Navin Shah and Station Approach

Navin Shah, the Assembly member for Brent & Harrow, has asked Boris Johnson about the state of Station Approach.  The question and answer were:

What pressure is the Mayor exerting on Network Rail to bring Station Approach, the main route out from Willesden Junction, to an acceptable standard? Does he feel that the poor appearance of the landscape around Willesden Junction undermines the objectives around the upgrade to Station Road and the Harlesden Area based scheme in general?


Written response from the Mayor

The station approach is not within the London Overground Rail Operations Limited (LOROL) lease area and its maintenance is solely the responsibility of Network Rail.

However TfL and its operator LOROL have worked with Network Rail and the Borough to make improvements. This includes the funding of a fenced area for bins, and a study to look at relocating the toilet currently situated by the bus area and to improve the condition of the road surface and foot path at the station approach.

TfL has frequent meetings with Network Rail and continues to raise these issues with them.

I can't see that Boris' response seems to convey any sort of urgency or indeed genuine concern.