The Anonymous Widower

A Benefit Of The Hackney Downs/Central Link

I don’t pay for my public transport in London, as I have a Freedom Pass, but most people get charged. The cost is very often an important factor for passengers.

This article in The Wharf explains how for some passengers the new walkway at Hackney will save them money, by helping them to easily avoid Zone 1. The article says this.

Funded by Transport for London (TfL), it means passengers at Hackney Central can now easily access trains to north London or Liverpool Street from Hackney Downs, while those at Hackney Downs have fresh options to travel eastbound to Stratford.

Previously passengers had to travel into Zone 1, incurring a higher cost for their journey, or walk 600m.

The article also uses the phrase Hackney Overground interchange. I wonder how long it is before, TfL investigate a new name for the whole complex.

Perhaps it should be one station, as after all the walk between Hackney Downs and Hackney Central is probably about the same length, as some of the longer walks inside the Underground at stations like Bank, Green Park and Kings Cross St. Pancras.

It’s now step free, which can’t be said for some of the Underground treks.

July 28, 2015 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Hackney Downs/Central Link, London Overground, Step-Free, Ticketing, Transport for London