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Hi everybody,
First of all, sorry for any errors in my English. I'm from the Netherlands, and I have a question about the tube. I'm planning to visit London for a week, and right now I am preparing myselve to travel there. It's a bit difficult for me to explain what I'd like to ask, but ... Is there anybody that can explain to me, what's on the metro's (train's) sign if you walk into a tube station. In other words, wich direction do I keep when I walk into Bayswater station, and I want to go to St. Jame's Park with the yellow line (circle). Do you look to the end station, or is there another method? Thanks in advance for any answers. Ruud. |
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Hi everybody,
First of all, sorry for any errors in my English. I'm from the Netherlands, and I have a question about the tube. I'm planning to visit London for a week, and right now I am preparing myselve to travel there. It's a bit difficult for me to explain what I'd like to ask, but ... Is there anybody that can explain to me, what's on the metro's (train's) sign if you walk into a tube station. In other words, wich direction do I keep when I walk into Bayswater station, and I want to go to St. Jame's Park with the yellow line (circle). Do you look to the end station, or is there another method? Thanks in advance for any answers. Ruud. It should be very easy, Ruud: when you get into the station, there will be a line diagram listing all the stations that can be reached from each platform. For example, if you enter Bayswater, there will be a sign with a line-diagram on it listing all of the stations on the Circle (yellow) Line that will be reached from that platform, i.e. Notting Hill Gate, High Street Kensington, etc. In this particular example you will then need to wait on the platform until a "CIRCLE LINE" train arrives, making sure not to get a DISTRICT LINE train that would take you to Earl's Court. Good luck and bon voyage! Marc. |
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For example, if you enter Bayswater, there will be a sign with a
line-diagram on it listing all of the stations on the Circle (yellow) Line that will be reached from that platform, i.e. Notting Hill Gate, High Street Kensington, etc. In this particular example you will then need to wait on the platform until a "CIRCLE LINE" train arrives, making sure not to get a DISTRICT LINE train that would take you to Earl's Court. Just to add confusion, the circle line has no terminus point (except at night but theyre not classed as such), but the trains to St. James'(s?) park will say Circle Line Via. Victoria |
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"Ruud" wrote in message
... Do you look to the end station, or is there another method? Usually the direction the trains are going, either "Eastbound", "Westbound", "Northbound" or "Southbound". On the Circle Line, "Eastbound" and "Westbound" are used on the north side and south sides of the Circle, so on the Eastbound platform at Moorgate, a Circle Line train will take you to Tower Hill, and from the Eatsbound platform at Tower Hill a Circle line train will take you back to Moorgate. (I can't remember what is used on the west side of the Circle. -- John Rowland - Spamtrapped Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes |
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"Joe" schreef in bericht ... For example, if you enter Bayswater, there will be a sign with a line-diagram on it listing all of the stations on the Circle (yellow) Line that will be reached from that platform, i.e. Notting Hill Gate, High Street Kensington, etc. In this particular example you will then need to wait on the platform until a "CIRCLE LINE" train arrives, making sure not to get a DISTRICT LINE train that would take you to Earl's Court. Just to add confusion, the circle line has no terminus point (except at night but theyre not classed as such), but the trains to St. James'(s?) park will say Circle Line Via. Victoria OK guys, thanks very much, I'm beginning to learn ;-) But let me put it slightly different. If I enter Bayswater station, I must choose between going north (to Baker street) or going south (to Sloane Sq). How do I choose that? Ruud. |
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"Ruud" wrote in message ... Hi everybody, First of all, sorry for any errors in my English. I'm from the Netherlands, and I have a question about the tube. I'm planning to visit London for a week, and right now I am preparing myselve to travel there. It's a bit difficult for me to explain what I'd like to ask, but ... Is there anybody that can explain to me, what's on the metro's (train's) sign if you walk into a tube station. In other words, wich direction do I keep when I walk into Bayswater station, and I want to go to St. Jame's Park with the yellow line (circle). Do you look to the end station, or is there another method? If the station has more than one line, you need to look for the name of line on a sign with the signature colour of that line. You'll need a map, which you can pick up at any station, to help you learn the colours. As to finding the correct direction, they are indicated using the compass directions, North, South, East or West and it is usually obvious which one you need to look for. tim Thanks in advance for any answers. Ruud. |
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ep when I walk into Bayswater station,
and I want to go to St. Jame's Park with the yellow line (circle). go into Baywater Station -----buy a ticket----go the top of the stairs....turn to the [your] LEFT... and this is the platform for St. James Park.... the Circle Line runs about every 7 1/2mins........ the station before St.James is Victoria.....and it will ltake you about 14 mins.to get there....have a good trip p46 |
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tim wrote:
