Re: Lords Cricket Ground disused tunnel

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:48:36 -0700 (PDT), Sophie
<sophiebabi08@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

>
>> 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? 
>
You're possibly thinking of St. Johns Wood/Marlborough Road. The Met
platforms at Swiss Cottage are behind the double green doors in the
southern passageway out of the 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.