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[Aldwych]

It appears that plans to spilt the Circle Line may have been brought forward to December 2009. This has been reported by the Rail Professional February 2009 issue, whichs claim to have confirmation from London Underground.

The plan to create a straighter Circle Line is not new, as it had problems since it was first introduced. Without ending at any point, the line suffers from lateness as they can't recover a train.

The issue with terminating trains from Notting Hill at Edgware Road is that both Circle Line and Edgware Road District Lines trains would terminate in the four platform station, as well as Hammersmith & City and Circle Line trains to Kings Cross going through. This would mean the reduction of District trains, which may prove very unpopular. Similarly, changing using narrow staircases and footbridge at Edgware Road in large numbers could be a safely hazard.

The image above shows what the Circle Line might look like on the Tube map (alongside the Northern Line spilt and Crossrail 2, which also happen to be featured on the image).

One good piece of news is London Underground will provide a fall-back timetable, allowing the change to be reverted back to the current set up if its deemed unworkable. Review dates have been set at 3, 6 and 12 months after the change over. Extra staffing at Edgware Road is expected as well.

We will look to have the date of the timetable change confirmed shortly.

also wenn ich das verstanden habe wird im Dezember 2009 die Circle geändert, hoffen wir es das sie nicht Tea-Cup genannt wird!

Gruß

Dennis