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Old September 5th 06, 04:24 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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John B wrote:
Dave Arquati wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/h...06_tubemap.pdf

That map throws up a few extra bits of information by itself, such as:
- Dalston Junction is considered an interchange with Kingsland (so let's
hope they put some good signs up along Kingsland High Street)
- No plans yet for stations on Phase 2 at either Brixton or Loughborough
Junction (perhaps unsurprising given the cost)
- Carpenders Park, Bushey, Watford High St and Watford Junction look
like they'll be moved into Zone A
- Shepherd's Bush H&C becomes Shepherd's Bush Market, White City H&C
will be Wood Lane, and won't be an advertised interchange with the
Central line (although that might just be an oversight)


Also:
* no plans to move Hampstead Heath or Willesden into Zone 2 (although
this may be oversight: I'm sure the former was part of TfL's original
commitment on taking over NLR).

* no plans to transfer the DC lines to LUL or run the Queens Park to
Stratford service.


I had the impression that the DC / Bakerloo plan was a longer-term thing
than 2010, but I can't check on my own site because it's broken at the
moment!

As for QP to Stratford, who knows - the variety of different service
patterns appearing from TfL and Network Rail is mind-boggling. Perhaps
the QP service is something that would appear from 2011 when the second
phase of NLR operations is supposed to come into play (says TfL
according to Network Rail...) - which might coincide with the DC
handover plan so that South Hampstead and Kilburn High Road retain a
service.


* lifts appearing at Euston Square, Paddington (District), Highbury &
Islington, Tottenham Hale, Waterloo (Northern) and Vauxhall.

I guess in Highbury they're going to reanimate the old Tube station and
use its lift shafts - although that hardly provides much of an
interchange with the Overground platforms.



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