Bond Street to Stratford, Three Ways

[@JagoHazzard]

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[@Thnsrd42]

@JagoHazzard Stratford has the most rail modes in the UK and possibly Europe!

[@ACELog]

@@Thnsrd42 Particularly if you stretch it to include HS1 at Stratford International (agreed it's a walk to get there) !

[@SIMONWINTER-m6d]

@@Thnsrd42 Just wait until the Croydon Tramlink reaches Stratford !!

[@AndreiTupolev]

I like how 🎅 waves just as you say your traditional "cheerio" signoff 😊

[@grassytramtracks]

Well in Paris there are four ways to get from Charles De Gaulle Étoile to Nation, metro lines 1, 2 and 6 and RER A. Basically all the history of the development of transport in Paris in the last 50 years has been easing congestion on lines 1 and 4 and relieving the lines you built to relieve those lines (hence the extension of RER E). RER A is the fastest, followed by line 1 and lined 2 and 6 take about the same amount of time but line 6 is just a shade slower. Line 6 is pretty nice though with a lot of it being above ground including right next to the Eiffel Tower. Line 1 is automatic so it's very reliable and it's fun when you have the view out of the front (or back)

[@tantaf123]

There’s nothing better to start my Sunday afternoon than watching the newest Jago video :D

[@johnbishop8324]

Merry Christmas Jago and thank you for the 2024 videos.

[@anzakaleem7932]

Around Christmas time in 2017, I was in London living around Stratford. I went back and forth between the two places multiple times and wondered the same. There was also a direct bus route as far as I remember that took two hours. 😅 And of course the liz line was there without the service running at the time. 😅

[@sem49]

There's 3 ways from King's Cross to Finsbury Park. Piccadilly, Victoria and National Rail.

[@Inverse_to_Chaos]

Good catch. Not as distant as Bond Street from Stratford, but I guess that qualifies.

[@DanBen07]

There are three routes from baking to West Ham: 2 tube lines that go the same way and National Rail c2c. 🤔

[@hashbrown1392]

By rail… the 4th way is the 259 bus, which is cheaper 😉

[@Wildcard71]

There are also connections on the map that don't count because lines are split.

[@quintuscrinis]

​@DanBen07 the challenge mentions avoiding services that run parallel on the same tracks. So doesn't count Otherwise we could say there are 4 routes from Baker Street to Paddington. Arguably there are 3 but the long way round the circle feels like a cheat answer no-one would seriously consider using. 😅

[@roberthuron9160]

Merry Christmas,and Happy New Year,Jago,and may the output of your videos,grow by leaps and bounds! Thank you,for the past year! Thank you 😇 😊!

[@ReubenCornell]

Loved your videos from 2024, and even way before that. Looking forward to more nerdy transport videos in 2025.

[@eddisstreet]

Until 1991 (pre both Jubilee Line Extension and the Elizabeth Line) the 25 bus ran from Victoria via Bond Street to Stratford and on to Ilford

[@Thnsrd42]

Yes, the route has had an on and off affair with serving Bond Street. It stopped 19 years after LT extended the route to Victoria in 1972.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

We do love it when you find new and creative ways of making videos.

[@General_Confusion]

If it wasn't complicated, we wouldn't have to rely on you to explain it Jago. So complicated is a good thing.

[@Roland-pw5xj]

Except when trying to find the right platform at Stratford.

[@itsjohndell]

Wishing you and yours a most Happy Christmas and New Year, Jago...enjoyed these past years and looking forward to your content in 2025!

[@jumpingjeffflash9946]

Just came back from London last Saturday, took the central line each day to and from Woodford from Tower Hill. There's 2 sections on that line that is extremely loud with squealing etc. that line seems to have seen better days too. Cool city, London and it's people were great.

[@pubwebmaster]

The Central Line doesn't go to Tower Hill!

[@jumpingjeffflash9946]

@@pubwebmaster No but the district line from tower hill got me to Mile End then I got on central line.

[@catinarage5538]

Cool city, but the Central Line is an oven.

[@quintuscrinis]

​@@jumpingjeffflash9946bank isn't that far from Tower Hill either. 😎

[@Tevildo]

If physical separation rather than line name counts, there are three routes from Euston to Stockwell - Victoria Line, Hampstead Tube (Northern Line, Charing Cross branch), and C&SLR (Northern Line, City branch).

[@sr6424]

Birmingham New Street to Wolves has 3 routes which doesn’t share tracks. The Stour Valley Live via Smethwick, the new route via Tame Bridge and the. Metro.

[@Wildcard71]

If I search for "Wolves", I get results for _Wolverhampton._ I suppose this isn't meant.

[@RichardWatt]

​@@Wildcard71Wolves = Wolverhampton from the shortened name of their football team.

[@jamiecapes2644]

Well timed shot, capturing a bus, a DLR, and a Jubilee line train.

