What about passengers who want to go to Paddington from Moorgate? What about the ones at Victoria who don't want to change at Lewisham for London Bridge?
There are 196 permutations of journeys possible by London Underground between stations in the London Terminals group.
(18 stations; City Thameslink and Fenchurch Street excluded; Kings Cross St Pancras and the Waterloos treated as one; 14² = 196)
Only SIX of those permutations have this interavailability, and it's only because of an old NR line that no longer exists. The only truly fair solutions are:
- All London Terminals tickets are valid for one cross-London transfer to any other terminal; or
- Everyone must pay (PAYG or Season) for the Zone 1 LU fare.
Passengers wishing to continue using the route are 100% right in doing so, regardless of what the gate attendants say, but trying to spin it as "more important than ever" is woefully privileged.