The extension of the ELL 'round the corner' from Dalston Junction to
Highbury & Islington (via Canonbury) has opened for public service today -
see:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/15397.aspx

The LDB for H&I is now showing trains to West Croydon and Crystal Palace:
http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/en/s/ldbboard/dep/HHY

I wanted to say something pithy about this further establishing the line as
part of the urban fabric of London or some such, but failed to come up with
a sentence that didn't sound trite - so I'll just say this is a good thing,
and will help the line become more relevant and more useful to more people.

On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:49:09 -0000
"Mizter T" wrote:
The extension of the ELL 'round the corner' from Dalston Junction to
Highbury & Islington (via Canonbury) has opened for public service today -
see:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/15397.aspx

The LDB for H&I is now showing trains to West Croydon and Crystal Palace:
http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/en/s/ldbboard/dep/HHY

I wanted to say something pithy about this further establishing the line as
part of the urban fabric of London or some such, but failed to come up with
a sentence that didn't sound trite - so I'll just say this is a good thing,
and will help the line become more relevant and more useful to more people.

It'll be interesting to see who uses it most - people who work near
Liverpool street or Docklands workers using it to cut out the central london
part of their journey.

Pity they couldn't take it all the way to Finsbury Park.

B2003

On Feb 28, 11:52*am, wrote:
On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:49:09 -0000

"Mizter T" wrote:
The extension of the ELL 'round the corner' from Dalston Junction to
Highbury & Islington (via Canonbury) has opened for public service today -
see:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/15397.aspx

The LDB for H&I is now showing trains to West Croydon and Crystal Palace:
http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/en/s/ldbboard/dep/HHY

I wanted to say something pithy about this further establishing the line as
part of the urban fabric of London or some such, but failed to come up with
a sentence that didn't sound trite - so I'll just say this is a good thing,
and will help the line become more relevant and more useful to more people.

It'll be interesting to see who uses it most - people who work near
Liverpool street or Docklands workers using it to cut out the central london
part of their journey.

Pity they couldn't take it all the way to Finsbury Park.

Or Camden Road, or Primrose Hill. Still I am glad it has reached H&I.

On Feb 28, 11:58*am, 1506 wrote:
On Feb 28, 11:52*am, wrote:



On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:49:09 -0000

"Mizter T" wrote:
The extension of the ELL 'round the corner' from Dalston Junction to
Highbury & Islington (via Canonbury) has opened for public service today -
see:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/15397.aspx

The LDB for H&I is now showing trains to West Croydon and Crystal Palace:
http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/en/s/ldbboard/dep/HHY

I wanted to say something pithy about this further establishing the line as
part of the urban fabric of London or some such, but failed to come up with
a sentence that didn't sound trite - so I'll just say this is a good thing,
and will help the line become more relevant and more useful to more people.

It'll be interesting to see who uses it most - people who work near
Liverpool street or Docklands workers using it to cut out the central london
part of their journey.

Pity they couldn't take it all the way to Finsbury Park.

Or Camden Road, or Primrose Hill. *Still I am glad it has reached H&I.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I'd find a service on the East curve to Hackney or Stratford useful,
but that's not likely to happen.

In article
,
(Stephen Furley) wrote:

I'd find a service on the East curve to Hackney or Stratford useful,
but that's not likely to happen.

Not very likely but the possibility is still catered for (as a single
track curve) at Dalston junction.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:58:55 -0800 (PST)
1506 wrote:
Pity they couldn't take it all the way to Finsbury Park.

Or Camden Road, or Primrose Hill. Still I am glad it has reached H&I.

But to get to those stations you just walk across the platform to the NLL.
To get to finsbury park and all the services there everyone will have to
go underground and pile on to either the victoria line or the FCC moorgate
line for the short hop. My guess is that there are going to be a lot of
extra journeys on the victoria line from finsbury to highbury now and back
and the line is pretty packed already on this section in the rush hour.

B2003

As I did post about a month ago, it could be a good reason to start an
enhanced service along the big tube between Moorgate and Finsbury Park
including at weekends/ evenings.

This would take the pressure off the Victoria Line between Finsbury Park and
Highbury and Islingtpn, and if you are changing to other suburban services
at FP its a lot better than climbing up that spriral staircase from the
Underground platforms there.


The line could be inrorporated back into the tube map too.

On Feb 28, 11:52*am, wrote:
Pity they couldn't take it all the way to Finsbury Park.

Seconded. With judicious use of the Hornsey area for turnback sidings,
Krappy Rubsniff could become a handy little hub.

Though you'd need to improve connections to the Vic line...

AE

Does anyone know why they have not taken it through Canonbury tunnel to Finsbury Park? Lack of money or lack of understanding of London's public transport requirement? It looks as though some work is being done to facilitate trains through the tunnel again. (Decades ago as a young man I used to travel through the tunnel to work each day from Palmers Green to Broad Street. As I said: decades ago!)

On 2011\03\01 22:55, Robin9 wrote:

Does anyone know why they have not taken it through Canonbury tunnel to
Finsbury Park? Lack of money or lack of understanding of London's public
transport requirement? It looks at though some work is being done to
facilitate trains through the tunnel again.

I wasn't aware it closed... it was singled when the overhead went in,
because there isn't room for double track with overhead.