[@TalesOfWar]

Something tells me he was waiting quite a while for that shot, or just got very, very lucky lol.

[@juliansadler6263]

And three ways from Bromley South to Victoria. And four ways from Victoria to Portsmouth Harbour (used to be six before the 1950s and still five until the 1970s). You can always have fun with a season ticket 'by any reasonable route'.

[@ds_e5202]

If we wanted to stretch our horizons beyond just London, I’m sure we could find more examples. For example, Portsmouth & Southsea to Clapham Junction has three different direct services. Via Basingstoke, Guildford or Horsham

[@jakeandrews-iz4wf]

Your videos are the videos about London to my exile from London.

[@Jeff-q4u]

13:58 SANTA!!🎅

[@Inverse_to_Chaos]

Even Saint Nick uses Stratford on a regular basis; it’s THAT useful of an interchange!

[@Jeff-q4u]

@Inverse_to_Chaos 🤣🤪

[@dougmorris2134]

Hello Jago, thank you for yet another highly interesting video. I noticed in the very last few seconds of the end of this video of an unusual connection at Stratford, on the opposite platform standing and giving a wave, minus reindeer and sleigh, that Santa Claus/Father Christmas is an occasional rail passenger. That’s a nice festive touch. Wishing you, and All, a Happy Christmas and a Very Merry New New Year 🎄🦌🎁🎁🎈🥂🍷🍻🍾🎄 Love - Peace and Happiness From Oxfordshire

[@markberg6197]

Bond Street has a thing with opening late after the rest of the line does with both the Liz line and central line

[@Keithbarber]

@@markberg6197 but at least it was open ready for when abbey wood services extended beyond paddington and shenfield services reached paddington

[@williamwinslow8807]

Have a merry Christmas Jago and happy new year when they come.

[@ricktownend9144]

Three direct routes Liverpool St to Paddington: Elizabeth (23min), H & City (28 min) and Circle (south side - north side you'd have to change at Edgware Rd) (28 min).

[@peedee2221]

Which was the quickest route? Guessing it was the Elizabeth Line.

[@Keithbarber]

@peedee2221 correct Elizabeth line is about 15 minutes average, central line 19 minutes, and jubilee line about 25 minutes Remember, these times are just typical *AVERAGES* with slight variations If i travel between stratford, which is close to where I live in London, and Liverpool Street/Tottenham court road/bond street, then it's 50/50 as to whether i take the central line/elizabeth line, but jubilee line is out of the running if I'm going to bond street

[@grassytramtracks]

​​@@Keithbarber I will never not take the Elizabeth line where it is an option, in fact I'll move mountains so I can incorporate the Elizabeth line into my journey. Okay, maybe not move mountains

[@Keithbarber]

If i am going to Bond Street for any given reason and elizabeth line is 4 minutes away and the central line is arriving, I take the central line as the journey tine is more or less equal in that respect

[@Wildcard71]

@@Keithbarber So the Jubilee Line also has to run fast.

[@Giustiziappenanata]

At Startford finding the 1st Jubilee Line Departing is a taboo! You arrive at the platform when the forse train departs and it departs without you! The Jubilee is my favourite, but whenever is possible i would always take a c2c or Greater Anglia/Southeasteen/Thameslink, for me they are “travel hacks”

[@f1oryan719]

Stratford to canary wharf, if you will, could be considered to be covered via the jubilee line, the elizabeth line and the dlr

[@Peter-mj6lz]

It's not a direct route with the Lizz Line though

[@Wildcard71]

@@Peter-mj6lz You're right. Stratford is on the Shenfield branch, but Canary Wharf on the Abbey Wood one.

[@blaynepereira1413]

11:30 Definitely paused and slowly played the video to try and play 'Spot Jago' as the Lizzie Line train entered the tunnel.

[@BulletNoseBetty]

I can see the ghostly appearance of a hand but that's it.

[@EngineerLewis]

The Three Kings of the road to Stratford I believe! Merry Christmas Jago and thanks for the video stories in 2024. 😁

[@davidpeters6536]

And Santa gives us a wave @ 13.57... Merry Christmas to all at the Hazard household and to all fellow viewers.

[@twixieshores]

13:58 that footage is either A) very recent, B) filmed in the previous 2 Decembers or 3) it was actually filmed in May, but Santa likes to go on holiday in East London. I choose to believe the latter

[@Maxo11x]

Kings cross/St Pancrass to Finsbury park is doable by national rail, Piccadilly and victoria lines

[@Vile_Entity_3545]

Love your videos. No fuss just good interesting information.

[@JonPrentice]

Hey Jago, have you considered a video on bits of railway/infrastructure you wish existed around London? An overground station at Brixton? An interchange between Weaver and Windrush at Shoreditch High Street? Extension of the DLR from Stratford international to Walthamstow?

