New East-West line for London
So, this whole mess started with me wanting to utilize the old Jubilee Line platforms at Charing Cross, and then ballooned into an unholy mess I'm currently calling the Uxford Line (name suggestions welcome). I'm building a UK save in NIMBY Rails and wanted to do something new and creative.
PLAN
The line would have termini at Uxbridge and Romford. From Uxbridge, it would use the Piccadilly Line alignment south to Acton Town, where the (unused?) Acton Works tracks would be demolished, and the space used for a tunnel entrance. The line would then run underground its entire remaining length. The new and upgraded (marked with +, station reservations in parentheses) stations on the line from Acton Town would be:
- Chiswick,
- Castelnau,
- Fulham Cross,
- +West Brompton,
- +South Kensington,
- Cadogan Place,
- Belgravia,
- Wellington Arch,
- Buckingham Palace,
- Aldwych,
- Ludgate Circus,
- St. Paul's Churchyard,
- Bishopsgate (station interchange with Bank, but I'm not adding to that mess),
- Leadenhall Market,
- (Aldgate),
- Whatney Market (new station to be built on the ELL),
- +Limehouse,
- Trinity Gardens,
- All Saints,
- +Canning Town,
- Balaam Street,
- Plaistow Park,
- Green Street,
- Newham Town,
- (Abbey Green),
- +Barking,
- Faircross,
- Barking Park Corner,
- Mayesbrook,
- Valence,
- Becontree Heath,
- Queen's Hospital,
- and +Romford
The line would have 2 depots:
A small underground depot north of Romford station, and a main depot on the to my knowledge unused land on both sides of the Uxbridge Branch near the termini.
Does any of this make any sense or should I just scrap it?