On Nov 2, 11:51�am, Mizter T wrote:
On 2 Nov, 11:01, Paul Corfield wrote:

On Sat, 1 Nov 2008 23:55:30 -0000, "Paul Scott"

wrote:
Apparently (BBC teletext refers) the station closed for two hours today
because of
Westfield related overcrowding.
I hadn't seen that when I asked in an earlier post about the effect on the
local stations of the centre opening, but I always suspected that of the
various options for travel the Central Line platforms would be the weakest
link...

A check of the daily report shows one of the escalators failed and then
the Police asked for the station to be closed. �When the escalator was
returned to service the station reopened. �I think that places a
different emphasis on events.

It does indeed. Though I suppose it begs the questions as to why a
brand new escalator failed!

I also wonder why the Police (presumably the BTP) asked for the
station to close as opposed to LU staff deciding on this action
themselves - though I dare say that a simple one line report cannot
really explain the whole situation properly.

The fact that the main road leading to the shopping centre from the
South, Holland Avenue or whatever it's called is being dug up, with
narrow lanes (actually one lane, thanks to idiot parking at week-ends)
meant that last week-end, even BEFORE the shopping centre opened there
was traffic tailbacks right the way down to High Street Kensington.
This will mean it is virtually impossible to get to the shopping
centre by car from South London, unless one wants to queue for an hour
or so!