Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 16 and Version 15 of Category East London Line
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| == Line 0 == | == Line 0 == |
| Previously a [[Category Tube|Tube]] line running from Shoreditch Station in the north to [[New Cross Station]] and [[New Cross Gate Station]] in the south, the East London Line was redeveloped and extended during 2008-2010 and now forms part of [[Category London Overground|London Overground]]. |
The entirety of the East London Line has been closed since 23 December 2007 in order to allow for its extension north through Tower Hamlets and Hackney to [[Highbury And Islington Station|Highbury and Islington]], and south through Lewisham and Bromley to [[West Croydon Station|West Croydon]]; work on the first phase (West Croydon to Dalston Junction with spurs at Crystal Palace and New Cross) is due to be completed by mid-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 [[Category London Overground|London Overground]]. |
| == Line 2 == | == Line 2 == |
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A restricted preview service between [[Dalston Junction Station|Dalston Junction]] and New Cross/New Cross Gate started up on 27 April 2010, and the full service on the New Cross Gate branch (through to [[West Croydon Station|West Croydon]]) is due to start on 23 May 2010. This first phase of redevelopment will be completed in 2011, when the service will be extended beyond Dalston Junction to [[Highbury And Islington Station|Highbury & Islington]]. The second phase of redevelopment, due for completion in 2012, will see the line split at [[Surrey Quays Station|Surrey Quays]] and run to [[Clapham Junction Station|Clapham Junction]]. |
Replacement bus services were set up to cover the route of the line, but as of early 2010 only one remains, the ELW service from [[Wapping Station|Wapping]] via [[Shadwell Station|Shadwell]] to [[Whitechapel Station|Whitechapel]] (extended to Shoreditch at peak times). The [[Rotherhithe Station|Rotherhithe]] to Wapping section was never covered because TfL didn't think it was feasible to send buses through the Rotherhithe Tunnel (although [http://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html#8991974651515421522 apparently] they considered running a riverbus service). The Rotherhithe to [[Canada Water Station|Canada Water]] replacement bus was discontinued after two months, at least partly because the stations are only a few minutes' walk from each other and the replacement service was underused; travellers were advised to use bus routes 381 and N381 instead. The ELC service from [[New Cross Gate Station|New Cross Gate]] to [[Canada Water Station|Canada Water]] was withdrawn in September 2009, and travellers advised to use bus route 225 instead. |
| == Line 4 == | |
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Valid Underground tickets are accepted on the relevant parts of routes 225, 381, and N381; if you use Oyster PrePay then you will be charged the normal bus fare but can contact TfL for a refund. Interestingly, although you do need to have an Oyster card (with some credit on it) to use the ELW route, the fee charged is 0p - in other words, travel on the ELW 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>. |
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| == Line 5 == | == Line 9 == |
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* [http://lndn.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_lndn_archive.html Diamond Geezer on the old East London Line] |
* Route map for the extension: [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/ell-route-map-new.jpg JPG], [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/corporate/east-london-line-extension.pdf PDF] * [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/east-london-line-alternative-routes.pdf TfL leaflet describing the rail replacement bus services] (PDF) * [http://lndn.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_lndn_archive.html Diamond Geezer on the East London Line] |
| == Line 13 == | |
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* [http://www.theaoi.com/Mambo/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=258&Itemid=26 Nick Hardcastle's article on the East London Line platform artwork] |
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| == Line 16 == | == Line 23 == |
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| == Line 24 == | == Line 31 == |
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| == Line 38 == | == Line 38 == |
| summary='Tube line - closed from 23 December 2007 until mid-2010.' summary='Part of the London Overground network.' | summary='Tube line - closed from 23 December 2007 until mid-2010.' summary='Part of the London Overground network.' |
The entirety of the East London Line has been closed since 23 December 2007 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 on the first phase (West Croydon to Dalston Junction with spurs at Crystal Palace and New Cross) is due to be completed by mid-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 were set up to cover the route of the line, but as of early 2010 only one remains, the ELW service from Wapping via Shadwell to Whitechapel (extended to Shoreditch at peak times). The Rotherhithe to Wapping section was never covered because TfL didn't think it was feasible to send buses through the Rotherhithe Tunnel (although apparently they considered running a riverbus service). The Rotherhithe to Canada Water replacement bus was discontinued after two months, at least partly because the stations are only a few minutes' walk from each other and the replacement service was underused; travellers were advised to use bus routes 381 and N381 instead. The ELC service from New Cross Gate to Canada Water was withdrawn in September 2009, and travellers advised to use bus route 225 instead.
Valid Underground tickets are accepted on the relevant parts of routes 225, 381, and N381; if you use Oyster PrePay then you will be charged the normal bus fare but can contact TfL for a refund.
Interestingly, although you do need to have an Oyster card (with some credit on it) to use the ELW route, the fee charged is 0p - in other words, travel on the ELW buses is actually free (source: Mizter T on uk.transport.london, January 2008).
See also:
- Route map for the extension: JPG, PDF
- 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)
- Our 2007 pub crawl along the line
- To The End Of The Line blog entry
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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