Train Timetable Changes in May 2018
Good news for local travellers
Good news for local travellers
Peak trains to and from London bridge lengthened from December 11
Proposed New Cross Gate interchange will allow access to passengers using trains from Sydenham
But will the work mean fewer trains to London Bridge from Sydenham?
Transport for London chart of passenger numbers is as follows:
These are figures for the existing East London Line and do not include estimates for the spur to Clapham Junction due to open at the end of 2012. At its peak, the old East London (which headed north from NX Gate) carried 30,000 passengers daily .
Transport for London estimate that the number of passengers using the line in its first full mo
This useful TfL map allows you to click on any Underground and Overground station to find out train times and ticket office opening hours.
http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/im/SI-T.html
This is in large part a result of over-the-top fare rises by Southeastern who run the line from Orpington to Victoria via Penge East and Sydenham Hill. Whilst Southern (and LOROL) who run the Sydenham line have announced more modest fare rises, Southeastern have hiked the cost of an annual season ticket by 12.5%
The fact that Penge East is in Zone 4 and Sydenham in Zone 3, simply does not explain the considerable differences in fares.
In reaction to the rises, Rochester and Strood Conservative MP, Mark Reckless and Labour MP for Erith and Thamesmead, Teresa Pearce, have both called for Southeastern to be stripped of the franchise.
Below is a list of annual season ticket prices from Sydenham and Penge East:
Sydenham to London Bridge/Charing Cross (train only)
Days/Months | Price |
7 Days | £21.00 |
1 Month | £80.70 |
3 Months | £242.00 |
6 Months | £483.90 |
12 Months | £840.00 |
Sydenham to London Bridge/Charing Cross including tube
Days/Months | Price |
7 Days | £32.20 |
1 Month | £123.70 |
3 Months | £371.00 |
6 Months | £741.90 |
12 Months | £1,288.00 |
Penge East to Victoria (train only)
Days/Months | Price |
7 Days | £27.90 |
1 Month | £107.20 |
3 Months | £321.50 |
6 Months | £642.90 |
12 Months | £1,116.00 |
Penge East to Victoria including tube
Days/Months | Price |
7 Days | £39.40 |
1 Month | £151.30 |
3 Months | £453.90 |
6 Months | £907.80 |
12 Months | £1,576.00 |
Written Update – London Overground 13 December 2010
1. Dalston Junction – West Croydon service
Performance on the Dalston Junction / West Croydon route is the highest on the Overground network. On average 95.4% of trains, arrive within 5 minutes of their scheduled arrival time.
Customer satisfaction levels on the new Dalston Junction – West Croydon route have been high since it opened. The key stats from the most recent customer satisfaction surveys are:
2. London Overground extension to Clapham Junction
3. Later Dalston Junction – West Croydon services.
From 13 Dec later services will run between Dalston Junction and New Cross Gate allowing late night travellers to interchange with Southern services at New Cross Gate. From 13 Dec the extra trains between Dalston Junction and New Cross Gate will be the 23:47hrs, 00:01 hrs and 00:15hrs from Dalston Junction.
“Overall, it is important to keep in mind the positives, and the confirmation that Thameslink will go ahead is most definitely a huge one. In addition, Hammond also confirmed a number of electrification schemes that will be of benefit to London and its surrounds – notably between London and Reading, Didcot, Newbury and Oxford all of which should be completed by 2016.
Given the potential for wholesale cuts, therefore, which had left many commentators (this author included) fearing the worst, today has represented another good day for London’s transport infrastructure. It is easy to pick at the details, but there are few who, pre-CSR, would have thought it likely that London would emerge with its Underground upgrades, Crossrail and the Thameslink project intact. Common sense, of course, indicated that they should all proceed, but it would not have been the first time that common sense had fallen victim to financial or political necessity.
So whilst it is easy to look upon today’s announcement as a re-announcement rather than an announcement – an exercise in confirming that which was already taking place – it is worth bearing in mind that this is ultimately very much a positive thing for the capital.”
http://londonreconnections.blogspot.com/2010/11/thameslink-confirmed-to-continue-as.html