Thread: ELL poorly patronised now
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Old November 18th 15, 06:48 PM posted to uk.transport.london,misc.transport.urban-transit,ukrailway
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Default East London Line poorly patronised now
On Wed, 18 Nov 2015 09:36:14 +0000 (UTC), d wrote:

I took the ELL from Highbury this morning for the first time in about 6 months.
Even after the obligatory 7 minute wait for the train to leave it was still
only a 3rd full in the middle of the morning rush hour. Compared to last time
I used it this is virtually empty. I can only assume the poor service
frequency and slow journey times (25 mins to do the 4 miles to canada water
this morning) have put people off as they did me. What a waste of an asset.

This is sad to hear. The Overground has such great potential. But,
the speed on its routes are excruciatingly slow. Surely all that
investment should allow for a more sprightly system.

Last Weekend we took a train from London Bridge to the South Coast. I
was surprised to see the stations between New Cross Gate and Norwood
Junction appear to be under Overground management. One had assumed,
wrongly, that the Overground has been serving New Southern Railway
managed stations.
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