Thameslink’s Proposed Service In A Few Years
I’m putting this up for my own help, as I often need to answer my own questions about the services and where they call.
Much of what I am using here has come from the Wikipedia entry for the Thameslink Programme. Imporant sections are.
- Bermondsey Dive-Under
- Provisional Timestable
- Rolling Stock
- The Last Phase Of The Programme (Key Output 2)
This a map of Thameslink Services.
ThamesLink Programme Map
I shall finish with a section of Questions and Answers..
At Which Stations Will All Thameslink Services Call?
St. Pancras International, Farringdon, City Thameslink and London Blackfriars.
So if you want to change your destination tro another Thameslink branch, you would get off your train at any of these stations and wait for one that serves your destination.
At Which Stations Will Thameslink Call Between London Bridge and East Croydon?
None!
How Will You Get To Thameslink From Dalston Junction And The East London Line?
It would appear that there will be no easy way to do it, as no Thameslink trains will stop anywhere between London Bridge and East Croydon.
Where Is The Journey Time Calculator?
You tell me! I can’t find one!
Why Is The Sutton Loop Still in the Programme?
Under Political Developments, the Wikipedia entry says this.
Network Rail had planned to terminate Sutton Loop Thameslink trains at Blackfriars station, rather than have them continue through central London as at present. This upset many residents in South London and their local politicians, who saw it as a reduction in services rather than an improvement. In response to pressure, government has ordered Network Rail to reverse the decision.
I will add a few more questiuons later.
The Anonymous Widower 
One possibility I mused about in newsgroups, was to run some [shorter and shorter running] trains from the north into Cannon Street. These could run into the platforms on the east side of Cannon Street (5, 6, 7), with the only crossing conflict being with other trains on down Blackfriars when departing. This would certainly be a possibility if there were disruption south of London Bridge, rather than trying to turn trains at London Bridge.
Comment by Mark Clayton | February 15, 2016 |