The Anonymous Widower

East London Line And Thameslink

If say you want to go between Dalston Junction and Purley, you will certainly have to change trains.

Currently, it takes between fifty and sixty minutes and you sometimes change at New Cross Gate and at other times the suggested change is Norwood Junction.

It’s alright for me and others who know how to use the various journey calculators or apps, but what about people like my late wife, who never ever owned a smart phone or even sent a text message.

The full simple rule for Dalston Junction to Purley, seems to be something like take a West Croydon train from Dalston Junction to Norwood Junction and then get the first train to Purley from there.

Different rules apply to different stations

Thameslink is going to bring major changes to how we go places along the East London Line and especially, if we venture into any Thameslink territory.

My simple example of Dalston Junction to Purley might get a lot more complicated, as some documents and web pages, say that Thameslink services between London Bridge and East Croydon will not stop. So how do passengers on the East London Line catch these trains to places like Purley, Gatwick and Brighton.

To get to Thameslink, those on the East London Line, will have to go to Whitechapel and get a train to Farringdon or St. Pancras

That will be a pain for anybody, whose local station is anywhere on the East London Line and very much a degradation of the current service.

Those living near Norwood Junction have already lodged a petition with the London Assembly called Norwood Junction wants Thaneslink.

February 17, 2016 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | East London Line, Thameslink