Talk:Brompton Road tube station

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[edit] Cause of closure

The article previously claimed:

"When a new southern entrance was built into Knightsbridge station nearby, it sounded the death-knell for Brompton Road, which finally closed on 30 July 1934."

I've removed the reference to Knightsbridge, as it doesn't actually make any sense. Knightsbridge is 750 metres away from Brompton Road, while on the other side, South Kensington is less than 500m away. It doesn't seem logical that any change of infrastructure at Knightsbridge can have any direct bearing on the status of Brompton Road, since its so far away to begin with. Nick Cooper 13:22, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

To reiterate, this seems to be a myth based on nothing more than repetition. Connor (Abandoned Stations on London's Underground, 2000) claims: "when the newly rebuilt Knightsbridge was provided with an entrance fairly nearby, Brompton closed..." but there is no logic to this. The two stations are 750 metres apart, so a new southern entrance at Knightsbridge would hardly diminish the distance in any significant sense. Nick Cooper 23:41, 16 November 2006 (UTC)