London Bridge is closed 23/8 to 31/8

[TB2]

London Bridge (Southern) station is closed for nine days from Saturday 23rd to Sunday 31st August 2014. Trains from East Dulwich will start and finish at South Bermondsey during this period. This will be very disruptive to people travelling to the City and Canary Wharf. Suggest anybody not on holiday that week goes to www.tfl.gov.uk and replans their journey.

The number 40 bus goes direct from East Dulwich to London Bridge. Also worth getting the East London Line from Denmark Hill or Brockley to Canada Water for Canary Wharf (there'll be extra services from Brockley). The 42 bus from Sunray Avenue is also a good link to City Hall, Tower Hill, Aldgate and Liverpool Street.

[Earl Aelfheah]

Thanks for the heads up TB2.

[Earl Aelfheah]

Looks like there is going to be a loss of two morning trains (7:31 and 8:15) post 1st September too:

http://www.southernrailway.com/download/31749.9/27-june-september/

[StraferJack]

my commute from Sussex got a lot more painful for the next 4 years

[vox]

Many thanks for the heads up...

[worldwiser]

Does anyone know whether post Thameslink programme the intention is to have more tracks into LB than there were until now? Or just the same as before?

[djaq2000]

Thanks. At least as significant seems to be that during the evening peak - from 1600-1900 - the number of trains from London Bridge to Peckham Rye / East Dulwich has been reduced to 4 per hour from 6 per hour. The remaining ones are not spaced evenly either, with 20 minute gaps between some trains.

CANCELLED TRAINS ?FROM LONDON BRIDGE

16:20 London Bridge to Selhurst

16:50 London Bridge to Selhurst

TERMINATING/STARTING SHORT TRAINS FROM LONDON BRIDGE

08:50 London Bridge to Beckenham Junction will start from South Bermondsey at 08:54

17:20 London Bridge to Wimbledon will start from South Bermondsey at 17:24

17:50 London Bridge to Wimbledon will start from South Bermondsey at 17:54

18:20 London Bridge to Wimbledon will start from South Bermondsey at 18:24

18:50 London Bridge to Epsom will start from South Bermondsey at 18:54

[pinecone]

One could also take the East London line to Shoreditch High Street and wander to Liverpool St from that direction.

My goodness, I've become a route-spotter.

[Bic Basher]

Southern tickets will be valid on London Overground to Canada Water and the Jubilee line to London Bridge during this time.

[Cedges]

worldwiser Wrote:

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> Does anyone know whether post Thameslink programme

> the intention is to have more tracks into LB than

> there were until now? Or just the same as before?

More through platforms, less terminating platforms.

[Earl Aelfheah]

The Thameslink programme was original called 'Thameslink 2000' (which was the date by which it was meant to be completed by). Just saying.

[njc97]

RRR - I think it was rebranded Thameslink 2000 after it was first delayed....

[MarkE]

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> Looks like there is going to be a loss of two

> morning trains (7:31 and 8:15) post 1st September

> too:

>

> http://www.southernrailway.com/download/31749.9/27

> -june-september/

Well spotted, thanks for sharing the link. However, from reading the document it appears slightly differently.

7:31 is the time of the train departing West Croydon. This is the 08:00 service from East Dulwich which will still run but then terminate at South Bermondsey.

8:15 is the time of the train departing Beckenham Junction, which is the 08:40 service from East Dulwich. This also will terminate at South Bermondsey.

As djaq2000 pointed out, there's also the loss of the 17:20, 17:50, 18:20 and 18:50 from London Bridge (which will start at South Bermondsey). However, the other services out of London Bridge have been slightly retimed in order to spread the load.

Not so much impact if you are connecting to other services before LBG, but if your commute is from Dulwich to London Bridge, then that's a sizeable impact. The key peak services now will be:

East Dulwich to London Bridge (curtailed services marked as '-'):

07:09

07:20

07:30

07:40

07:50

-

08:10

08:20

08:30

-

08:51

London Bridge to East Dulwich:

17:10

17:25

17:40

17:57

18:10

18:30

18:40

[Earl Aelfheah]

Thanks MarkE, very helpful.

[onthemove123]

For people that need London Bridge (me being one of them), I was planning to get the Overground to Canada Water, change onto the Jubilee Line to London Bridge and then I can get on the bank branch of the Northern Line - or is there an easier way?

[BrandNewGuy]

Depending on how early or late you set out, it might be quicker to get a bus to Elephant and get the Northern Line from there.

[david_carnell]

Or a train to E&C from Peckham Rye and then the tube.

[Jeremy]

People in the city might find it walkable from Whitechapel or Shoreditch. Also trains from DH/PR to E&C, Blackfriars, Thameslink, and Farringdon. Plus the good old number 40 bus. Yeah it's a pain, but at least there are plenty of other options.

[Ladygooner]

Bank holiday that week so hopefully only 4 days of disruption getting to work

[TB2]

Another option would be to take the Overground from Denmark Hill to Clapham High Street (1 stop 5 mins) and then get the Northern Line from Clapham North.

[TB2]

http://www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/faqs/thameslink_programme/2330_august_2014

also has some good advice on what to do in this period

[Jeremy]

TB2 - do you get charged extra doing that route, as you have to leave Clpm High St station and enter Clpm North?

[TB2]

No you don't get charged extra as Clapham High Street / Clapham North is classed as an Out of Station Interchange (OSI). In fact going this route is likely to be cheaper than going by London Bridge National Rail. So Denmark Hill - Moorgate for example is on Oyster PAYG ?4.10 peak and ?3.50 off peak going by National Rail at London Bridge but go via Clapham High Street / Clapham North it is ?2.80 peak and ?2.20 off peak. So if you currently do East Dulwich to somewhere in the City might be worth going to Denmark Hill instead

[Lowlander]

Platform 15 - does anyone know when it will be widened?

[TB2]

Likely to be opened up more after the August blockade