Sadiq Khan rejects calls for Turnham Green to have constant Piccadilly Line service

Image above: Turnham Green Station

Mayor says extra stop would cause delays and disruption

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has rejected the idea that the Piccadilly line shoudl stop at Turnham Green during the day. Piccadilly line trains currently stop at the station only before 7am and after 10.30pm.

The question was put to the Mayor by local assembly member Nick Rogers, who referred to disruption on the District Line, and asked whether the Piccadilly Line could ease this. The Assembly Member for South West London asked the Mayor:

“A petition is circulating in Chiswick calling for the Piccadilly Line to call at Turnham Green during the day during times of disruption on the District Line. This seems an eminently sensible suggestion and would ensure residents would continue to receive a reliable service at the station. Will you look into whether this is feasible and if it is not, please let me know why?”

The petition that Nick was referring to has nearly 1,000 signatures and the organiser, Samira Sylvester says:

“This extension would alleviate the inconveniences faced by commuters and align with existing laws, legislations, and policies aimed at improving accessibility, reducing traffic congestion, and mitigating CO2 emissions.”

Signalling issue means that the line would be severely limited

The Mayor responded by saying:

“Piccadilly Line trains can only call at Turnham Green before 7am and after 10.30pm, as the service frequency at those times is sufficiently low to enable it to do so. If Piccadilly line trains were to call at Turnham Green between those times, it would cause delays and disruption to the Piccadilly line as a whole.

“Turnham Green is signalled for ‘through running’ on the Piccadilly line, rather than being signalled for trains to stop, so the signals are a long way apart and it would severely limit the line capacity if trains were to stop there.

“It is the intention for trains to call at Turnham Green after the line has been re-signalled under the Piccadilly line upgrade, though this is not currently a funded project as TfL is yet to receive any indication of funding for its capital projects from Government.”

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