Now you can go all the way south on the East London line without a change at Dalston. Great for those rainy days.
Get on the carriage right at the base of the stairs to beat the rush of people when you arrive at highbury and islington station.
Broadway Market (open Saturdays) is about a ten minute walk from here along the canal.
The most usefully located on the new ELL extension stations.
This station has elevators between the platforms and the street. Choose between that or a million and one stairs!
The train tunnel that links Wapping to Rotherhithe station was built in the 1820’s by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his father. At one point it was pedestrianised and housed a thriving market.
If your change is not accepted when topping up your oyster, try specifying the amount you wish to top up rather than choosing 'other amount'. Works every time :-)
Take the overground from here to Canada Water Station, if your too lazy to walk all that way for the tube!
Now the East London line goes all the way to Highbury and Islington
London Overground now running North every 7-8 mins to Dalston Junction. Or every 15mins to Crystal Palace and every 15mins to West Croydon going South.
The mosiac of pink japanesey flowers on the new steps leading up to the ticket office is suprisingly rather pretty...
I love it when the unconvincing robot voice personally apologises for a delayed train. The future: we are in it!
It's best to wait mid way down the London bound platform as some trains don't stop near to the platform entrance.
Penge West is Penge's 2nd station, but it now has more trains per hour than nearby Penge East.
When it rains, everybody huddles in the tiny shelter on the platform.
Big station in need of major refurbishment. Lots of fast Southern trains from here to London Bridge as well as the Overground.
Going Victoria? Train cancelled or delayed? Get tram to East Croydon takes about 5mins and there are faster trains running about every 10mins!
Mark the station well over 100years old and listed to hell and back so unfort no escalaltors but there will be new lifts added, as it is Overground has made the station a lot better then it was and a
