Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 19 and Version 12 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]].
 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 Station|Highbury and Islington]], and south through Lewisham and Bromley to [[West Croydon Station|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 [[Category London Overground|London Overground]].
== Line 2 == == Line 2 ==
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]]) started on 23 May 2010. This first phase of redevelopment was completed in February 2011, when the service began running beyond Dalston Junction to [[Highbury And Islington Station|Highbury & Islington]]. The second phase of redevelopment was completed in December 2012 with the opening of a branch from [[Surrey Quays Station|Surrey Quays]] to [[Clapham Junction Station|Clapham Junction]].
 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).
== Line 4 ==
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>.
== Line 5 == == Line 7 ==
* [http://lndn.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_lndn_archive.html Diamond Geezer on the old East London Line]
 * [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/networkandservices/eastlondonrailway/2107.aspx Route map for the extension]
* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/ell-closure-leaflet.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 11 ==
* [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]
== Line 8 ==
* [[Category East London Line Pub Crawl 2007|Our 2007 pub crawl along the line]]
* [http://totheendoftheline.blogspot.com/2008/03/east-london-line.html To The End Of The Line blog entry]
== Line 16 == == Line 19 ==
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== Line 20 == == Line 23 ==
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== Line 24 == == Line 27 ==
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== Line 34 == == Line 34 ==
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.'

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 most parts of the line. The exceptions are Rotherhithe to Wapping and Rotherhithe to Canada Water - the former because it's not really feasible to send buses through the Rotherhithe Tunnel (although 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 (source: Mizter T on uk.transport.london, January 2008).

See also:

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