tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post9003955206614671930..comments2024-01-11T17:05:24.759+00:00Comments on Lurking about SE11: Battersea and Kennington linked by the Northern lineSE11 Lurkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01727961781290615066noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post-5004022631631315292009-08-18T11:22:47.631+01:002009-08-18T11:22:47.631+01:00I would agree entirely with Stefan's comments....I would agree entirely with Stefan's comments. Be careful about confusing conjecture and 'wish lists' from enthusiasts with fact. <br /><br />Extending the W&C south west makes precious little sense as it is already at capacity between Waterloo and Bank in the peaks, with passengers having to wait maybe 10-15 minutes before they can fit onto a Bank train at Waterloo. Anything taking it further south would mean less capacity from Waterloo (as there would already be people on the train) and make this waiting at Waterloo even worse. <br /><br />I would vehemently disagree with the suggesting that there's a class issue here with the routings of the proposed extension to Battersea - the proposed Nine Elms station on the Northern Line is in the middle of the Wyvil, Mawbey Brough, and Spurgeon estates - and most definitely not serving big blocks of expensive flats.<br /><br />Personally though, I'm not entirely convinced we'll ever see an extension to Battersea in any shape or form - the skeptic in me says that the developer is talking about this to win local support, and then when construction of the flats is underway, the tube line will never materialise for some excuse or another - much as in the same way with St. George Wharf, where the originally approved development included job-creating offices and a hotel (40% 'mixed use'), which was gradually whittled away to a small office, no hotel, totalling only 9% 'mixed use'.Mark Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post-17343409507755965752009-08-17T21:34:34.819+01:002009-08-17T21:34:34.819+01:00There's a separate post on London Connections ...There's a separate post on London Connections specifically on whether it makes sense to extend the Waterloo and City http://londonreconnections.blogspot.com/2009/08/open-discussion-extending-waterloo-city.html. The strong consensus in the comments is that it doesn't - the stations would have to be rebuilt because the platforms are short, the alignments are wrong at the Bank end, and the tunnel itself isn't up to spec - so in short it would be almost easier to start again from scratch rather than to attempt to upgrade the existing line.Stefan Czhttp://assa.org.uk/noreply@blogger.com