[@BlaegeFlannel]

A cool coincidence elsewhere is Kings Cross St Pancras to Hammersmith (either Circle/H&C or Piccadilly) both routes have 12 intermediate stops.

[@chrisrand5185]

Despite the Elizabeth Line, Fenchurch Street never did get its underground station (if you discount Tower Hill).

[@thisis_mudchute]

canary wharf to woolwich has a light rail (assuming you can change at poplar), a heavy rail (elizabeth line) and a boat

[@katrinabryce]

Finsbury Park to Kings Cross / St Pancras maybe? Piccadilly line or Victoria line on the underground. Great Northern or Thameslink to the upstairs platforms at Kings Cross - that is one option on the same tracks but different trains Thameslink to St Pancras downstairs platforms

[@f1oryan719]

Was about to write just that

[@quintuscrinis]

@katrinabryce great spot. Would be interested to know the time differences between the options. You could also add Paddington to Liverpool Street or Embankment (Circle both ways and then the Elizabeth or Bakerloo lines respectively).

[@katrinabryce]

@@quintuscrinis Victoria - 5 mins Piccadilly - 7 mins Thameslink from St Pancras downstairs - 7 mins Thameslink or Great Northern from Kings Cross upstairs - 5 or 6 mins No 259 bus - 20 mins

[@J.Bliszko]

Now I've learned your upload routine, I'm aiming to be in the first 1k viewers...

[@SIMONWINTER-m6d]

It's generally a competition to see who can be first !!

[@grahamstubbs4962]

Or one might simply summon a hansom cab. 'My man, take me back to Bond Street with the ultimate despatch.' That sort of thing.

[@john1703]

Was there once a plan for Channel Tunnel trains to stop at Stratford (International)?

[@kennylikestrains]

i love the elizabeth line

[@erwallace1]

13:33 Liverpool Street to Stratford of course, but I wouldn’t be sure about whether that counts. In future, there could potentially also be Canary Wharf and Stratford, with the existing DLR and Jubilee lines routes, and the potential Thameslink 2/Crossrail 3. Always Stratford! Actually, now I’ve thought about that, could you please do a video on the Thameslink 2/Crossrail 3 scheme? Ashley Rabot has already made one, but it was 4 years ago, and things have changed since then, and doesn’t go into a lot of detail. Thanks Jago😊

[@pubwebmaster]

I'm sure it's a deliberate error to drive engagement, but the Northern & Eastern Railway was not merged with the GER until 1902. It was, however, leased to and operated by the ECR from 1844.

[@AlphaBee6]

I suspect that Liverpool Street to Shepherd's Bush or King's Cross St Pancras to Hammersmith don't count since the Circle and H&C share the same track? One National Rail sort-of-equivalent that comes to mind is between London Bridge and Dartford - three lines via Woolwich, Bexleyheath and Bexley. They are all Southeastern services (though the Woolwich loop is semi-shared with Thameslink).

[@MelanieRuck-dq5uo]

I always thought that the Fleet Line was created as a rival to the Atlan Tean.

[@SIMONWINTER-m6d]

That's really very good !!

[@MelanieRuck-dq5uo]

@SIMONWINTER-m6d I do my best Simon!

[@fosterfuchs]

Delayed opening because of the sprinkler systems. Quite reminiscent of Berlin Brandenburg Airport.

[@sjTHEfirst]

How about a video on how they get the adverts on the far wall. Or a history of adverts in the underground.

[@peterdawson2645]

I once tried to change to the Central Line at Stratford while rather drunk. Although a non-Londoner, I'm fairly confident on the Tube, but I needed to ask a passer by for help. Who turned out to have been at the same football match as me earlier. Long story.

[@thomasburke2683]

I trust you both supported the same team, or he might have misdirected you.

[@quintuscrinis]

Paddington to Liverpool Street (via Elizabeth and voth ways round the circle) Paddington to Embankment (bakerloo and both ways round the cicrle). Or does that violate the 3 separate (not shared tracks) rule. More importantly, thank you for the brilliant and fascinating videos you produce and best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.

[@SIMONWINTER-m6d]

Did you know that Mr.Selfridge actually started tunnelling from his shop to Bond Street station and a court order had to be served to stop him. And you all thought Al Fyed was bad !!

[@AFCManUk]

Jago, any idea why the brand new section of Northern Line into Battersea Power Station is SOOOOO noisy?? I literally had to cover my ears between Kennington and BPS. I'm pretty sure that the screeching hits decibel levels that are dangerous to health, it's that bad.

[@JagoHazzard]

No, but it’s an interesting question and you’re not the first to ask. Maybe there’s a video in it…

[@apolloc.vermouth5672]

Bit whiffy between Nine Elms and Kennington too.

