On 20 Mar 2007 07:15:26 -0700, "TimB" wrote:

Every train does have a designated platform.
Not in my experience

www.planajourney.co.uk will even tell you what they are. Or at least
what they should be before schedule delays bounce trains around the
station.

Having the same designated platform each day certainly happens in less
crowded mainline stations, like Preston.

On Mar 20, 8:54 pm, G wrote:
On 20 Mar 2007 07:15:26 -0700, "TimB" wrote:

Every train does have a designated platform.
Not in my experience

www.planajourney.co.ukwill even tell you what they are. Or at least
what they should be before schedule delays bounce trains around the
station.

Having the same designated platform each day certainly happens in less
crowded mainline stations, like Preston.

Two of my last three departures from KX have been on the wrong
platform according to planajourney. Still, it's something to aim
towards.

In message , at 20:54:02 on
Tue, 20 Mar 2007, G remarked:
www.planajourney.co.uk will even tell you what they are. Or at least
what they should be before schedule delays bounce trains around the
station.

Tried that yesterday for Luton Airport Parkway, and it didn't show
platform numbers.
--
Roland Perry

On Mar 21, 10:04 am, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 20:54:02 on
Tue, 20 Mar 2007, G remarked:

www.planajourney.co.ukwill even tell you what they are. Or at least
what they should be before schedule delays bounce trains around the
station.

Tried that yesterday for Luton Airport Parkway, and it didn't show
platform numbers.
--
Roland Perry

Did you click on details ?

In message om, at
03:26:57 on Wed, 21 Mar 2007, TimB remarked:
Tried that yesterday for Luton Airport Parkway, and it didn't show
platform numbers.

Did you click on details ?

Of course Tried again just now, test journey as follows:

Luton Airport Parkway 10:35 no platform
Luton 10:38 5
Luton 10:53 5
Leicester 11:55 2

--
Roland Perry

Of course Tried again just now, test journey as follows:

Luton Airport Parkway 10:35 no platform

To be honest, how often is knowing the platform numbers any use at all for a
customer? I can't conceive of *not* confirming the platform from screens at
the time of departure. Knowing the plan in advance might be a marginal help
if there are separate entrances or separate carparks, for example, in which
case the knowledgable traveller might slightly improve the efficiency of his
or her access...(though, of course, the knowledgable traveller would have a
good idea of the platfrom anyway). Otherwise, what's the benefit?

[By contrast, knowing in advance which bus-stop you need in busy central
locations can be a great help.. ]

--
Walter Mann

On Mar 21, 11:20 am, "Walter Mann" wrote:

To be honest, how often is knowing the platform numbers any use at all for a
customer?

Arriving at Kings Cross, especially with a bike, the thing is just to
know whether to go for platforms 1-8 or 9-11. Beyond that, I agree,
it's not crucial.

On 21 Mar, 12:18, "TimB" wrote:
On Mar 21, 11:20 am, "Walter Mann" wrote:

To be honest, how often is knowing the platform numbers any use at all for a
customer?

Arriving at Kings Cross, especially with a bike, the thing is just to
know whether to go for platforms 1-8 or 9-11. Beyond that, I agree,
it's not crucial.


Ha! At peak times it can make a big difference if you know what
platform your train is on before it's announced on the departure
boards, so you can get a seat.

PaulO

In message , at 11:20:35 on
Wed, 21 Mar 2007, Walter Mann remarked:
Of course Tried again just now, test journey as follows:

Luton Airport Parkway 10:35 no platform

To be honest, how often is knowing the platform numbers any use at all for a
customer?

In this case we were wanting to confirm or deny a same-platform change
for an elderly passenger wanting to change from Thameslink to MML.
Although (or perhaps because) it has lots of lifts and escalators, LAP
is not very user-friendly if you are trying to dash from a fast line
platform to a slow line one.
--
Roland Perry

Am Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:20:35 UTC, schrieb "Walter Mann"
auf uk.railway :

To be honest, how often is knowing the platform numbers any use at all for a
customer? I can't conceive of *not* confirming the platform from screens at
the time of departure.

I just have to check the sign at the relevant platform. I'm used to
that at German train stations.

Yours,
L.W.