On 18 Feb, 21:01, brixtonite wrote:
On Feb 18, 7:16 pm, Mizter T wrote:

On 18 Feb, 15:07, " wrote:

Anyone wants to share his/her experience with the recent problems on
the Jubilee line? I just had a very bad day this morning again at the
Canning Town station. When I got there this morning, the next train
wasn't there until another 10 minutes. And of course, I could not get
on to a train until another next 2 trains as they were fully packed.
So in total, I waited for almost 18 mins on the platform! This is
really an unacceptable service.

I'm pretty sure I would have joined the heaving masses in the first
train, or maybe just waited for the second, but not beyond that. Did
you go to one end of the platform - the ends of the train are often
less packed.

Do you travel regularly in the rush hour? I used to think 'I'm sure
I'd've pushed my way on' when people told me about waiting for a few
trains go past, but having experienced it (on the Northern line at
Clapham/Stockwell/Kennington,) there's a degree of crowding where you
can push quite impolitely into the people already on board and travel
with your head in someone's armpit, and then a degree of crowding
where it is simply *not possible* to get on.


Yes I do, but only by Tube some of the time. But yes, you make a fair
enough point. I must admit I was really thinking about this in the
context of the eastern end of the Jubilee line, where this gentleman
was attempting to get on board. I'm well aware that the line is well
patronised in the east these days, unlike in the early days, as more
people work at the Wharf and commute via Stratford and West Ham -
however, I am under the (perhaps wrongful) impression that during the
morning peak it still isn't as crowded as is the case going the other
way on the eastbound Jubilee heading in to the Docklands from central
London, Waterloo and London Bridge.

The picture you paint does show how ugly it can indeed get - and yes,
I also have experience of the southern section of the Northern line
into town and it is indeed sardine like. If one can possibly avoid the
Bank branch during the rush then they certainly should. I also bear
the scars of using the North London Line at peak times too, and that
is just somewhat unreal!