Save the South London Line

10.19.00am BST (GMT +0100) Wed 28th Jul 2010

Liberal Democrats Caroline Pidgeon AM and Simon Hughes MP joined politicians of all parties at a Save the South London Line campaign event at Clapham High Street station on 28th July.

The event was to highlight the future plans to axe this vital service between Victoria and London Bridge stations, via stations such as Clapham High Street, Peckham Rye and South Bermondsey.

"When we were promised the extension of the East London Line to Clapham Junction, it was never in place of our existing South London Line service. We need both services to meet the demand for transport in South East London and for the hospital workers and visitors who go between Guy's Hospital at London Bridge and King's or the Maudsley down in Denmark Hill. I do not want to see any of the stations on this route left with a worse service" commented Caroline Pidgeon.

"We have sent a cross party letter from the campaign to the Secretary of State for Transport and I will be raising with Government myself the issues of the Thameslink plans and the future rebuild of London Bridge which has led to the decision to cut the vital South London Line service" added Caroline.