Kevin wrote:

Given the overcrowding that has come to light in the last couple of
days on Thameslink and lines out of Kings Cross mayber some of the
money should have gone there.
I bet the people of West Croydon can't wait to get that direct link to
Dalston Junc.


I bet the people of Cricklewood couldn't wait to get that direct link
to Tooting, either. It's a bit of a facetious comparison, I know, since
Thameslink also created new city-centre journeys, but not entirely so.

One with more direct relevance: have you been on the NLL in rush hour
recently? It's as crowded as the GN or Thameslink, despite the fact
that everyone assumed it'd be completely useless when BR created it so
they could close Broad Street and sell up to developers.

It's clear that a (half) decent service creating significant through
journey opportunities creates its own demand - there is no reason to
assume the ELL will be any different from the NLL or the (also rammed)
WLL in this respect.

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