Rupert Candy wrote to uk.transport.london on Tue, 31 May 2005:



Boltar wrote:

Rather pointless terminus = area that is already served by mainline
trains
to liverpool street, NLL, central line & DLR. I'm trying to think of a
reason
that a run down tip like stratford would need yet another tube line to
go
there.

How about so that NR passengers from the huge commuter hinterland of NE
London and Essex can get to the equally huge centre of employment at
Canary Wharf without having to go into Central London or use the DLR's
pretend trains?

Also, ditto & likewise, when the CTRL comes on-line in a year or so,
there will be an easy link for business people who use it to get to/from
Docklands without having to.....
--
"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
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