 Blackfriars closure
In message <6fue19Fdb30mU1@mid.>, at 20:57:17 on Wed, 6
Aug 2008, Tim Roll-Pickering <T.C.Roll-Pickering@qmul.ac.uk> remarked:
>Blackfriars is the station closest to my old school (City of London) and if
>it had been closed when I went there I would have been almost permanently
>late in the mornings and in the afternoons the combined effect of getting to
>the nearest station (Temple?)
Mansion House is much closer, to the East.
>and the mainline timetable would have almost doubled my journey home.
>Nice!
Nothing suitable available from Cannon St?
>> "Richard Parry, London Underground's director of strategy and service
>> development, said: "The redevelopment of Blackfriars Underground station
>> is part of Network Rail works. Once the works are complete, customers will
>> get a new upgraded station with step-free access, increased capacity and
>> better interchange facilities between the Tube and national rail
>> services."
>
>Oh yes, I've had *so* many problems interchanging with the current set-up at
>Blackfriars!
I changed there recently and it was a pain. Needed a National Rail
ticket so up lots of stairs to the ticket office from the tube. I was
then catching a northbound train so had to go downstairs and back up
again.
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Roland Perry |