On 11/12/2012 14:23, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 14:11:16 on Tue, 11
Dec 2012, Graeme Wall remarked:
They also don't connect well with radial lines. I thought a trip
yesterday to Shoreditch High St was an ideal opportunity to try out
the
Overground, but connections to the Cambridge lines are hopeless.

In what sense hopeless, physically or timetable incompatibilities?

A bit of both. One suggested route was via Kings Cross, then back up to
Highbury and then change to Overground.

In practice it's quicker to walk from Old St.

There isn't a direct interchange between the lines, and very few of the
faster mainline trains stop at Finsbury Park (to change for Highbury).

You do seem to have found a particularly awkward destination to try.

Hammersmith & City line to Whitechapel and change? Works for both
Kings X and Liverpool St.

I think another time I might try Cambridge to Tottenham Hale, then
Victoria Line to Highbury and change again. Problem is it's difficult to
beat the ~45min fast trains from Cambridge to Kings Cross, as soon as
you start wanting an intermediate station.

A quick look at that option would indicate a journey time of between 1hr
20 and 1 hr 35 as opposed to around 1hr 10 using the fast train and
Victoria Line & LO. Might be cheaper though, didn't check fares.

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