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Old January 16th 07, 09:19 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Larry Lard wrote:
Dave A wrote:
brixtonite wrote:
Dave A wrote:

Shepherd's Bush (WLL) will almost certainly be the next new station to
open in London - construction is nearing completion and I hear that
Network Rail are keen to get the station operating as soon as possible
(probably the second quarter of this calendar year).



That sounds good. I'm surprised by how busy the WLL is already - it's
been full and standing when I've taken it - even though there are only
four stations. It has the potential to be very useful, although
unfortunately the RUS (I think it was) ruled out even 4 tph in the near
future, and I reckon 6 tph is the minimum for a turn-up-and-go service,
particularly when many people will be interchanging from other lines.
But certainly Clapham Junction to Shepherd's Bush will be an order of
magnitude easier with the new station.


My observations of the WLL are certainly that AM peak northbound
trains arriving at Olympia are full and standing. The RUS estimated
about 1,000 passengers per hour leaving Clapham Junction on the WLL in
the morning peak, with an average load factor of 103% (ratio of
passengers to seats). Whilst this isn't as high as some LU and other
NR routes, I think it indicates a strong underlying demand given the
relatively poor and uneven frequency.


Well it's their manor I guess, but my experiences a couple of years ago
of the morning peak from Clapham Junction northbound were of loading
factors considerably higher than that - 'full, standing, and
complaining' as they used to say in BR days!


The figure I quoted is an average over the entire 3-hour morning peak
from 0700 to 1000, so I imagine, as you experienced, that load factors
will be considerably higher for services in the core hour from 0800-0900
(and commensurately lower for the shoulder peaks).

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