§ 76. Mr. Sorensenasked the Minister of Transport, in giving his approval to the Victoria Line, what estimates he made of passenger congestion on the Central Line running through the Borough of Leyton, currently and in previous years.
§ Mr. HayIn considering the Victoria Line project my right hon. Friend took into account the estimate of the London Transport Executive that about two million passenger journeys a year would be transferred from the Central Line at Leyton Station to the Victoria Line. I am informed that this represents about 5 per cent. of the passengers carried on the section of the Central Line between Leyton and the City.