John Rowland wrote to uk.transport.london on Sun, 16 Jan 2005:

"Mrs Redboots" wrote in message
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And why don't they make Loughborough Junction
a junction when they are at it..... it seems silly to
have a station called a "Junction" when it isn't,

That would be the main point of the business case

but probably could be rather easily.

The line to Denmark Hill is incredibly curved, and the line to Brixton has
no regular service. I don't know whether the station could be relocated
further north where both lines are straight.

Probably not, since where it is at the moment is only just off the A23,
so very convenient for shoppers, the market, etc. The only thing is,
it's so very horrible to access - up an unwatched flight of stairs where
junkies congregate to smoke crack, and alcoholics to drink and get rid
of the surplus... yuck.
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