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Tube Closure 24 July to 15 August affecting travel from Paddington
by SallyM
Sorry, this isn't actually a question, but am posting here so that anyone planning a trip in the near future may see it.
The Circle and Hammersmith and City lines will be closed between Edgeware Road and Hammersmith for 3 weeks from 24 July to 15 July inclusive.
If you want to take the tube eastbound from Paddington, you won't get further than Edgeware Road on those lines, so best to take the Bakerloo line from Paddington to Baker Street and change there.
Re: Tube Closure 24 July to 15 August affecting travel from Paddington
by SallyM
I have added it as a tip as well!
Re: Tube Closure 24 July to 15 August affecting travel from Paddington
by wise23girl
Good...some of my family will be in London next week
This is where the idea of an alert section in VT would be useful
Re: Tube Closure 24 July to 15 August affecting travel from Paddington
by wise23girl
Tried to rate you but might not come through as your reply where rating shows might be too short to register and original post has no rate place. Useful info though
Re: Tube Closure 24 July to 15 August affecting travel from Paddington
by hawkhead
I think you must mean from 24th July to 15 August, inclusive.
It's a good idea to check the TFL website for closures, as every weekend there is disruption on one or other section of the underground - for maintenance, engineering works, up-grading; an on-going schedule of works.
Agree about the "alert" section for VT.
Re: Tube Closure 24 July to 15 August affecting travel from Paddington
by puerto_lover
As I understand this closure as detailed in the announcement below, the tube lines affected are between Edgware and Hammersmith only on the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines only. So the stations that will be affected in between apart from Paddington are - Royal Oak, Westbourne Park, Ladbroke Grove, Latimer Road, White City, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush Market, and Goldhawk Road.
And the circle Line from Paddington to - for example - High Street Kensington and Victoria station - is not affected.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/15999.aspx
Anyway it is a good idea to look at Travel For London Journey Planner (advanced option) and this will tell you if any engineering works or problems. The Tube is a maze of tunnels !
Re: Tube Closure 24 July to 15 August affecting travel from Paddington
by SallyM
Yes, they are apparently restoring the Circle line to a genuine Circle whilst the works are ongoing.
Re: Tube Closure 24 July to 15 August affecting travel from Paddington
by puerto_lover
I always thought that if you sat on a Circle Line train you could go round and round without going to jail. Or am I thinking of Monopoly ?
Re: Tube Closure 24 July to 15 August affecting travel from Paddington
by SallyM
It used to, but they changed it from a Circle to a 'lasso' or 'tadpole', so that trains started at Hammersmith, then went round the loop and back.
It meant that for some journeys you have to change at Edgeware Road. It was supposed to improve the regularity of the service, but they actually put on slightly fewer trains per hour. It has not been popular.
Re: Tube Closure 24 July to 15 August affecting travel from Paddington
by jo104
Luckily the buses are pretty reliable I hate it when they have weekend engineering works its so disruptive
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