In message
, at
04:19:23 on Tue, 3 Feb 2009, Mr Thant
remarked:
You have to look at the plans for the whole area though. The re-design for
Kings Cross didn't need to allow for longer or more suburban platforms,
because the greater proportion will be diverted to Thameslink, and
lengthened to 12 car at that time.

Thameslink will only have room for 8 of them per hour. While that
should mean 12 car platform provision at KX is adequate in 2015, it
won't have room for any serious growth in IC or outer suburban
frequency.

And some people have speculated that it will transpire to be 0 per hour,
when they decide at some stage not to connect up the ECML to Thameslink
after all.
--
Roland Perry