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[email protected] · December 20th 08, 08:54 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Tom Anderson) wrote:

*Subject:* district line closing time
*From:* Tom Anderson
*Date:* Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:46:28 +0000

On Sat, 20 Dec 2008, wrote:

In article ,
(Larry) wrote:

In article ,
Paul Terry wrote:

But you would be in no danger of missing the last train.

well, that cheers me up a lot!

I'm planning to get to London by the Eurostar train from Paris.
The
train stops at the St. Pancras International station; so the
King's
Cross St. Pancras subway station should be nearby. How do I get
to
the Fulham Broadway station? How much is it?

Do you think the St. Pancras International station is a nice play
to have a meal and take some rest?

At a price! There are a few more reasonable alternatives across
the road
from King's Cross station next door, including a pleasant enough
noodle
bar cum takeaway.

And a terrific Ethiopian, five minutes' walk up Caledonian Road.

You have a choice from King's Cross St Pancras tube to Fulham
Broadway. Either the Circle or Hammersmith and City Lines
westbound to Paddington (Circle) or Edgware Road, changing to a
District train from Edgware Road to Wimbledon. The advantage of
the Circle in particular and this route in general is that the
change at Paddington is on the same platform and that at Edgware
Road is often cross-platform. Sometimes you have to cross the
bridge there, though, hence my preference for Paddington if a
Circle Line train comes first at King's Cross.

This would also be my first choice of route.

The other route is to take the Victoria Line from King's Cross St
Pancras tube to Victoria and change to the District Line there.
If the first train if not for Wimbledon, take the first (but not
a Circle train) to Earl's Court and change to a Wimbledon train
there.

Or Piccadilly from KX to Earl's Court. It's slower than the
Victoria option, but avoids changing at Victoria. I mention it
largely for completeness!

I wouldn't normally consider that route.

My reason for preferring the Victoria is that it is consistently faster
across London because its route is better laid out for speed and its top
speed is more than 50% above those of other tube lines. Until recently my
second option always seemed the faster tube route to Putney, though
Victoria Line to Vauxhall and SWT to Putney is the fastest, not relevant
for Fulham Broadway of course nor possible with Oyster PAYG and more
expensive from Cambridge without a ODTC.

My reasons for preferring the Circle route these days are that it has
proved no slower recently when travelling with my granddaughter in a buggy
for whom the same platform interchange is much easier. Avoiding escalators
and stairs is another reason then. I must have been fitter and obviously
younger when doing the journey with my children in buggies.

Not trying to board a Wimbledon train at Earls Court is an extra issue
when Chelsea are playing at home. I've got caught by that too often when
travelling with a bike to my mother's from St James's Park!

--
Colin Rosenstiel