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Coach and Bus WeekPlans to move the London’s coach station from Victoria to Royal Oak have been abandoned after strong opposition from people in the local area.
The plans were initially established due to the leases on the Grade II-listed building coming to an end in 2023.
The Evening Standard reported that Grosvenor, the freeholder of the land, want to redevelop the three-acre site.
The proposed move to Royal Oak was faced with backlash by locals who said it would increase pollution and congestion in the area.
TfL» have noted that it is considering other options, which include keeping part of the coach station or all of it entirely.
From a west-of-London viewpoint, a move to Royal Oak (or Old Oak in the future) would seem to have merit in taking coaches to the edge of London from 'our' direction then letting people get onto the underground to get them to final destination. The drag through to and from Victoria always feels - well - a drag!
In a sense the coach station at Heathrow Airport is already a
de facto west London connecting point. Indeed when Crossrail finally starts working it will make an even better jumping off point for connections to various points in London that it is at the moment.
Keep Victoria Coach Station, says I!