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Colin Rosenstiel · May 27th 07, 12:58 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Paula) wrote:

Mr Thant Wrote:
On May 24, 8:47 am, Paula wrote:
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Actually the original Shoreditch station was on the corner of Old
Street and Kingsland Road. The new Hoxton station is going to be
behind the Geffrye Museum. Not that far apart...-

OK, it's only a third of a mile, but importantly is the viaduct
there is only four tracks wide, not four tracks plus platforms, so
building a station there with through tracks would be much more
expensive.

Point taken and the same applies at Haggerston where the old
station was south of Lee Street and the new one is north of it! Oh well

another opportunity lost :-(

Opportunity for what, though? What possible need for four tracks could
there be here?

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Colin Rosenstiel