On 7 Jun 2006 07:29:06 -0700, John B wrote:

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.

Indeed. I think it was a mistake not to connect the northern end to
anything, though, as that greatly reduces the through journey
opportunities.

(I know it's planned for Phase 2, but that won't be completed until
years later - if it even happens at all.)