HC Deb 17 January 1989 vol 145 c122W
Mr. Bowis

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the tunnels under the Thames, between Kingston and the estuary, giving in each case the present and past use and the width of each.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The information requested is as follows:

Thames tunnels between Kingston and the estuary
width in metres
(i) Road tunnels
Rotherhithe 4.9
Blackwall, Old 6.1
Blackwall, New 6.1
Dartford, West 6.4
Dartford, East 7.3
(ii) Railway tunnels
Victoria Line at Vauxhall 3.8
Northern Line at Charing Cross 3.6
Bakerloo Line at Charing Cross 3.7
Waterloo and City at Blackfriars 3.7
Northern Line at London Bridge 3.6
East London Line at Wapping 3.4
(iii) Pedestrian tunnels
Greenwich 1.6–2.8

The use of these tunnels has remained unchanged since they were built.

In addition there are various service tunnels used for purposes other than transport.

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