Mizter T wrote:
On Aug 1, 5:03*pm, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:00:07 +0100, Franklin
wrote:
In a year or two I expect to be visiting the main Olympic stadium.
*I'm considering a side trip to visit the civic hall for the
Wimbledon area.
Approximately how far is it and how much time should I allow for
the journey?
Depends on time of day, day of the week and the way you make the
journey.
There are loads of options for routes - assuming Stratford to
Wimbledon.
Central Line to Mile End - District Line Mile End to Wimbledon.
There is cross platform interchange at Mile End so very simple and
quick to make the change.
Jubilee Line to West Ham - District Line West Ham to Wimbledon
Jubilee Line to Waterloo - South West Trains (from the main line
station) to Wimbledon
Jubilee Line to Westminster - District Line to Wimbledon
The interchange routes for the above three options are a bit longer
and more convoluted but are well signed.
Tube services are typically very frequent but slower.
The SWT service from Waterloo to Wimbledon is a tad less frequent
than the tube but is quick - especially if you get a semi-fast
train. [snip]
My reflex suggestion would be the Jubilee line from Stratford to
Waterloo, then South West Trains from Waterloo to Wimbledon option
(as Paul detailed above).
This route is dependent on the Jubilee line being in operation (it's
often closed at least in part during the weekends for upgrade works -
though those should be finished by this time next year - n.b. I said
'should'!). That said, each possible route is subject to the same
qualifier - there may be engineering works that could affect any of
the relevant lines.
The OP should note that "South West Trains" (SWT) is one of the
companies that provide mainline (suburban) passenger train services
in (and beyond) London - it's not part of the London Underground
network and hence it doesn't appear on the Tube maps. It does however
appear on the more comprehensive London Connections map he
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/passenger_services/maps/
London_Connections.pdf
Stratford is in the north east part of the map, square R3, and
Wimbledon is in the south west, square N5.
Don't be put off using the SWT service from Waterloo, provision of
information at stations is generally very good these days. Tickets
wise, you can use either a Travelcard (valid for zones 1-3) or an
Oyster card (a pay-as-you-go smartcard) on both the Underground and
on suburban rail services within London (note that a *Day* Travelcard
is not available for just zones 1-3, you'd need to buy the zones 1-4
variant) - these tickets can also be used on buses in London.
P.S. Engineering works info for the Underground is available here
(click on "This weekend" or "This date" to select a date up to a
month in the future):
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravel...e/default.html
Thanks to everyone for their information.
That's a complicated system for traveling around. I was kind of hoping
I could drive over from the stadium to Wimbledon but it's going to need
more planning. Glad I found out now.