The Conservative leader of Bromley Council has doubled down on his authority’s opposition to a potential extension of the Bakerloo Line to Hayes, saying Bromley town centre needs additional transport capacity instead. Colin Smith’s comments came after Labour councillors asked if he had ignored feedback from local residents who supported an extension of the line. […]
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Bakerloo Line to Lewisham returns – with Catford route revived
Transport for London’s plans for a Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham inched forward today with the release of a new consultation into the proposal, which revives the original plan to take the line onto Catford, Beckenham and Hayes. Today’s consultation, which is open until 22 December, seeks the public’s views on the exact route of […]
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Greenwich Council plots to hijack Lewisham’s Bakerloo Line extension
Greenwich Council is considering a bid to hijack Lewisham’s Bakerloo Line extension – by proposing a new Tube extension linking Canary Wharf, North Greenwich and Charlton Riverside. Transport for London is currently working up proposals to run the Bakerloo Line from Elephant and Castle to New Cross Gate and Lewisham, with Lewisham Council still keen […]
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TfL rules out St John’s station for Bakerloo Line Lewisham extension
Transport for London says it does not plan to build an extra station at St John’s on its planned extension of the Bakerloo Line to Lewisham. It is also ruling out building a station on Lewisham Way as part of the proposals, saying that existing plans to build stations at New Cross Gate and Lewisham […]
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Bakerloo brush-off for Catford: Tube to Lewisham ‘set for 2030’
This has been kicking around for a few days, but as this website’s gong through a bit of an infrastructure phase, it’d be daft to ignore it – Transport for London’s commissioner has said the Bakerloo Line could be extended to Lewisham by 2030, running via the Old Kent Road and New Cross Gate. (See […]
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Greenwich Council backing Bakerloo Line to Lewisham
Greenwich Council has joined the chorus of south London councils supporting an extension of the Bakerloo Line to Lewisham, Catford and Hayes, its counterparts in Lewisham heard last night. Lewisham’s elected mayor Sir Steve Bullock rubber-stamped his council’s backing for TfL’s scheme at a cabinet meeting, endorsing a report urging transport bosses to act quickly […]
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Lewisham bags a Bakerloo boost – but beware a backlash
It’s a relief to be able to write about some unalloyed good news – Transport for London is consulting on extending the Bakerloo Line to Lewisham, Catford and Hayes. Sure, the extension might be at least a decade and a half away, and plans for a Tube to Lewisham have been kicking around since the […]
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