On Jan 22, 6:04*pm, Martin Petrov
wrote:

That said, for anyone working in the vicinity of the Old Street
roundabout, then a walk over from Hoxton is rather more doable. So
there's a possibility of the ELL taking a few pax away from FCC's Great
Northern Electrics / Northern City line service into Moorgate via Old
Street, dependent on where they're heading of course (and also where
they're starting from - if it's Highbury & Islington that's one thing,
but if people are coming from further out say on the Great Northern
Electrics service then faffing about changing at H&I becomes less
attractive, esp. if the walk is the same or longer at the other end!).

If you live anywhere on the H&I-Dalston-Hoxton route, and you work in
Old St, you're going to get the bus, without any question, surely? It's
always going to be quicker/cheaper?

(and in fact, if it's not raining, surely 90% of people would walk from
any of those places, making a much larger saving!)

Yes, quite possibly - to the bus bit at least. Don't think you'd find
90% of people walking though (unfortunately).

walkit.com has Highbury Corner (i.e. H&I) to Old Street roundabout as
being 1.7 miles, so a 25 mins fast pace/ 34 mins medium pace, whilst
Dalston Junction (well, Dalston Kingsland station actually) to Old
Street is 1.8 miles, so basically the same timings. (I think I'm at
their fast pace, except on a v hot day or perhaps when, er, rather
merry!)

From Highbury Corner/ H&I there's the 271 bus to Old Street the direct
way via Canonbury Road, or the more indirect (but poss almost as fast)
43 bus via the Angel then City Road. The Great Northern/ Northern City
line service also doesn't have a Tube-like frequency, and isn't that
fast - if it was like the Victoria line then it'd get more custom for
short hops like this.

There are four frequent bus routes down the Kingsland Road, though I
think it can perhaps be a bit slow going at peak times as both the
buses and the road are busy (though yes a lot of it does have a bus
lane(s)).

Perhaps if one was heading from Dalston more towards the Liverpool
Street side of the City instead of around Old Street then jumping on a
frequent train from Dalston Junction and being able to shoot down past
it all high up on a viaduct to SHS station might well have its
attractions - but of course it would also have it's zone 1 expense,
which is where we came in!

And then there's a bike as well, of course!