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Hi,
what time does the district line close?? I'm planning to visit London to attend a football match on late February and I was told to get off at fulham broadway to get to the Chelsea's stadium. The thing is, I'd like to get the train back to my hotel when the match is over (10pm?) in order not to bump up into "strange" ppl asking for trouble... thanks ever so much NB: how long does it take to get to the Stadium from the fulham broadway subway station on foot? |
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In message , Larry
writes what time does the district line close?? Last train from Fulham Broadway that connects with other services at Earl Court is 4 minutes past midnight on Mondays to Saturdays, although there are other (non-connecting) trains for another hour after that. I'm planning to visit London to attend a football match on late February and I was told to get off at fulham broadway to get to the Chelsea's stadium. The thing is, I'd like to get the train back to my hotel when the match is over (10pm?) in order not to bump up into "strange" ppl asking for trouble... It takes about 10 minutes normally, although it could be slower given the large crowds that go to Chelsea. But you would be in no danger of missing the last train. -- Paul Terry |
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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? thanks |
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Larry wrote:
Do you think the St. Pancras International station is a nice play to have a meal and take some rest? Apparently the station is now surrounded by lots of new French restaurants. |
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![]() On 20 Dec, 14:51, "John Rowland" wrote: Larry wrote: Do you think the St. Pancras International station is a nice play to have a meal and take some rest? Apparently the station is now surrounded by lots of new French restaurants. Eurostar shooting themselves in the foot there somewhat... |
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![]() On 20 Dec, 13:32, 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. 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. 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. The other reason for preferring the first option above on a night when Chelsea are playing at home is that you won't get a seat on a train you get on at Earl's Court but your probably will at Edgware Road or Paddington! May I present Larry with the Tube map so he can visualise his potential routes... Tube map as a GIF image: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloa...d-tube-map.gif Tube map as a PDF: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloa...d-tube-map.pdf The latter PDF version has an overlay of grid squares - Kings Cross St. Pancras is in square C5, Fulham Broadway is in square E3. Circle line is yellow, District line is green, Victoria line is light blue, Piccadilly line is dark blue. I think Colin Rosenstiel basically covers everything. I would be somewhat minded to avoid changing at Edgware Road - those times I have done so I've found it confusing and seen many others looking rather befuddled, and I'm not really one to get confused by such things! To avoid doing this, as Colin says you can take a Circle line train to Paddington, alight and then wait for a District line train to Wimbledon which will take you to Fulham Broadway. Note that the Circle line only has a frequency of every 10 minutes though. The other route, not mentioned by Colin but separately by Tom Anderson, is to take a Piccadilly line train to Earl's Court and then change for a District line train towards Wimbledon. The Piccadilly is likely to be very busy, though all trains will be busy at this time. Note that the Circle and District lines run close to the surface and use larger trains. The Piccadilly and Victoria line trains are at a much deeper level and are proper tube lines in that the tunnels and trains are both tube shaped. Also note that the system here is not referred to as the subway but as the Underground (even though bits of it go above ground) or the Tube (even though only some lines are true tube lines). Fares - you should buy yourself a zones 1&2 Day Travelcard at a cost of £5.30 this year - the price will rise to £5.60 next year. This will cover you for unlimited journeys on the Underground in zones 1&2 - i.e. the central area - plus all London buses. This is your cheapest option, unless you are in possession of an Oyster smart card - but you shouldn't get one of them just for this trip. If you want to be really smart and avoid the ever present queues at the Underground station, you can actually buy this zones 1&2 Day Travelcard from the mainline rail ticket offices at St Pancras - there are two of them both signed as "UK Rail Tickets", both can sell you this ticket though the one on the left (run by "First Capital Connect") will likely serve you more quickly should there be a queue. (Note that these ticket clerks will not have an intimate knowledge of the Underground system.) And lastly, I wouldn't expect any real trouble visiting the match - some high-spirited behaviour will be in evidence I'm sure, but not any actual trouble. (Unless you're going to be sat at the wrong end!) |
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Mizter T wrote:
On 20 Dec, 14:51, "John Rowland" wrote: Larry wrote: Do you think the St. Pancras International station is a nice play to have a meal and take some rest? Apparently the station is now surrounded by lots of new French restaurants. Eurostar shooting themselves in the foot there somewhat... Eurostar doesn't own all of the shops in the Kings Cross area. |
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, Mizter T wrote: Fares - you should buy yourself a zones 1&2 Day Travelcard at a cost of £5.30 this year - the price will rise to £5.60 next year. This will cover you for unlimited journeys on the Underground in zones 1&2 - i.e. the central area - plus all London buses. I cannot thank you all enough!! I was wondering if there was any bus to get to the Fulham Broadway area at first to enjoy the views since is my first time visiting London. I'll take the tube to get to the King's Cross Station when the match is over. |
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