On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 17:57:39 -0000, "Sir Benjamin Nunn"
wrote:


"TKD" wrote in message
...
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.

Absoultely. Another option would at least be some indication on
in-car diagrams that Waterloo is the best interchange between the two
lines, and C-X the worst (with Emb inbetween).

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.

With Emb and C-X the lines are really two far apart for this to be
feasible, while at Waterloo they're close enough that it's almost not
necssary, despite the inevitable congestion at the concourse. A major
issue is just how much need there is for a quick interchange, anyway.
The only people who need to would be those on the southbound Northern
who want to get to Lambeth North or E&C (although for the latter it's
probably just as easy to carry on to Kennington and then get a
northbound Northern train), or those on the southbound Bakerloo who
want to get to Kennington-Morden marginally quicker than carrying on
to E&C and changing to the Northern there. Northbound traffic is
similarly limited.

As regards a better interchange at E&C, you get into a bit of a
Catch-22 on the grounds that in most cases people coming south on the
Bakerloo would have been better changing to the Northern at Waterloo,
while those on the southbound Northern could wait until Kennington and
then change there. Of course, if it was decided to extend the
Bakerloo, it would be a good idea to work in a better interchange
then, but that seems unlikely.
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