Victoria tomorrow

[womanofdulwich]

Anyone else looking forward to trying to avoid victoria underground between 3pm and 8pm tomorrow? and for the next year-grrrrrrrrr

[Brendan]

Why would I be looking forward to avoiding her? Underground or otherwise?

[Applespider]

Nope... I am hoping their one-way system includes the access into the District/Circle line hall being split so that those wanting to use that line don't get entirely swamped in the 'Victoria line' travellers but I foresee many evenings of being stuck outside. Fortunately, I only have to brave it a couple of times a week until I get back on my bike in March.

Long-term what they want to do with access to Victoria will be excellent but it is a pity that they couldn't have waited to refurbish the escalators until the new bank of them were built. Although I'm guessing since that's 3-4 years away, it may not have been safe to do so...

[womanofdulwich]

So, I stayed on the tube at victoria, at 5.45 and did not get off ( I went to Brixton and got a bus), but as we pulled away at Victoria I looked out of the window of the tube and it looked better than usual- it this just scare tactics? Getting the bus at Brixton is always a challenge and I am not sure I have the nerves to do this for the next year.

Did anyone brave the tube/ mainline transport exchange in the rush hour and how was it?

[Applespider]

Three of my colleagues did. One at 4.45 who said that it did take longer getting down to Victoria line but platforms packed since apparently problems on the line. As a sidenote, the platform indicators have been wrong often recently.

Second person went through at 6.30 with no problems.

Third was going District Line at 5.45 and said it was a bit crowded behind the barriers at District/Circle but didn't delay her.

As far as I know, the problems are more related to getting into Victoria at peak times. Of the three escalators, one is being refurbished and the other two both go up at evening rush. It probably takes longer to get out in the morning when there is one in each direction

[womanofdulwich]

Thanks Applespider- maybe I am going against the traffic getting the tube to Victoria and then getting the train. FIngers crossed I will try it tomorrow.

:)

[Polly D]

Advice heard on the radio was to add at least 15 mins to your journey time and that pedestrian traffic would be one-way, like ikea! On another note, I would add at least 20 mins to journey if going by bus through Denmark hill.

[Applespider]

Went via Victoria tonight at 5.30 to District Line - it was emptier than usual. I suspect the advice is being heeded by those who are only just on the 'closer to Victoria than St James Park or Pimlico' and those of us who work right next door are ignoring it. We'll see what happens on a really wet miserable night...

Second Polly D's comment re Denmark Hill though. Many people just going to the station are now getting off at the stop at the top of the hill and walking/jogging/sprinting down to the station since the temporary lights cause such jams.