Figures.<p>I moved to London in late 2013, shortly before London Bridge works started. I have been joking from the start that when the works are done and London Bridge opens up fully rebuilt in 2018, it can finally handle the traffic levels of 2008.<p>It looks like that may not have been much of a joke after all.<p>And if there&#x27;s something I&#x27;ve learned: all other central stations suffer from the same problems. Too much traffic, not enough capacity, not enough trains or platforms, and not even close enough space to hold the people waiting to get either on or off.<p>At some point this city will have to take lessons from around the world and start building multi-level overground rails networks. That&#x27;s the only direction there&#x27;s any room to expand to.