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Author: Ian F.Ian F. Date: Jun 2, 2008 01:03
I need to get from Balham to London City Airport tomorrow morning. TfL
planner is telling me to go via London Bridge and Canning Town (two
changes).
I know there are interchange problems at Bank, but I understood the
Northern/DLR change is still possible so wouldn't Balham>Bank>London City
be better?
Ian
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Author: Walter BriscoeWalter Briscoe Date: Jun 2, 2008 01:59
In message <6ahnpiF358f0rU1@ mid.individual.net> of Mon, 2 Jun 2008
09:03:02 in uk.transport.london, Ian F. googlemail.com>
writes>I need to get from Balham to London City Airport tomorrow morning. TfL
>planner is telling me to go via London Bridge and Canning Town (two
>changes).
>
>I know there are interchange problems at Bank, but I understood the
>Northern/DLR change is still possible so wouldn't Balham>Bank>London City
>be better?
There is a lack of capacity but all interchanges are currently possible.
I was speaking to a Bank/Monument C.S.A. last week and was told there
will be a split into two stations in a couple of weeks.
Car 3 or 4 on the Northbound Northern is likely to be nearest to the
exit to the DLR.
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Author: rcspeirsmail-forumsrcspeirsmail-forums Date: Jun 2, 2008 02:05
Agree - you can still change from Northern to DLR at Bank.
Depending on time of day, there may not be a direct train to LCY from
Bank. But it's a simple same platform connection at Westferry if you
do need to change.
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Author: Mr ThantMr Thant Date: Jun 2, 2008 02:43
On 2 Jun, 09:59, Walter Briscoe nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:> There is a lack of capacity but all interchanges are currently possible.
> I was speaking to a Bank/Monument C.S.A. last week and was told there
> will be a split into two stations in a couple of weeks.
I was forwarded a detailed escalator works schedule given to a
passenger group, and it says one of the two Bank to Monument
escalators will be closed from September, but the other will be open
(in the up direction only) if at all possible, as otherwise Northern
Line trains have to non-stop Bank.
http://londonconnections.blogspot.com/2008/04/bank-monument-escalator-works.html
I don't think there's a scenario where the Northern-DLR interchange
gets closed, but DLR-Northern is sometimes circuitous due to the
Northern Line stairs being on the DLR departures side, and sometimes
they close the gates between the two platforms.
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Author: SSSS Date: Jun 2, 2008 05:54
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Author: Ian F.Ian F. Date: Jun 2, 2008 08:44
"Walter Briscoe" nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:GXKcg2QwZ7QIFwLI@freenetname.co.uk...
> The route via London Bridge and Canning Town shows as 47-49 minutes.
> DLR from Bank is 25 minutes and Balham - Bank is 21. Add 5 for the
> interchange and the Journey Planner route might be "better". Given the
> Jubilee is rammed between London Bridge and Canary Wharf and the
> up-and-over interchanges at London Bridge, I would not follow the
> Journey Planner in this case.
Many thanks Walter and the other respondents - it's Bank for me.
Ian
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Author: MIGMIG Date: Jun 3, 2008 15:41
On 2 Jun, 10:43, Mr Thant googlemail.com>
wrote:> On 2 Jun, 09:59, Walter Briscoe nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>> There is a lack of capacity but all interchanges are currently possible.
>> I was speaking to a Bank/Monument C.S.A. last week and was told there
>> will be a split into two stations in a couple of weeks.
>
> I was forwarded a detailed escalator works schedule given to a
> passenger group, and it says one of the two Bank to Monument
> escalators will be closed from September, but the other will be open
> (in the up direction only) if at all possible, as otherwise Northern
> Line trains have to non-stop Bank.
>
> http://londonconnections.blogspot.com/2008/04/bank-monument-escalator...
>
> I don't think there's a scenario where the Northern-DLR interchange
> gets closed, but DLR-Northern is sometimes circuitous due to the
> Northern Line stairs being on the DLR departures side, and sometimes
> they close the gates between the two platforms. ...
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Author: Walter BriscoeWalter Briscoe Date: Jun 4, 2008 00:00
In message
<18dc9728-88e8-4d16-b15d-54376604c951@ y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> of
Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:41:54 in uk.transport.london, MIG
doreenbird.co.uk> writes>On 2 Jun, 10:43, Mr Thant googlemail.com>
>wrote:
[snip]
>> I don't think there's a scenario where the Northern-DLR interchange
>> gets closed, but DLR-Northern is sometimes circuitous due to the
>> Northern Line stairs being on the DLR departures side, and sometimes
>> they close the gates between the two platforms.
>
>For some reason, they also (at busy times) barrier the entrance to the
>departure platform so that from the bottom of the Northern Line stairs
>you then have to go all the way to the other end of the DLR departure
>platform via the area between DLR platforms. I can't work out what
>that achieves. Everyone still arrives at one point, but later.
Why not ask for the reason at the Supervisors' Office/Control Room?
(It is in the Monument Ticket Hall by the Fish Street Hill entrance.)
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Author: Roland PerryRoland Perry Date: Jun 4, 2008 01:23
In message freenetname.co.uk>, at 08:00:55 on Wed, 4
Jun 2008, Walter Briscoe nospam.demon.co.uk> remarked:>I have been falsely told that: Circle and H&C carriage line diagrams
>show stair free access to the street at King's Cross St Pancras; there
>is a Tube map on Kensal Green's Northbound platform.
I was looking at the Street map on the wall at the new St Pancras
western ticket hall recently, and it still shows KX-Thameslink station.
I suppose it's still available for use as an entrance to the tube lines,
but it ought to be made clearer that it's not the place to catch an FCC
train any more.
--
Roland Perry
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Author: MIGMIG Date: Jun 4, 2008 15:27
On 4 Jun, 08:00, Walter Briscoe nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:> In message
> <18dc9728-88e8-4d16-b15d-54376604c...@ y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> of
> Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:41:54 in uk.transport.london, MIG
> doreenbird.co.uk> writes
>>>On 2 Jun, 10:43, Mr Thant googlemail.com>
>>wrote:>
> [snip]
>
>>> I don't think there's a scenario where the Northern-DLR interchange
>>> gets closed, but DLR-Northern is sometimes circuitous due to the
>>> Northern Line stairs being on the DLR departures side, and sometimes
>>> they close the gates between the two platforms.
>
>>For some reason, they also (at busy times) barrier the entrance to the
>>departure platform so that from the bottom of the Northern Line stairs
>>you then have to go all the way to the other end of the DLR departure
>>platform via the area between DLR platforms. I can't work out what ...
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