Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 12 and Version 11 of Category East London Line
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Replacement bus services will run for most parts of the line. The exceptions are [[Rotherhithe Station|Rotherhithe]] to [[Wapping Station|Wapping]] and Rotherhithe to [[Canada Water Station|Canada Water]] - the former because it's not really feasible to send buses through the Rotherhithe Tunnel (although [http://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html#8991974651515421522 apparently] TfL considered running a riverbus service) and the latter because the stations are only a few minutes' walk from each other (although a bus replacement service was initially set up, it only lasted two months). Interestingly, although you do need to have an Oyster card to use these buses, the fee charged is 0p - in other words, travel on the ELL replacement buses is actually free <small>(source: [http://groups.google.com/group/uk.transport.london/msg/28e7d6277b8ebc19 Mizter T on uk.transport.london], January 2008)</small>. |
Replacement bus services will run for all parts of the line except the one that takes the longest to walk: [[Rotherhithe Station|Rotherhithe]] to [[Wapping Station|Wapping]]. (Admittedly it's not really feasible to send buses through the Rotherhithe Tunnel.) Interestingly, although you do need to have an Oyster card to use these buses, the fee charged is 0p - in other words, travel on the ELL replacement buses is actually free <small>(source: [http://groups.google.com/group/uk.transport.london/msg/28e7d6277b8ebc19 Mizter T on uk.transport.london], January 2008)</small>. |
As of 23 December 2007, the entirety of the East London Line has been closed in order to allow for its extension north through Tower Hamlets and Hackney to Highbury and Islington, and south through Lewisham and Bromley to West Croydon; work is due to be completed by 2010. Following completion of the extension, the line will no longer form part of the London Underground, but instead will be considered part of the London Overground.
Replacement bus services will run for all parts of the line except the one that takes the longest to walk: Rotherhithe to Wapping. (Admittedly it's not really feasible to send buses through the Rotherhithe Tunnel.) Interestingly, although you do need to have an Oyster card to use these buses, the fee charged is 0p - in other words, travel on the ELL replacement buses is actually free (source: Mizter T on uk.transport.london, January 2008).
See also:
- Route map for the extension
- TfL leaflet describing the rail replacement bus services (PDF)
- Diamond Geezer on the East London Line
- Wikipedia entry on the East London Line
- Nick Hardcastle's article on the East London Line platform artwork
- Diagram of the ELL extension route through Shoreditch (from the London Connections blog)
Auto-generated list of all East London Line stations on this guide (view them on a map): (unprocessed INDEX_LIST macro)
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