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Morden to Sutton - still possible?
Was the line ever in Beeching plans for closure. The trouble with the line is that on many of the stations St Helier, Morden South, South Merton, Wimbledon Chase the connections are pretty easy to the Underground either at Morden or Wimbledon. Even Sutton Common it is a relatively short bus ride to Morden and in West Sutton's case it is also pretty near Sutton. The line is ideal for conversion to tram operation with a Morden diversion between South Merton and Morden South. The patronage figure are poor. Trains from Kingston, Raynes Park, Epsom etc could then be diverted via Tooting, Streatham and onto the Thameslink system. I doubt passengers from Kingston, Raynes Park, Epsom etc would like that. Wimbledon to Blackfriars takes twice as long as Wimbledon to Waterloo, and while Vauxhall and Waterloo have good interchange to the West End, the City and Docklands, the Thameslink line has poor interchange at Elephant &Castle and no interchange at all with the Jubilee or Central line. |
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