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Recliner[_3_] · March 3rd 16, 10:54 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 10:28:03 +0000 (UTC), d wrote:

On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 10:18:22 +0000
Neil Williams wrote:
On 2016-03-03 06:33:49 +0000, Mike Bristow said:

There is, perhaps, an interesting debate to be had about how close
two platforms can be to count as an interchange; my suspicion is
that Forest Gate / Wanstead Park are close enough for any sensible
gap - if they're not, then interchanges between the Central Line
and Northern at Bank probably don't count either.

Bank is an awful lot worse, because in the peak they actually make you
walk further deliberately to avoid congestion in certain parts of the
station. There are good reasons for this, but it doesn't make the
station a good choice for anyone of limited mobility.

The walk at green park between the piccadilly and jubilee lines seems to
me unnecessarily long. I can't believe that they couldn't have built the
lines closer together.

I think they wanted the Victoria and Jubilee line platform tunnels to
be under the park, rather than the expensive Mayfair buildings. It
made building the station much easier and cheaper, and minimised the
risk of damage to the buildings, such as the May Fair hotel.

That meant they had to be south of the station building, while the
Picc platforms are well to the east (because they originally served
the former Dover St station to the east). If you make sure you're at
the western end of a Picc train, it's quicker to take the escalator up
to the ticket hall, then take the Victoria line escalator back down.