London Banter - View Single Post - Are any of the new Crossrail platforms curved?

[email protected] · June 29th 17, 08:40 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On Wed, 28 Jun 2017 22:57:04 -0700 (PDT)
wrote:
I have only visited the Thameslink platforms at St Pancras once, but am I
correct in remembering that there is quite a sharp curve at the southern
end?

Yes because that is where they met the existing Kings Cross curves with a
radius around 200m.

I've wondered on occasion whether they deliberately sited the new KX thameslink
platforms at such an inconvenient location for interchange to reduce footfall.
I find it surprising that they were unable to lengthen the old platforms given
how they managed to lengthen farringdon (which is now part curve, part hill)
and destroyed the old moorgate line in the process.

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Spud