"Ruud" wrote in message ... Hi everybody, First of all, sorry for any errors in my English. I'm from the Netherlands, and I have a question about the tube. I'm planning to visit London for a week, and right now I am preparing myselve to travel there. It's a bit difficult for me to explain what I'd like to ask, but ... Is there anybody that can explain to me, what's on the metro's (train's) sign if you walk into a tube station. In other words, wich direction do I keep when I walk into Bayswater station, and I want to go to St. Jame's Park with the yellow line (circle). Do you look to the end station, or is there another method? snip As to finding the correct direction, they are indicated using the compass directions, North, South, East or West and it is usually obvious which one you need to look for. However, it's not obvious at Bayswater. The Tube Map shows the line as running north-south, but it actually runs east-west at this point! You will find that at Bayswater: Platform 1 ("Westbound") is for District Line trains to Wimbledon (via Earl's Court), and Circle Line trains via Victoria (and St James's Park). Platform 2 ("Eastbound") is for District Line trains to Edgware Road, and Circle Line trains via King's Cross. The signs after you pass through the ticket gates should make this clear, and the train destinations will be shown on the platform indicators. On the Circle Line trains, the indicator on the front will read just "Circle Line" for both directions, but you will have Emma's friendly voice in the cars telling you where it's going. -- Richard J. (to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address) |
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"Proctor46" schreef in bericht ... ep when I walk into Bayswater station, and I want to go to St. Jame's Park with the yellow line (circle). go into Baywater Station -----buy a ticket----go the top of the stairs....turn to the [your] LEFT... and this is the platform for St. James Park.... the Circle Line runs about every 7 1/2mins........ the station before St.James is Victoria.....and it will ltake you about 14 mins.to get there....have a good trip p46 OK, thanks e v e r y b o d y for your nice answers. I think I will make it in London. I'll be there in july, I'll see you all there ;-)) But serious, thank you all. Ruud. |
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 22:04:00 +0100, "Ruud"
wrote: Hi everybody, First of all, sorry for any errors in my English. I'm from the Netherlands, and I have a question about the tube. I'm planning to visit London for a week, and right now I am preparing myselve to travel there. It's a bit difficult for me to explain what I'd like to ask, but ... Is there anybody that can explain to me, what's on the metro's (train's) sign if you walk into a tube station. In other words, wich direction do I keep when I walk into Bayswater station, and I want to go to St. Jame's Park with the yellow line (circle). Do you look to the end station, or is there another method? A very good question to ask. I once assumed that on my first visit to Paris that the Metro signs would be just like London - how wrong I was. I got terribly confused! Lots of good advice in other messages. In London you have several aids to help you get about 1. Line colour - this is repeated consistently throughout the system for whatever line you want. District is always Green, Circle is always Yellow, Central is always Red etc. 2. Each line has a name - instead of a number or even series of numbers over the same tracks. 3. Signage refers to a geographical direction for the way that the train is running - so eastbound, northbound, westbound or southbound. As the Tube Map is diagrammatically represented in this way it is usually very easy - provided you hold the Tube Map the right way up. Finally you get the display on the platform which will show the end of a line - e.g Brixton or Walthamstow on the Victoria Line. The Circle just says Circle Line on the front but the displays will show you major station around the loop the train goes via (e.g. Baker St, Kings Cross, Victoria etc). An important thing to remember with the circle line is the following. You can, of course, go either way round the circle to reach a station. When you get to the line diagram signs (before you walk to a particular platform in the station) you will see half of the circle shown on one sign for one direction and other half on the other sign. The sign that has the station you want to travel to points to the direction that is quickest. As an example you might want to go to Tower Hill from Bayswater - as it is about half way round the Circle Line look for the sign with Tower Hill on it - that will be quickest (assuming no delays!). A quick way to work out how long a journey will take is to count the gaps between the stations and multiply by 2 minutes. Add 5 minutes if you need to change between lines. That gives a good estimate for most journey times. Also you might want to try the scenic route from Bayswater to St James Park - there is a 148 bus that will take you past Hyde Park, Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner, through Victoria and you can get off by New Scotland Yard (police hq). There's a bus every 10 minutes - nice way to see lots of green space. Enjoy your trip. -- Paul C Admits to working for London Underground! |
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"Paul Corfield" schreef in bericht ... On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 22:04:00 +0100, "Ruud" wrote: Hi everybody, First of all, sorry for any errors in my English. I'm from the Netherlands, and I have a question about the tube. BOBBIT Lots of good advice in other messages. In London you have several aids to help you get about BOBBIT Enjoy your trip. -- Paul C Admits to working for London Underground! Dear Paul (and others of course), Thanks very much for your comprehensive answer. Indeed, in all answers is usefull info. I will read it several times, and will understand it a bit more, everytime. I'm really looking forward to come to London. It will be my first time there, and London is one (out of 2 places) which I'm really interested in (the second is New York). I really love the language, and with your info (all of you) I'm sure I will find my way. And last but not least, I love the way, you all give friendly answers. Best regards and all the best to you. Ruud, Delft, the Netherlands. P.S. Wonderfull tagline Paul !! |
