Thread: Battersea Northern Line extension now done with a loan?
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Old December 6th 12, 02:49 PM posted to uk.transport.london,misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.railway
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Default London Battersea Northern Line extension now done with a loan?
On 06/12/2012 14:09, d wrote:
On Thu, 6 Dec 2012 04:55:37 -0800 (PST)
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Does it really matter? The extension will be a benefit for the whole area.

The Victoria Line filled a strategic gap in the subway network. Its

Shame it didn't go further south.

It did, but not by much, the original southern terminus was Victoria.

Fast forward to the Jubilee Line extension: This one was much less
well planned, but did manage provide a useful route with some

Useful until it heads of to stratford pointlessly duplicating the DLR.
A Thamesmead terminues as originally planned would have opened up a whole
new area along the thames.

Now we come to the Northern Line extension to Battersea.

Believe me, once a tube station is built developers will be climbing over
each other to get projects approved there. Thats how london expanded in
the 1930s - Cockfosters for example used to be a quiet little village, now
look at it.

There are already approved plans for a great deal of the area. Embassy
Gardens either side of the new US Embassy, and Riverlight are in the
process of building. Nine Elms Parkside on the Royal Mail site has
planning permission.
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