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I have an idea on how to reduce overcrowding on the Central line I know this probably would not happen due to the cost but putting the cost to the side would this be possible?
Split the Central Line in to 2 with the West Ruislip and Ealing Broadway branches remaining with the Central line running through the existing route to Woodford, Hainault via Chigwell and Epping this way all Central line services could serve just one of the one eastern branches meaning a more frequent service could operate between London and Woodford, Loughton and Epping.
The main Hainault service via Newbury Park could run as it currently does between Hainault and Wanstead but west of Wanstead instead on joining the Central line from Woodford at Leytonstone could run in new tube tunnels to Stratford with Underground stations at Leytonstone, Leyton and Stratford and then continuing underground via Bow, Limehouse and Shadwell (possibly with stations) and then a new underground station at Fenchurch Street/Tower Hill and running in to Bank where it could either run under the DLR and Northern lines with new longer platforms and then take over the Waterloo and City line (with platform extensions or new platforms st Waterloo) or could be a brand new line from Bank running in Tube tunnels slightly north of the District/Circle line to help reduce crowding on these routes and then at the Western end could either take over the Wimbledon District branch or use the District line tracks in to Kensington Olympia. Of these two options I would have thought the Waterloo and City would be better as longer trains would operate and could provide a platform at Blackfriars, but this option could be harder to do because of the Layout at Bank.
Whatever happens at the Western side of this line extension I do think splitting the Central line could help a lot to reduce overcrowding as although Crossrail will help in the Central section the current Central line East of Stratford wont benefit much form this. And this could allow a more frequent service on both the Hainault and Woodford branches, Hainault does have the platform as two platforms could be for the new lines services (southbound) and one for Central line services terminating from Woodford, there are crossovers in the right place plus the Central line could still access the Depot.
Split the Central Line in to 2 with the West Ruislip and Ealing Broadway branches remaining with the Central line running through the existing route to Woodford, Hainault via Chigwell and Epping this way all Central line services could serve just one of the one eastern branches meaning a more frequent service could operate between London and Woodford, Loughton and Epping.
The main Hainault service via Newbury Park could run as it currently does between Hainault and Wanstead but west of Wanstead instead on joining the Central line from Woodford at Leytonstone could run in new tube tunnels to Stratford with Underground stations at Leytonstone, Leyton and Stratford and then continuing underground via Bow, Limehouse and Shadwell (possibly with stations) and then a new underground station at Fenchurch Street/Tower Hill and running in to Bank where it could either run under the DLR and Northern lines with new longer platforms and then take over the Waterloo and City line (with platform extensions or new platforms st Waterloo) or could be a brand new line from Bank running in Tube tunnels slightly north of the District/Circle line to help reduce crowding on these routes and then at the Western end could either take over the Wimbledon District branch or use the District line tracks in to Kensington Olympia. Of these two options I would have thought the Waterloo and City would be better as longer trains would operate and could provide a platform at Blackfriars, but this option could be harder to do because of the Layout at Bank.
Whatever happens at the Western side of this line extension I do think splitting the Central line could help a lot to reduce overcrowding as although Crossrail will help in the Central section the current Central line East of Stratford wont benefit much form this. And this could allow a more frequent service on both the Hainault and Woodford branches, Hainault does have the platform as two platforms could be for the new lines services (southbound) and one for Central line services terminating from Woodford, there are crossovers in the right place plus the Central line could still access the Depot.
