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On 2011\02\06 00:17, Ian F. wrote:
Why do South West Trains and Londons Underground and Overground have to have nothing running on the one route I need - to get from Balham to Richmond tomorrow lunchtime? Balham to Clapham Junction, then a replacement bus to Richmond then train to Kew Gardens (my actual destination) seems the only option without a four-change journey by tube via Stockwell, Green Park and Hammersmith. Sorry to come back on this so late, but I make that three changes... and since Stockwell and Hammersmith are both cross-platform interchanges, you only really have one change worth bothering about. I think changing at Leicester Square may be easier, because Vic to Picc at Green Park is a notorious schlep, and the Vic is less than reliable at the mo. Who did the 30 quid go to - Addy Lee? |
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"Basil Jet" wrote in message
... Who did the 30 quid go to - Addy Lee? Nope - black cab at Richmond station. Ian |
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![]() On Feb 7, 7:04*pm, Paul Corfield wrote: On Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:39:11 +0000, Basil Jet wrote: I think changing at Leicester Square may be easier, because Vic to Picc at Green Park is a notorious schlep, and the Vic is less than reliable at the mo. Leicester Square can be a horrible interchange if you choose the wrong passageway. The easiest way to do Vic to Picc at Green Park is via the ticket hall - probably best to avoid peak times though! I will get shot for saying it but I did this when I was returning from Heathrow in early Jan. I had guessed from some data I'd scribbled down that I could just catch the first Vic at Green Park rather than have a 20 min wait at Kings Cross. I simply wheeled my luggage to the up Picc escalator, crossed the ticket hall and then down the Vic Line one and made my connection just as the Vic Line train arrived. No stairs either. I don't think I'd have managed it if I'd tried the lower level corridor. ....but ...but... that's not what Journey Planner says! ;-) |
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Paul Corfield wrote on 07 February 2011 19:04:16 ...
On Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:39:11 +0000, Basil Jet wrote: I think changing at Leicester Square may be easier, because Vic to Picc at Green Park is a notorious schlep, and the Vic is less than reliable at the mo. Leicester Square can be a horrible interchange if you choose the wrong passageway. The easiest way to do Vic to Picc at Green Park is via the ticket hall - probably best to avoid peak times though! I will get shot for saying it but I did this when I was returning from Heathrow in early Jan. I had guessed from some data I'd scribbled down that I could just catch the first Vic at Green Park rather than have a 20 min wait at Kings Cross. I simply wheeled my luggage to the up Picc escalator, crossed the ticket hall and then down the Vic Line one and made my connection just as the Vic Line train arrived. No stairs either. I don't think I'd have managed it if I'd tried the lower level corridor. I've been telling people about that route for some time on TripAdvisor, so the tourists are gradually being trained. Of course it helped you that the Piccadilly timetable is so slack that the trains invariably run early. -- Richard J. (to email me, swap 'uk' and 'yon' in address) |
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