Station Closure

Hiding the Truth about Station Closure

July 23, 2008

from the Hammersmith and Fulham Chronicle There was never any doubt that the decision to close Shepherds Bush Station was a disaster for residents and businesses alike. Even London Underground admitted it was unprecedented to close a major tube station for eight months. The arguments raged over the four weeks’ notice given, the failure to [...]

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Meeting of the Shepherds Bush Station User Group

March 19, 2008

Shepherds Bush Central Line Station Users’ Group. Note of first meeting, held at Shepherds Bush Village Hall, 4.30pm 13 February 2008   Present:  Andy Slaughter MP, London Underground, local businesses and station users. Progress on works Although it says on LU’s website that the station will re-open on 28 October, we were assured this was wrong [...]

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Ghost Train

February 1, 2008
Ghost Train

There will be no trains from Shepherd’s Bush central line station from 2 February until at least the middle of October. Despite over 7,000 people so far writing to object and meetings with everyone from Westfield’s and London Underground’s managing directors to Ken Livingstone; despite public meetings and protests; despite extensive coverage on TV, radio [...]

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COUNTDOWN to CLOSURE: Station shuts this weekend

January 28, 2008
COUNTDOWN to CLOSURE Station shuts this weekend

THIS IS THE LETTER that Andy wrote to London Underground Managing Director Tim O’Toole after the public meeting last Thursday, which unanimously in called on LU to postpone the closure of Shepherd’s Bush Central Line Tube Station:

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Local Businesses Demonstrate Against Closure

January 14, 2008
Local Businesses Demonstrate Against Closure

I spent Monday morning with members of the local business community demonstrating against the closure of Shepherds Bush tube station. Many business people are convinced that the plan to completely close the station has been unduly influenced by Westfield developers, and they fear that their businesses will not survive the loss of pedestrian traffic as [...]

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Andy Campaigns Against Shepherds Bush Tube Closure

January 8, 2008
Andy Campaigns Against Shepherds Bush Tube Closure

***STOP PRESS*** Come to the Public Meeting to make your views heard on this important issue! It will be held in Shepherds Bush Village Hall on Thursday 24th January at 7.30pm. The entrance is on Wood Lane about 50m north of Shepherds Bush Green ***STOP PRESS*** London Underground’s proposal to close Shepherds Bush Central Line [...]

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Andy Calls for Rethink on Station Closure

December 21, 2007
Andy Calls for Rethink on Station Closure

Andy Slaughter, Labour MP for Shepherds Bush, has called on TfL to come up with a plan for improving Shepherds Bush Central Line station that does not involve closure. TfL announced on Friday that the station, one of the busiest in west London, would close for eight months to allow for a new ticket hall [...]

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