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[email protected] · April 7th 14, 11:26 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article , (Mizter T) wrote:

On 05/04/2014 01:41, wrote:

In article ,
(Paul Corfield) wrote:

On Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:22:31 -0500,
wrote:

Some dodgy route planning from the Greater Anglia (sorry, Abellio
Greater Anglia, the old URL gives a blank page now) web site. I think
the best cheap route is the 08:48 to Tottenham Hale, then Victoria
Line. It doesn't seem to think of this, despite it being about £4
cheaper (GA-only off-peak day travelcard instead of any permitted) and
as quick if not quicker.

They seem to have fixed their web site now. Both URLs work again.

The TfL journey planner seems to think via Brixton is quicker than via
Victoria. In both cases then via SET to West Dulwich. Is that because
the Brixton interchange time would be more than a minute quicker than
at Victoria?

I suspect times at Victoria will be padded out to reflect the works
being done in the station plus the fact it is very busy on LU and NR
sides. The interchange at Brixton isn't marvellous - I assume you
know the way? On any day Brixton itself will be busy in the tube
station and on Brixton Road outside. To be honest I'd probably take
bus 3 from Brixton to West Dulwich but that's just me!

I'm talking of about 10:30 on Tuesday, so not that busy, surely? I've
never been to Brixton station, LU or SET. So I don't know the way
between the two and the journey planner map doesn't make it look very
short.

The most straightforward way is via Victoria - like Paul says, the
interchange time in the journey planner has likely been padded.

But I reckon you should go via Brixton, given that you've never been
to the stations before. As Roland says, Brixton tube station has the
biggest roundel, and if you've a moment then you could wander through
the Brixton arcade markets, which have gone a bit trendy with
eateries and cafes and so on.

The TfL Journey planner is pretty insistent that Tottenham Hale to West
Dulwich should be by changing at Brixton and not Victoria. I've got to go
back to Victoria anyway, to get to Westminster.

Brixton NR station is perhaps a tenth of a mile from Brixton LU, it's
just around the corner - turn right out of the tube station (onto
Brixton Rd, the main road), then turn first right onto Atlantic Road
and walk up a bit - the way to the southeast-bound (down) platform is
under the arches.

As it's an interchange station I rather assumed it would be clearly signed.
Was I wrong?

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Colin Rosenstiel