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Old December 2nd 05, 04:57 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Sir Benjamin Nunn Sir Benjamin Nunn is offline
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Default Trafalgar Square and Strand Stations


"TKD" wrote in message
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Now that the Jubilee Line no longer serves the complex
that was Charing Cross, the two remaining lines are
so far apart that interchange between them is too long.
Is there any truth that they are going to be reseparated
back into two stations (with or without an interchange) ?


I've not heard anything official, but personally this is one fairly
simple change I'd like to see. I think it makes a great deal of sense
to have a "Trafalgar Square" station (think of the tourists) - plus
showing an interchange here is not particularly helpful, especially if
coming from the Bakerloo side of things.


On line diagrams inside Bakerloo and Northern line trains it is not
shown as an interchange:



I don't think that reverting the Northern Line to Strand would be
particularly beneficial at this stage, but renaming the Bakerloo would
definitely have it's benefits.

They could then be shown on the map as a 'Bank/Monument' type interchange.

Personally, I'd like to rebuild at least one from Elephant, Waterloo,
Embankment or Charing X to allow cross platform interchange with the
Northern line. It's annoying that none of the interchanges are particularly
convenient.

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