peckham Rye station becoming the abomination it is now.

It makes perfect sense for DH station to be improved for access to one of the busiest hospitals in London. I'm pretty sure access to all the major hospitals north of the river from local train and underground stations would never have taken this long to sort out. Maybe a small M&S simply food will open up there too hehe ;-)


Louisa.

Indeed! If they provide 'better access' but keep the doors the same then it won't make that much difference to the flow of passengers in and out of the station. Hopefully common sense will prevail.


Maybe the new long walkways will give ticket inspectors somewhere a little more sensible to stand rather than bringing the station to gridlock when they decide to do a ticket swoop.



AlexC Wrote:

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> I'm hoping they also widen the main door to the

> station! It's just about wide enough to get two

> people through - same with the entrance to the

> bridge. Always a bit of a squeeze when it's busy

> with people coming in either directions!

I am very dismayed by the extremely ugly and unessential' improvement works to create a step-free route' at Denmark Hill station - which has also resulted in the removal of trees, vegetation etc - not exactly great for the environment. It is a small, historic station, that will be completely ruined by this addition. And I dread to think what the cost of this is to us the taxpayer. Meanwhile they are cutting the South London Line route from Denmark Hill to Victoria/London Bridge - you have to ask where is Network Rail's sense of priority?

I think the plans look absolutely fine.


Yes, it's a modern concrete/glass structure, but I think it would be irresponsible to spend extra money on some sort twee mock-Victorian creation. Surely providing access to those who wouldn't otherwise be able to use the station should be a priority.

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