Aidan Stanger wrote:
According to section 6.3 of

http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/data/...ing-report.pdf
the proposal to close Wapping station is just a cost saving measure,
and if
they can't find a way of retaining it under the current safety
regulations
they could build a replacement on LU owned land just N of its
existing
location.

Firstly, is this true?
Secondly, is that the reason why LU owns that land?
Thirdly, why isn't the plan to retain the station better publicised?

The Tower Hamlets report is dated March 2004. It seems their campaign
succeeded since in August, when TfL took over the ELL project from the
Strategic Snail Authority, it was announced that Wapping will not be
closed. I don't know, however, what solution they have found to the
technical problems at this site which led them to consider closure.