On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:06:11 +0100, David Tran
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wrote:
David Tran wrote:

Hi all

I have incorporated a London Tube Map into my website for plotting
routes around London's underground network, as people keep saying to me
TfL can do it better. Well, I don't see the TfL route planner showing
the routes on a map :-)

Seriously though, I do not have access to the timetable etc., so will
not be able to tell you the best times to travel, but if you want to see
all the alternatives to get from A to B, so in case a certain route is
not available (like the Waterloo and City line currently), then my
utility will help (and the visual aspect should be a bonus too).

You will be shown each route as a list of stations on the left hand
side, and also as a series of green dots along the traversed lines, with
the source and destination stations marked by map pins. If you hover
over each green dot, the name of the station will be displayed.

I am trying to add some points of interest along each route, but it is
an ongoing project. If you know of any, do let me know.

The URL is http://public.ok2life.com/tube/routes. As usual, all
feedbacks welcome (please use the MessageBoard provided, or mail me).

David


Have they reopened Shoreditch station, and the line from Whitechaple?

HTH Phil


You know Phil, I have not been to Shoreditch, but last time when someone
commented about that, I asked the guy sitting next to me at work, who
lives in Shoreditch, and he says there is a station there. I don't know
who to believe anymore !

Perhaps you need to actually cross check with the TfL website?

The station is physically extant at present but the line to Whitechapel
has had its service withdrawn to allow construction of the East London
Line Extension. There is a replacement bus service - this is quite
clearly shown on the Tube Map. The station is closed and will never
reopen on its existing site.

There are a lot of variations to station openings and service patterns
at present with more planned e.g. Part of the Victoria Line closed this
weekend; Regents Park station is closed; Lancaster Gate is closed;
Waterloo & City Line is closed.

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/travelinf...me/planned.asp

I have no idea how "real time" you want your site to be but you will
have a big data management job on your hands if you want to be fully
accurate because the succession of engineering works will shut down an
awful lot of the network.

I can assure you that Richard is completely correct in his statement
that are few, if any, trains from Edgware Road (H&C) Station to Ealing
Broadway. I would also not wish on anyone the truly dismal and
threatening walk from Edgware Road Bakerloo to the H&C Station via the
subway network under the Marylebone flyover - ugh! There is the
additional issue that AFAIR the two stations are separate for fare
purposes and are not a valid interchange - therefore a non travelcard
holder will be financially penalised for attempting to interchange
between those two stations. Their ticket would be swallowed on exit at
Edgware Rd (Bloo) and they'd have to pay again at H&C station.

The far more logical routes are via Oxford Circus to the Central Line or
via Paddington to the Circle / District lines and then either to Notting
Hill Gate and then the Central Line or else a District or Circle to
Earls Court or Gloucester Road to change to a District to Ealing
Broadway. Earls Court is a level interchange while Gloucester Road is
awful M-F but a cross platform at weekends due to the platform usage at
Gloucester Road. Can your system cope with those subtleties?

The most basic rule for calculating journey times is 2 minutes average
time between stations and 5 minutes for a non zone 1 interchange and 10
minutes for a Zone 1 interchange. This assumes normal mobility and a
reasonable walking speed. There are obvious exceptions to this rule but
it works pretty well IME.

There are off peak journey times shown on timetables for each tube line
on the Journey Planner so you can see exactly how long a trip should
take. Peak trips obviously take substantially longer due to more trains
running and extra congestion.


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Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!