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![]() On 12 Feb, 04:13, Bearded wrote: News [as delivered by Paul C from the TfL minutes and reports} that - Initial patronage levels on DLR Woolwich extension are encouraging. and - target date for Tower Gateway DLR reopening is 15 Feb 2009! ... is good news indeed for us here in Woolwich and environs. Fingers crossed for *Tower Gateway - in the best DLR tradition of projects completed ahead of schedule. Lots of City workers who currently go via Southeastern - London Bridge and then bus will be tempted to make the switch, not least because they will have a good chance of a seat. Of course it ultimately depends on where in the City they're heading to (really obvious point!). The journey time by Southeastern from Woolwich Arsenal to London Bridge is between 21-24 minutes, with a frequency of better than every 10 mins in the peak (pretty good off-peak too). By DLR from Woolwich Arsenal to Bank it's a 31 minute journey (direct service), so maybe a minute or two less to Tower Gateway (though not sure if it'll get a direct service from WA though?), with a frequency of every 10 minutes throughout the day. Cost wise going by Southeastern is cheaper - a weekly rail-only season from WA to London Terminals is £96.00, whilst a month's travel on DLR using Oyster PAYG is £112.00 - that's two peak z1-4 fares of £2.80 (£5.60) x 20 days (cheaper than a monthly z1-4 Travelcard at £141.40) - though people travelling outside the PAYG peak times of 0630-0930 and 1600-1900 will pay the lower £2.20 fare. Those starting from stations other than Woolwich Arsenal (e.g. Abbey Wood) will obviously be limited to going to London Bridge if they only hold a cheaper rail-only season ticket, unless they're willing to splash out on a Travelcard. The prices of rail-only season tickets will rise a bit last year - since 2007 there's been a programme to gradually equalise the cost of all rail-only season tickets in London and price them on a zonal basis, and 2010 is when this will be completed. How much of a difference this makes remains to be seen. Arriving at London Bridge doesn't mean one has to take a bus into the City of course - it's a 15 minute walk or so from London Bridge to the Tower and it's quite a pleasant stroll along the river front on either bank. Indeed if people are prepared to walk they can save a bit of money by alighting their DLR train at Shadwell in zone 2 and walking along Cable Street into the City - it's around a 12 minute walk to the Tower. A months commute would cost £80.00 - that's two peak z2-4 fares of £2.00 (£4) x 20 days - whilst paying out £82.20 gets one the added flexibility of a z2-4 monthly Travelcard. All it needs now is for the Costa Coffee outlet at Arsenal DLR to open. Oh - and of course for the work at Bank to be finished. Is that still the "Summer 09" shown in the LUL info sheet? Or does anyone here have a more definite date? |
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