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In article , Joe
writes Just to add confusion, the circle line has no terminus point (except at night but theyre not classed as such), but the trains to St. James'(s?) park will say Circle Line Via. Victoria Apart from the Circle Line, the normal practice is to label the two possibilities with the general compass point, e.g. Eastbound versus Westbound, or Northbound versus Southbound. This is clear enough, except when the track runs diagonally, or changes direction. Thus if were to start from King's Cross and take the Northern Line one stop in the Northbound direction, then change to the Victoria Line and take it one stop, again in the Northbound direction, you might be surprised to find that you had got back at King's Cross, where you started. But if you look at the map, you can see that this almost makes sense. -- Clive Page |
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do not Circle Line trains do one day on the iner line and the next on the outer.....so each train does the same mileage....... |
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 20:53:19 +0100, "Ruud"
wrote: [snip advice] Dear Paul (and others of course), Thanks very much for your comprehensive answer. You're welcome. Indeed, in all answers is usefull info. I will read it several times, and will understand it a bit more, everytime. I'm really looking forward to come to London. It will be my first time there, and London is one (out of 2 places) which I'm really interested in (the second is New York). New York is well worth a visit. I really love the language, and with your info (all of you) I'm sure I will find my way. And your English is way ahead of my Dutch - either written or spoken. And last but not least, I love the way, you all give friendly answers. Ruud, Delft, the Netherlands. Ah near Den Haag then. Quite a few years since I was over there. P.S. Wonderfull tagline Paul !! Well you'll probably love using the Tube when you're here - most visitors do. It's quite another thing to deal with the complaints of our regular travellers or even posters on this group. Tot ziens. -- Paul C Admits to working for London Underground! |
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First of all, sorry for any errors in my English.
I'm from the Netherlands, and I have a question about the tube. I'm planning to visit London for a week, and right now I am preparing myselve to travel there. It's a bit difficult for me to explain what I'd like to ask, but ... Is there anybody that can explain to me, what's on the metro's (train's) sign if you walk into a tube station. In other words, wich direction do I keep when I walk into Bayswater station, and I want to go to St. Jame's Park with the yellow line (circle). Do you look to the end station, or is there another method? Thanks in advance for any answers. Ruud. Hoi Ruud, Is in principe niet zo moeilijk. Op bijna alle stations zijn handige plattegronden te krijgen van de tube. Meestal bij de ingang van een perron staat al een bord met de 'volgende stations' van de betreffende lijn. Als je bijvoorbeeld bij Victoria Station de Victoria Line neemt, en je gaat 'southbound', dan zie je voor je het perron oploopt al een bordje met de volgende stations, zoals Green Park .. Groeten Silvan - van de week nog in London - |
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Paul Corfield wrote:
In London you have several aids to help you get about 1. Line colour - this is repeated consistently throughout the system for whatever line you want. District is always Green, Circle is always Yellow, Central is always Red etc. Except that the Metropolitan sometimes likes to be brown. Perhaps that's only on rather old maps; i liked it, because it meant that from Liverpool Street to Baker Street, the northern half of the circle could be called the Neapolitan line (bugger, i haven't had neapolitan ice cream in ages - i really want some now!). Also, beware of old maps in some stations - Barbican still shows the East London line as an adjunct of the Metropolitan, i think, and somewhere central on the Piccadilly still has Aldwych. 2. Each line has a name - instead of a number or even series of numbers over the same tracks. Even if the name is sometimes misleading - the tube line which goes furthest south is the Northern line, and the line which goes furthest out is the Central line. 3. Signage refers to a geographical direction for the way that the train is running - so eastbound, northbound, westbound or southbound. As the Tube Map is diagrammatically represented in this way it is usually very easy - provided you hold the Tube Map the right way up. Finally you get the display on the platform which will show the end of a line - e.g Brixton or Walthamstow on the Victoria Line. The Circle just says Circle Line on the front but the displays will show you major station around the loop the train goes via (e.g. Baker St, Kings Cross, Victoria etc). Note that these indicators don't tell you what line the train is on, which means that at platforms serving several lines (such as Liverpool Street), you'll have to know which lines the named stations are on if you want to figure out which line the train is on. For example, if you wanted to go from Liverpool Street to Finchley Road, on the Metropolitan line, you'd have to know that the Metropolitan's termini are Amersham, Watford, and Uxbridge (and sometimes Chesham). You soon get used to this, but you may still be foxed by weird destinations (i think i once saw a train bound for Westbourne Park or something, and had to look at a map to figure out what it was). And, while we're at it, if you are going beyond Finchley Road on the Metropolitan line, you need to know that, unlike every on other line, not all Metropolitan trains stop at every station they go past; see http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7069/metserv.html for an explanation. It won't matter if you never go beyond Finchley Road, though! A quick way to work out how long a journey will take is to count the gaps between the stations and multiply by 2 minutes. I was taught 3 minutes. tom -- Come with me, and we'll go dreaming. |
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