London Banter - View Single Post - Waterloo & City Line to Close for 5 Months

Dave Arquati · September 28th 05, 07:40 PM posted to uk.transport.london

wrote:
What is that over-capacity on the Northern Line they are talking
about?!

They said there was a *shortage* of capacity on the Northern line Bank
branch, hence why they are suggesting Bakerloo/Northern (CX) to
Embankment and then District/Circle.

Maybe wisely they did not mention the other way of getting from
Waterloo to Bank - th 521 bus which usually has 3 parallel queues at
Waterloo in the morning that snake their way right the way down into
the pit through which one has to walk en route from the mainline
station or, for the 3rd (rearmost) queue, which snakes right the way
into whatever the road is called where the Southbound 521s terminate. I
would estimate that well over 600 people are in those queues at any one
time in the morning peaks.

So it seems a good idea not to mention it... the routes they suggest (26
and 76) are probably quicker anyway.

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Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London