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Article: Nice place, Canary Wharf. Shame about the transport The Jubilee Line and Docklands Light Railway are already bursting, and more workers are on their way. Clayton Hirst ponders the future for east London's commuters
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 2, 2001
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Hot, sweaty and claustrophobic - commuters travelling to London's
Canary Wharf at rush hour have a lot to endure to arrive at what is
Britain's smartest and most modern office development.
The Tube and light railway lines are already packed, sometimes
unreliable, but are the only viable public transport route into the
glittery Docklands scheme. The bad news for the 41,000 people who
work at Canary Wharf is that things are going to get worse, which
could threaten the status of what is rapidly becoming Britain's new
financial centre.
Canary Wharf is only half finished. New towers are springing up
every month as tenants turn their backs on the crowded City and sign
up for new towers in east ...