This is just rumour / speculation, however I have a hunch about what the
(current) route for Crossrail 2 is planned to be.

CLUES TO THE ROUTE ARE TO BE FOUND ALL OVER THE INTERNET.

This is what I have come up with. I just thought I would share it with
everyone.

· The central tunnel would run from just west of Clapham Junction to
Hackney Wick and Walthamstow (before St James’ Street Station).

· Central London stops would be at: Clapham Junction, Battersea Park,
Chelsea Bridge (stop somewhere south of Sloane Square, near Chelsea
Bridge Road), Victoria, Piccadilly Circus, Tottenham Court Road, King’s
Cross St Pancras, Dalston Junction and Hackney Central. All would be
sub surface stations.

· After Hackney Central, one branch would continue to a underground
Clapton station, and then rise to the surface, before serving all stops
on the Chingford Branch: St James’ Street, Walthamstow Central, Wood
Street, Highams Park and Chingford.

· The other branch would surface near Stratford before serving it, and
then running to Leyton and Leytonstone. The line would then take over
the Epping branch (but not the Woodford – Hainult section: this would
remain with the Central Line).

· After leaving sub surface platforms at Clapham Junction, Crossrail 2
would rise to the ground, and then run on a viaduct, serving Wandsworth
Town, before meeting the District Line at East Putney. Crossrail 2
would then stop at all stations to Wimbledon, with the District Line
being cut back to East Putney.

· Crossrail 2 would completely be a tube line, this would be cheaper
(allowing more tunnel and more sub surface stations), the whole route is
segregated, and a stop would be possible at Piccadilly Circus.

· One other part of the Crossrail 2 proposals (REMEMBERING THIS IS JUST
SPECULATION) would be the building of a Central Line station at
Shoreditch High Street. This would give interchange to the East London
Line Extensions, would allow the redevelopment of parts of Bishopsgate,
and crucially, give Chingford branch passengers a decent link to the
City (changing onto ELL at Dalston and again at Shoreditch High St).

· Crossrail Line 1 would free up capacity in the Central Line trains,
allowing East London Line passengers to change to and from the Central.

I have a strong hunch this is the route.


Jeff.


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