> Maybe the point is that you could transfer the Met from Finchley Road to
> West Hampstead, and also reopen the Met platforms at Swiss Cottage, and
> that would keep everyone happy.
>
I thought the Swiss Cottage Met station was separate from the Jubilee
Line station? They were close (I think the Met station was where the A-
Z says the Jubilee Line station is) but there was no physical
connection and the Met station closed about a year after the Jubilee
Line (or Bakerloo as it probably was then) station opened. So I'm
going way off topic here but wouldn't you need to build connecting
passages, maybe a new entrance as well? The West Hampstead rebuilding
looks a big enough job already without bringing Swiss Cottage into
it.
Besides West Hampstead to Finchley Road is only a short distance -
about 5 mins walk? Would replacing the Finchley Road platforms with
West Hampstead platforms really make that much difference to people's
journeys?
South Hampstead-Swiss Cottage would be a good idea but they work quite
well as an interchange already. When I go to Finchley Road or further
north I go Euston to South Hampstead and then walk to Swiss Cottage.
Much smoother journey than via Baker Street and the journey seems
faster even if it isn't.
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