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Old December 11th 05, 09:24 AM posted to uk.transport.london
David Jackman David Jackman is offline
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Default Trafalgar Square and Strand Stations

Endymion Ponsonby-Withermoor III wrote in
news:1133783808.36224ed3447e1f0aa933f9b4b50a6a57@f e5.teranews.com:

Dave Arquati wrote:

I'm not sure... calling one "Trafalgar Square" when the other isn't
(i.e. as it was pre-Jubilee) might result in a Covent Garden scenario
where tourists want to go to Trafalgar Square and so make an
unnecessary change to the Bakerloo line from the Northern.


Indeed. This is where a diagrammatic map breaks down, along with the
idea that an interchange is universal (all ways to all ways).

It might be better to show these sort of station groups in a
non-diagrammatic way, to make it clear that:

a) You don't have to travel to the named LUL station to get to a
particular same-named place or NR station.

b) You *can* interchange, but it involves significant walking.

Richard [in PE12]


This is already the case at Paddington where the H&C station has not been
shown as an interchange with Circle/District/Bakerloo for a few years now.

David