Cnary Wharf Route Comments

Hi Everyone

My company is due to be relocating to Canary Wharf and I wanted any
suggestions regarding travel.

I currently live 5 minutes walk from Totteridge & Whetstone (Northern Line)
and 10 minute walk from Oakleigh Park (Wagn).

The best route which I have come up with is Northern Line to Bank and then
DLR to CW (About an hour).

Does anyone have any experience of this journey ?

I'd be grateful for any other suggestions / comments.



Cheers

"Sam":
>My company is due to be relocating to Canary Wharf and I wanted any
>suggestions regarding travel.
>
>I currently live 5 minutes walk from Totteridge & Whetstone (Northern Line)
>and 10 minute walk from Oakleigh Park (Wagn).
>
>The best route which I have come up with is Northern Line to Bank and then
>DLR to CW (About an hour).

I think it would be quicker - though only by 5-10 minutes - to stay on
the Northern line to London Bridge and take the Jubilee. It may be
slightly less pleasant though as it'd be harder to get a seat on the
second leg of the journey.

Jonn

On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:22:44 +0000 (UTC), Sam <sam@btclick.com> wrote:
> My company is due to be relocating to Canary Wharf and I wanted any
> suggestions regarding travel.
>
> I currently live 5 minutes walk from Totteridge & Whetstone (Northern Line)
> and 10 minute walk from Oakleigh Park (Wagn).
>
> The best route which I have come up with is Northern Line to Bank and then
> DLR to CW (About an hour).
>
> Does anyone have any experience of this journey ?

My usual commute is Woodside Park to South Quay via Bank. It takes
about an hour and 5 minutes and if you stand in the right place on
the platforms you should get a seat for both legs in both directions,
when things are running normally...

Bob Wood wrote:

>
>
> The total journey time from Oakleigh Park might be about 10 minutes
> quicker but this would be outweighed by the longer waiting time for a
> WAGN train, the need to make two changes and your longer walk to the
> station.
>

I don't know what WAGN's reliability is like but on SWT, I really value
the fact that my trains go regularly at 06, 21, 36 and 51 minutes past
each hour instead of randomly when using the tube. Granted the tube is
more frequent generally, but I feel I can depend on a timetabled train
more than a "every x minutes" service. Delays occur roughly once a
fortnight on my line.

Cheers

Steve M

I would do DLR from Bank on the way in, because...
1) The Jubilee is only slightly faster than the DLR. And as there's a
2 min journey from Bank to LB and the walk is slightly longer there,
there really won't be much in it.
2) There's often a scrum to get on the Jubilee Line in the mornings,
you can hardly ever get a seat, and there are quite often delays. The
DLR usually runs like clockwork in the mornings and, once you learn
where to stand, can nearly always get a seat.

And going home I'd do Jubilee to London bridge because...
1) The Jubilee is only slightly faster than the DLR. And as there's a
2 min journey from Bank to LB and the walk is slightly longer there,
there really won't be much in it.
2) The Jubilee usually runs quite well in the evenings and you can
generally get a seat. DLR likewise.
3) The Northern Line usually fills up at London Bridge so, if you get
on at Bank, you're unlikely to find a seat on that