District line part closure this weekend

[sawb]

This weekend the District line is closed between Whitechapel and West Ham, and Dagenham East and Upminster. Does anyone know how this will impact the frequencies to Wimbledon please?

[Dstock7080]

Jul 2, 2013 15:12:41 GMT sawb said:

This weekend the District line is closed between Whitechapel and West Ham, and Dagenham East and Upminster. Does anyone know how this will impact the frequencies to Wimbledon please?

Wimbledon - Edgware Road every 10
Wimbledon - Tower Hill every 20
Wimbledon - High Street every 20

[sawb]

For those of us going to the All England Club, given the reduced service, is South Wimbledon likely to be easier? (Don't know Wimbledon area at all I'm afraid!)

[Dstock7080]

There is no reduction in frequency to Wimbledon, that's still a train every 5mins!

[Chris M]

Jul 2, 2013 15:32:26 GMT sawb said:

For those of us going to the All England Club, given the reduced service, is South Wimbledon likely to be easier? (Don't know Wimbledon area at all I'm afraid!)

Obviously it depends where you are coming from, but Google reckons it's a 45 minute walk from South Wimbledon station to the All England Club. TfL reckon 17 minutes on a bus to the Wimbledon High Street then a 19 minute walk to the entrance. The recommended route from Embankment is a District Line train to Southfields then a 24-minute walk (or optionally short bus ride and 12 minute walk).

[southfieldschris]

Jul 2, 2013 16:56:37 GMT Chris M said:

Jul 2, 2013 15:32:26 GMT sawb said:

For those of us going to the All England Club, given the reduced service, is South Wimbledon likely to be easier? (Don't know Wimbledon area at all I'm afraid!)

Obviously it depends where you are coming from, but Google reckons it's a 45 minute walk from South Wimbledon station to the All England Club. TfL reckon 17 minutes on a bus to the Wimbledon High Street then a 19 minute walk to the entrance. The recommended route from Embankment is a District Line train to Southfields then a 24-minute walk (or optionally short bus ride and 12 minute walk).

Definitely best to come to Southfields.  As well as the scheduled bus services from Southfields in the direction of the tennis (493 goes right past the tennis and 39 pretty close) there are special bus services shuttling between Southfields station and the courts and an extended taxi rank with cab sharing, marshals etc. 

[towerman]

Haven't been in London for about 3 years,has the reversing point mooted for West Ham now been commissioned?

[DWS]

Jul 5, 2013 14:59:35 GMT towerman said:

Haven't been in London for about 3 years,has the reversing point mooted for West Ham now been commissioned?

It's been operational for about two years, will be used this weekend as there is no District Line between West Ham and Whitechapel due to track replacement work.

Also no service between Dagenham East and Upminster due to drainage work

No service on Hamersmith & City Line between Moorgate and Barking.

This is for Saturday & Sunday 6/7 July 2013.

[towerman]

Does this mean Whitechapel is no longer used as a reversing point?

[Dstock7080]

Jul 5, 2013 15:33:15 GMT towerman said:

Does this mean Whitechapel is no longer used as a reversing point?

There are no scheduled reversers at Whitechapel or West Ham, although West Ham siding is used to run passenger H&C trains through each day.
Whitechapel can be used to reverse trains in each direction from the platform and additionally east-west beyond the station.

[DWS]

Jul 5, 2013 15:33:15 GMT towerman said:

Does this mean Whitechapel is no longer used as a reversing point?

Hamersmith & City train run from Hamersmith to Barking, as the District Line will be reversing at Whitechapel this weekend the H & C will reverse at Moorgate.

Whitechapel only has two platforms now due to Crossrail.

[towerman]

So,all H & C trains go through to Barking off peak?I take it there are still Plaistow reversers in the peak.

[Dstock7080]

Jul 12, 2013 14:49:53 GMT towerman said:

So, all H & C trains go through to Barking off peak?I take it there are still Plaistow reversers in the peak.

None are scheduled.

[towerman]

If all trains now run Hammersmith-Barking must mean a bigger peak service requirement than was the case before the upgrade began.

[paulsw2]

There is one train scheduled to reverse Mon _Fri T233 at 2358-0016
one train scheduled to reverse Sat T234 at 2358-0016
Three trains scheduled to reverse Sun T245 at 2309-2321 T231 at 2329-2341 T233 2347-2352