A consultation on supposed “improvements” to Southern and Thameslink train services, and those on Transport for London’s Overground, appear to have wiped Gipsy Hill and Thornton Heath stations from the rail maps, while muddling several existing services. JEREMY CLACKSON, our transport correspondent, reports
Commuters who want to know what’s coming down the tracks had better take a look at the rail operators consultation documents
In the consultations, with a second document published for the London Overground, which is operated by Transport for London, there are two sets of proposals which will impact train services through Croydon. Both of these appear to involve the loss of direct trains between East Croydon and local stations north of Norwood Junction from Anerley through to New Cross Gate.
That one of the rail operators’ maps cannot even get a couple of their stations’ names correct – “Gypsy Hill” and “Thornton East” – is something which is unlikely to inspire south London commuters with confidence. But then, maybe those days are long gone anyway.
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