Covent Garden
 

Not that Im saying they should. But what would be the effect of closing
Covent Garden tube station when Leicester Square is so close? Apart from
the obvious massive cost savings? And faster train journeys?
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Covent Garden
 

In message , CJG
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Not that Im saying they should. But what would be the effect of closing
Covent Garden tube station when Leicester Square is so close? Apart
from the obvious massive cost savings? And faster train journeys?

I'd have thought that the number of tourists (and others without a sound
knowledge of London's geography) paying £1.60 to travel between the two
would be more than enough to cover Covent Garden's running costs. :-)
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Under-used stations (WAS: Covent Garden)
 

"CJG" wrote in message
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Not that Im saying they should. But what would be the effect of closing
Covent Garden tube station when Leicester Square is so close? Apart from
the obvious massive cost savings? And faster train journeys?

What about closing/reducing opening times of Borough or Oval?

Covent Garden
 

Spyke wrote in message ...
In message , CJG
writes
Not that Im saying they should. But what would be the effect of closing
Covent Garden tube station when Leicester Square is so close? Apart
from the obvious massive cost savings? And faster train journeys?

I'd have thought that the number of tourists (and others without a sound
knowledge of London's geography) paying £1.60 to travel between the two
would be more than enough to cover Covent Garden's running costs. :-)

Probably not enough on its own, but it may explain why there isn't a
*BLOODY BIG SIGN* at LSq pointing out - in as many languages as
practical - just how close by CC is.

Under-used stations (WAS: Covent Garden)
 

"Ed Crowley" wrote in news:3f20f3f9$0$46006$65c69314
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What about closing/reducing opening times of Borough or Oval?

Is the Oval underused? I frequently travel on
185, 36 and 436 and a lot of people get on/off at the Oval and I presumed
it was to change to the tube.

Under-used stations (WAS: Covent Garden)
 

"Andrew Black" wrote in message
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"Ed Crowley" wrote in
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What about closing/reducing opening times of Borough or Oval?

Is the Oval underused? I frequently travel on
185, 36 and 436 and a lot of people get on/off at the Oval and I presumed
it was to change to the tube.

Borough has similarly always seemed quite well used to me. (Plus it's my
local station, so I'd rather it didnt' close...)

Best,
Jnon