"Michael Bell" wrote in message
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In article , Matthew
Malthouse
wrote:

I wonder how much of that traffic actually crosses London? And how much
would cross London if such an extention were to happen?

More subtly how much crosses for Gatwick and how much goes all the way?

Resonable question! But people from say, Brighton, will not
all want to get off at the same point in London, they will get off
some at Croydon, some Farringdon,,,etc and as they get off, they might
as well be replaced by people getting on to go to Luton, Sheffield,
etc. Running straight through central London isn't just a benefit to
passengers, it also avoids the need to supply crew in central London,
always a problem, and avoids the need to reverse trains in terminal
stations.

If you travel on Thameslink, it is noticeable that a lot of people who board
south of London Bridge are travelling to or beyond Kings Cross Thameslink.
One retrograde step made by MML is to cut out stops at Luton, which make
cross-platform or same-platform changes onto Thameslink simple. As it is,
passengers either have to change at Leicester or struggle across to KXTL.

Obviously planned by people who get a taxi at St Pancras.
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