On Aug 1, 5:03*pm, Paul Corfield wrote:

On Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:00:07 +0100, Franklin
wrote:
In a year or two I expect to be visiting the main Olympic stadium. *I'm
considering a side trip to visit the civic hall for the Wimbledon area. *

Approximately how far is it and how much time should I allow for the
journey?

Depends on time of day, day of the week and the way you make the
journey.

There are loads of options for routes - assuming Stratford to Wimbledon.

Central Line to Mile End - District Line Mile End to Wimbledon. There is
cross platform interchange at Mile End so very simple and quick to make
the change.

Jubilee Line to West Ham - District Line West Ham to Wimbledon

Jubilee Line to Waterloo - South West Trains (from the main line
station) to Wimbledon

Jubilee Line to Westminster - District Line to Wimbledon

The interchange routes for the above three options are a bit longer and
more convoluted but are well signed.

Tube services are typically very frequent but slower.
The SWT service from Waterloo to Wimbledon is a tad less frequent than
the tube but is quick - especially if you get a semi-fast train.
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My reflex suggestion would be the Jubilee line from Stratford to
Waterloo, then South West Trains from Waterloo to Wimbledon option (as
Paul detailed above).

This route is dependent on the Jubilee line being in operation (it's
often closed at least in part during the weekends for upgrade works -
though those should be finished by this time next year - n.b. I said
'should'!). That said, each possible route is subject to the same
qualifier - there may be engineering works that could affect any of
the relevant lines.

The OP should note that "South West Trains" (SWT) is one of the
companies that provide mainline (suburban) passenger train services in
(and beyond) London - it's not part of the London Underground network
and hence it doesn't appear on the Tube maps. It does however appear
on the more comprehensive London Connections map he
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/passen...onnections.pdf

Stratford is in the north east part of the map, square R3, and
Wimbledon is in the south west, square N5.

Don't be put off using the SWT service from Waterloo, provision of
information at stations is generally very good these days. Tickets
wise, you can use either a Travelcard (valid for zones 1-3) or an
Oyster card (a pay-as-you-go smartcard) on both the Underground and on
suburban rail services within London (note that a *Day* Travelcard is
not available for just zones 1-3, you'd need to buy the zones 1-4
variant) - these tickets can also be used on buses in London.

P.S. Engineering works info for the Underground is available here
(click on "This weekend" or "This date" to select a date up to a month
in the future):
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravel...e/default.html