On 07/06/2012 17:04, Tim Roll-Pickering wrote:
Roland Perry wrote:

Considering how passenger volumes have risen in past years, would TfL ever
consider reactivating the Aldwych branch?

aiui the problem is the cost of refurbishing Aldwych Station, especially
the lifts, rather than the line itself.

So, put the money into the lifts finally.

Plus there was very little time gained from using the shuttle over walking
to or from Holborn - the journey was very short and infrequent enough for
that.


The walk from Holborn to Aldwych is not so short.

What about Leicester Square-Covent Garden, Embankment-Charing Cross or
Canary Wharf-Heron Quays?

Leicester Square and Covent Garden are so close that there is a
policeman at the former because of concerns about the overlap should a
train fly past the station. I also notice that, if things are quiet
enough at Leicester Square, you can actually hear the train braking, the
doors opening, the closing signal and the train taking off again.

Canary Wharf and Heron Quays are within plain view of each other -- no
obstructions or anything like that.

All three examples that I gave are also within very easy walking
distance between each other, whereas a walk between Holborn and Aldwych
will take longer.