On 7 Oct, 14:43, "Paul Scott" wrote:
"lonelytraveller" wrote in
oglegroups.com...

On 6 Oct, 19:27, wrote:
Do you think the Crossrail will result in a reduction of the number of
passengers on the Central Line?

No, because although it parallels the central line, it misses a lot of
key interchanges - especially holborn and oxford circus, where traffic
from Kings Cross meets it.

I think that is intentional - Crossrail provides station exits at Hanover
Square and in Soho though, which is presumably intended to give people other
options than going to Oxford Circus via the Central line; and you also have
to consider that pax from the current FCC serviceswill be able to
interchange directly at Farringdon, if they wish to transfer to Crossrail...

Paul S

But my point was about people who were going from Kings Cross to the
central line or vice versa. They will still do this, because to
interchange onto Crossrail instead of the central line will mean they
have to leave Oxford Circus/Holborn, wander down the rush-hour
pedestrian traffic filled road a bit, then get back underground onto
the Crossrail platforms; something they won't bother to do. Meaning
that the central line is still crushed, and Oxford Circus and Holborn
are still nightmares in the morning.