On Thu, 17 Apr 2008, Sophie wrote:

Maybe the point is that you could transfer the Met from Finchley Road
to West Hampstead, and also reopen the Met platforms at Swiss Cottage,
and that would keep everyone happy.

I thought the Swiss Cottage Met station was separate from the Jubilee
Line station? They were close (I think the Met station was where the A-
Z says the Jubilee Line station is) but there was no physical connection
and the Met station closed about a year after the Jubilee Line (or
Bakerloo as it probably was then) station opened.

Yes, i think that's true.

So I'm going way off topic here but wouldn't you need to build
connecting passages, maybe a new entrance as well?

Yes.

The West Hampstead rebuilding looks a big enough job already without
bringing Swiss Cottage into it.

Oh, but while we're pondering implausible schemes, that's hardly a
consideration!

Besides West Hampstead to Finchley Road is only a short distance - about
5 mins walk? Would replacing the Finchley Road platforms with West
Hampstead platforms really make that much difference to people's
journeys?

I wonder. In principle, no, but people do seem to have a powerful aversion
to walking. Particularly walking between stations: wandering around inside
Bank is fine, but the same distance on the streets is somehow prohibitive.

South Hampstead-Swiss Cottage would be a good idea but they work quite
well as an interchange already. When I go to Finchley Road or further
north I go Euston to South Hampstead and then walk to Swiss Cottage.
Much smoother journey than via Baker Street and the journey seems faster
even if it isn't.

Interesting, i'd never thought of trying that, but it's a great idea!

tom

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