Kings Cross Underground - New Platforms
I've been reading about the never-ending saga of the Hackney-Chelsea
line. Seemingly, it was going to go through Tottenham Court Road and Angel, also stopping at Kings Cross. Tottenham Court Road's redesign for Crossrail is also designed to fit the Hackney-Chelsea line, and Angel's rebuild in the 90s was designed to cope with the Hackney- Chelsea line as well. But what about King's Cross? I can't even work out if there is anywhere for it to fit, let alone, any way to join the platforms up to the rest of the station, even with the new Northern Ticket Hall tunnels? |
Kings Cross Underground - New Platforms
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lonelytraveller writes I've been reading about the never-ending saga of the Hackney-Chelsea line. Seemingly, it was going to go through Tottenham Court Road and Angel, also stopping at Kings Cross. Tottenham Court Road's redesign for Crossrail is also designed to fit the Hackney-Chelsea line, and Angel's rebuild in the 90s was designed to cope with the Hackney- Chelsea line as well. But what about King's Cross? I can't even work out if there is anywhere for it to fit, let alone, any way to join the platforms up to the rest of the station, even with the new Northern Ticket Hall tunnels? I'm very doubtful that Crossrail 2 (aka as the Chelsea-Hackney line) will ever be built, despite some protection of the route. If it is, it will be a deep-level route built to NR dimensions and will pass below Crossrail 1 at Tottenham Court Road - so it is likely to pass beneath all the tube lines at King's Cross. What (if any) provision has been made at King's Cross, I don't know - as I recall, very little detailed work, apart from the basic route, has ever been published. -- Paul Terry |
Kings Cross Underground - New Platforms
On 7 Oct, 19:41, Paul Terry wrote:
In message . com, lonelytraveller writes I've been reading about the never-ending saga of the Hackney-Chelsea line. Seemingly, it was going to go through Tottenham Court Road and Angel, also stopping at Kings Cross. Tottenham Court Road's redesign for Crossrail is also designed to fit the Hackney-Chelsea line, and Angel's rebuild in the 90s was designed to cope with the Hackney- Chelsea line as well. But what about King's Cross? I can't even work out if there is anywhere for it to fit, let alone, any way to join the platforms up to the rest of the station, even with the new Northern Ticket Hall tunnels? I'm very doubtful that Crossrail 2 (aka as the Chelsea-Hackney line) will ever be built, despite some protection of the route. If it is, it will be a deep-level route built to NR dimensions and will pass below Crossrail 1 at Tottenham Court Road - so it is likely to pass beneath all the tube lines at King's Cross. What (if any) provision has been made at King's Cross, I don't know - as I recall, very little detailed work, apart from the basic route, has ever been published. -- Paul Terry Did they not plan anything for King's Cross when it was just a tube line? |
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