Trains from East Dulwich (seem to be terrible)

[Earl Aelfheah]

@Lowlander - the jubilee extension was an particularly complex and expensive extension - passing under the river several times and ran over budget. The projected cost of extending Bakerloo all the way to Hayes is ?2-3B.

So between the ridiculous two stop extension of the northern line to subsidise a development of luxury flats, the dangleway, the garden bridge and the 'boris bus' - we could probably drum up more than enough to provide transport improvements for existing communities in SE London (who are after all contributing the money used to fund Boris' schemes).

[MarkE]

MarkE Wrote:

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> One downside is that presumably their next phase

> will shut off Platforms 8 and 9, meaning that the

> footbridge will go out of action.

I just checked with the people at the Thameslink Programme and they've confirmed that this is indeed the case - from January, Platforms 8 and 9 will be out of action, as will the steps to the footbridge from Platform 8, meaning that to get to 1-7 will require routing out of the station and then back in (without being charged twice for your PAYG journey).

[Earl Aelfheah]

MarkE Wrote:

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> I just checked with the people at the Thameslink

> Programme and they've confirmed that this is

> indeed the case - from January, Platforms 8 and 9

> will be out of action, as will the steps to the

> footbridge from Platform 8, meaning that to get to

> 1-7 will require routing out of the station and

> then back in (without being charged twice for your

> PAYG journey).

That is so ridiculous, it's *almost* funny. So things set to get significantly worse then basically.

[MarkE]

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> MarkE Wrote:

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>

> > I just checked with the people at the

> Thameslink

> > Programme and they've confirmed that this is

> > indeed the case - from January, Platforms 8 and

> 9

> > will be out of action, as will the steps to the

> > footbridge from Platform 8, meaning that to get

> to

> > 1-7 will require routing out of the station and

> > then back in (without being charged twice for

> your

> > PAYG journey).

>

> That is so ridiculous, it's *almost* funny. So

> things set to get significantly worse then

> basically.

I'm surprised that they've not been willing/able to set up a temporary bridge, but given the volumes transferring between platforms perhaps it was considered impractical. I actually would rather the solution they're going with than squeezing through the gap at Platform 8 which is already quite crushed at times.

The next phase (Christmas to Easter) is also the beginning of the blockade, and in fact Platforms 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 will all be shut and there'll be no connection to Charing Cross.