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Greenford branch & Crossrail (was Barking-Greenford?)
Dave Arquati wrote:
Further to the whole Greenford thing, I totally forgot that the Greenford branch may *not* lose all its passengers if it is cut back to West Ealing for Crossrail, as Crossrail proposes that the frequency of the branch is doubled to 4tph (making connections to Crossrail at West Ealing). There would be cross-platform interchange from a bay platform for Greenford trains to eastbound Crossrail trains. Journey times from Greenford to Liverpool Street would be marginally quicker via Crossrail than via the Central line (35 mins vs. 38 mins). How much faster would journey times be from a hypothetical Crossrail station at North Acton and/or Park Royal instead of the companion LU station? I was at North Acton today and could see just how absurdly easy it would be to dig out the northern edge of the cutting, reinstate double track and build a pair of side platforms, with stairwell interchange at North Acton. You could even get a set of lifts to the Central Line platforms without any major issues... |
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Greenford branch & Crossrail (was Barking-Greenford?)
TheOneKEA wrote:
Dave Arquati wrote: Further to the whole Greenford thing, I totally forgot that the Greenford branch may *not* lose all its passengers if it is cut back to West Ealing for Crossrail, as Crossrail proposes that the frequency of the branch is doubled to 4tph (making connections to Crossrail at West Ealing). There would be cross-platform interchange from a bay platform for Greenford trains to eastbound Crossrail trains. Journey times from Greenford to Liverpool Street would be marginally quicker via Crossrail than via the Central line (35 mins vs. 38 mins). How much faster would journey times be from a hypothetical Crossrail station at North Acton and/or Park Royal instead of the companion LU station? I imagine times would be similar to those from Acton Main Line; Crossrail quote 16 minutes to Liverpool Street, compared to 30 minutes via the Central line. I was at North Acton today and could see just how absurdly easy it would be to dig out the northern edge of the cutting, reinstate double track and build a pair of side platforms, with stairwell interchange at North Acton. You could even get a set of lifts to the Central Line platforms without any major issues... I discovered the other day that the High Wycombe corridor considered previously would have included a station at Park Royal/North Acton. It was also once proposed that Crossrail take over the Central line from North Acton to Ealing Broadway. In any case, I hope advantage is taken of Acton Main Line as a gateway station from Crossrail to Park Royal - the current 440 bus misses Acton Main Line to head off into the depths of West Acton. -- Dave Arquati Imperial College, SW7 www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London |
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