![]() Instead of providing station-by-station information, or even details for each line, Southeastern has managed to baffle commuters, failing the challenge at the first hurdle. The prize of a decent station is a brilliant one – but the price is those trains to Charing Cross. Instead, the news was bundled out as part of a mixed bag of information about the Thameslink Programme, the larger scheme which will see a rebuilt London Bridge station accommodate frequent trains to both north and south London. (It’s supposed to have a “fantastic new bar” soon, you know.)īut no. Posters up and down the Greenwich line, months in advance, extolling the virtues of Cannon Street station, the new seven-day-a-week terminal. I thought there might be a decent-sized publicity campaign. Then as this changed, and this website developed, it became old news – old news that was never talked about. I never really took much notice of what was in the local press because I never saw it. Back in 2008, I never really thought about diving headfirst into local news issues. And look, here’s a “stay of execution” for Greenwich line trains from November 2010. Here’s another reference from .uk in December 2009. (See page 112 of this document.) 853 wasn’t running then, but it got a mention on this website six years ago. This has been known about since March 2008, when Network Rail published its catchily-titled South London Route Utilisation Study. After 23.56, the direct connection from the West End to Greenwich will be no more. Just before midnight tonight, the last train from Charing Cross to Deptford, Greenwich, Maze Hill and Westcombe Park will be just that. It’s the biggest change to happen to south-east London’s railways for decades. Bye, then… no more Greenwich line trains from Charing Cross from this weekend. ![]()
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