On 18 Mar, 18:36, Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:25:07 -0700 (PDT), kev



wrote:
HS2 are proposing an interchange between High Speed 2, Crossrail, and
all services out of Paddington (including the Heathrow express), at
Old Oak Common.

But there's also the possibility of

(a) the West London Line
(b) the North London Line
and (c) the Central Line

serving the new station. Old Oak Common could become more important
than Stratford or Clapham Junction.

HS2 don't seem to have investigated (a)-(c) yet, but they are shown as
possibilities in the government command paper.

What are people's views on how plausible these extra interchanges are?
I don't know the area well myself.

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I think it's an excellent idea. *In fact it is such a good idea that
Old Oak Common (OOC) should be the terminus of High Speed 2. *

If OOC is going to include interchanges with all those lines, there's
precious little point going on to Euston where interchange
opportunities will be far fewer. *That will also save the not
inconsiderable cost of rebuilding Euston.

High Speed 2 considered this. Their conclusion:

"Old Oak Common: Further demand analysis continued to suggest that the
journey time penalty for central London passengers using these
stations as the only London terminal was likely to severely reduce the
benefits of HS2. A Crossrail connection at Old Oak Common or Willesden
Junction would allow some passengers a quicker journey time to the
East or West of London, but the bulk of the demand for HS2 would come
from the central, north and south of London which would be best served
by a central London station."

See p59:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/rail/pi/hi...f/chapter3.pdf