West Hamstead North London Line Station
For the first time in ages, I alighted yesterday at West Hampstead
Station on the North London Line. This station has been a building site for a very long time and it now seems the work is nearing completion. The old entrance hall is closed and on Sunday a new one opened a few yards further south. It's spacious and well lit and is an improvement on the previous arrangement. I don't know how much has been spent on both this station and the Thameslink West Hampstead in recent years but my guess is a lot. I still think it would have been better thirty or forty years ago to have built a new, combined West Hampstead Station where the North London Line crosses over the Midland main Line. |
West Hamstead North London Line Station
On 01/08/2019 10:26, Robin9 wrote:
For the first time in ages, I alighted yesterday at West Hampstead Station on the North London Line. This station has been a building site for a very long time and it now seems the work is nearing completion. The old entrance hall is closed and on Sunday a new one opened a few yards further south. It's spacious and well lit and is an improvement on the previous arrangement. I don't know how much has been spent on both this station and the Thameslink West Hampstead in recent years but my guess is a lot. I still think it would have been better thirty or forty years ago to have built a new, combined West Hampstead Station where the North London Line crosses over the Midland main Line. Which would have ended up at Frognall! The problem is that 40 years ago the NLL was being run down and the prospects of it being closed were quite high. Also a combined station might have been thought to have made more sense connecting the NLL and Underground stations. As it is the current situation is probably as good as we can hope for. I assume that it is a walking interchange for ticketing purposes? -- Graeme Wall This account not read. |
West Hamstead North London Line Station
On 01/08/2019 11:11, Graeme Wall wrote:
On 01/08/2019 10:26, Robin9 wrote: For the first time in ages, I alighted yesterday at West Hampstead Station on the North London Line. This station has been a building site for a very long time and it now seems the work is nearing completion. The old entrance hall is closed and on Sunday a new one opened a few yards further south. It's spacious and well lit and is an improvement on the previous arrangement. I don't know how much has been spent on both this station and the Thameslink West Hampstead in recent years but my guess is a lot. I still think it would have been better thirty or forty years ago to have built a new, combined West Hampstead Station where the North London Line crosses over the Midland main Line. Which would have ended up at Frognall! I presume you mean "At Finchley Rd & Frognal station". Frognal itself is further east where the NLL is in tunnel. -- Basil Jet recently enjoyed listening to The Cardigans - 2003 - Long Gone Before Daylight |
West Hamstead North London Line Station
On 01/08/2019 13:43, Basil Jet wrote:
On 01/08/2019 11:11, Graeme Wall wrote: On 01/08/2019 10:26, Robin9 wrote: For the first time in ages, I alighted yesterday at West Hampstead Station on the North London Line. This station has been a building site for a very long time and it now seems the work is nearing completion. The old entrance hall is closed and on Sunday a new one opened a few yards further south. It's spacious and well lit and is an improvement on the previous arrangement. I don't know how much has been spent on both this station and the Thameslink West Hampstead in recent years but my guess is a lot. I still think it would have been better thirty or forty years ago to have built a new, combined West Hampstead Station where the North London Line crosses over the Midland main Line. Which would have ended up at Frognall! I presume you mean "At Finchley Rd & Frognal station". Frognal itself is further east where the NLL is in tunnel. I'm not aware of another station, also can't spell! -- Graeme Wall This account not read. |
West Hamstead North London Line Station
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Graeme Wall wrote: On 01/08/2019 13:43, Basil Jet wrote: On 01/08/2019 11:11, Graeme Wall wrote: On 01/08/2019 10:26, Robin9 wrote: For the first time in ages, I alighted yesterday at West Hampstead Station on the North London Line. This station has been a building site for a very long time and it now seems the work is nearing completion. The old entrance hall is closed and on Sunday a new one opened a few yards further south. It's spacious and well lit and is an improvement on the previous arrangement. I don't know how much has been spent on both this station and the Thameslink West Hampstead in recent years but my guess is a lot. I still think it would have been better thirty or forty years ago to have built a new, combined West Hampstead Station where the North London Line crosses over the Midland main Line. Which would have ended up at Frognall! I presume you mean "At Finchley Rd & Frognal station". Frognal itself is further east where the NLL is in tunnel. I'm not aware of another station, also can't spell! It would have been interesting if it came out at Froghall ... Nick -- "The Internet, a sort of ersatz counterfeit of real life" -- Janet Street-Porter, BBC2, 19th March 1996 |
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