[@officialmcdeath]

The tracks either side of the new southbound platform at Bank roar like nobody's business \m/

[@BulletNoseBetty]

So, Santa takes the Elizabeth Line which was built to relieve pressure on the Central Line, but also to relieve pressure on his reindeer.

[@isashax]

If you find Stratford confusing... imagine me! 😂 Merry Christmas, Jago! And all the best for 2025!🎉❤

[@johnhaines4163]

I was Design Manager for the Concourse at Stratford (not the Jubilee Line platforms) that opened in 1999. I find the place confusing.

[@isashax]

@johnhaines4163 hahahaha! That says it all!

[@highpath4776]

If that present Bright Spark as minister for communities and local development is all for scrapping the Green Belt will we get the Denham Extention of the Central Line and its Epping extension restored ? Along with the Northern Heights and Northern Line route to Bushey- even Watford (might need a new car maintenance depot at say, Aldenham area), along with the SWTrains Chessington to Leatherhead route ?

[@neuralwarp]

I used to get bored when I worked in London. I went home Old Street to Gidea Park by every possible route.

[@AndreiTupolev]

Me, I'd still pick the Jubilee line. Awesome stations and the trains sound cool

[@MichaelCampin]

Stratford used to have a shunting yard but my grandfather was killed there when his engine was hit during WWII

[@thomasburke2683]

Michael Campin, Sorry to hear that. He gave his life for the railway as well as the war effort. YOU CAN RIGHTLY BE PROUD OF HIM.

[@highpath4776]

Another YT vid asked was the Elizabeth Line worth it , which I havent answered there yet, but there are crudely three west-east cross london routes going through Zone 1. One is the New Road / City Road northern route of the Metropolitan Railway connecting many of the Main Line Railway Stations, Starting at Paddington and Ending at Liverpool Street, usefully a bus like the 205 could cover this above groung. Likewise the Oxford Street / New Oxford Street, Holborn. Bank Liverpool Street, a bus route like the 25 or similar could cover this kind of journey with the Central Line doing the original route and the Elizabeth the faster connection . The southern route is more complex owing to the bends in the river thames, and advantage of tunneling has never really taken much of a north bank / south bank weave that might actually have some use, so communities historically were not connected leaving the Metropolitan District Route running Paddington - Kensington - Victoria - Cannon Street - Tower Hill then onto Aldgate (east) as the line connecting the southern main line stations. But what was / is missing is the idea of HS2 and where to end it, to me I feel it should have tunnelled from Old Oak Common onto Paddington / Marylebone (one station) to Euston Kings Cross (one station) then onto the east london interchange that is Canary Wharf - Thamesmead/ Abbey Wood (one station)- Ebbsfleet to HS1 to provide more useful, and fast, connections. this would mean no need for big external stations as most places in london are within easy reach of those calling points, and takes some relief off the Elizabeth Line which is already overcrowded. In building the present HS 2 and Elizabeth Line some connecttions and times for west london and the west of england have been compromised with loss of some direct locals out of Paddington via Ealing Broadway to Greenford which could have run onto the East West rail line or Aylesbury

[@jasonmfalconer]

Epic vid. Still blows my mind going on the Elizabeth line. Uncle of mine was a driver there for 20+years.

[@xoneqraft]

driver where?

[@johnmurray8428]

Seasons greetings. Could I suggest Kings Cross to Finsbury Park, National Rail, Victoria Line and Piccadilly Line?

[@brettpalfrey4665]

Another good 'un, Jago! But which route is the quickest? Have a Happy Xmas and I await more of your Tales next year!

[@mccabesmemorials]

There were 6 ways to get from a London to Northern Ireland Irelands 7 if you count Londonderry. Heathrow to Belfast, Gatwick to Belfast, Luton to Belfast, Stanstead to Belfast, Southend to Belfast and London City to Belfast City. I’ve been all ways except Eglinton.

[@birdbrain4445]

You know, off the top of my head I can't actually think of another case of '3 direct routes from one station to another', not counting the shared routes of the sub-surface lines. I suppose stations like King's Cross St. Pancras, one of the other London termini, Bank or Ealing Broadway would be the obvious candidates due the multitude of connections each of those stations have, but none jump out at me necessarily. I love that the Elizabeth line's Bond Street entrance is on the street where the Central Line station was supposed to go but didn't in the end lol - one of those interesting historical echoes you get from time to time. I also love that the three routes to get from Bond Street to Stratford represent 3 very different eras of transport in London, as you noted. Having options is good, as you note - cost-obsessed politicians would see it as wasteful redundancy but I prefer to see it as backups to make a system more robust. Personally when I'm heading to Stratford it's either the classic 'bus, train, Jubilee Line' or the almost as classic 'bus, DLR'. Funny that those two represent quite similar eras of transport in their way. Great video!

[@Mkbw50]

KG/SP to Finsbury Park has four ways: Great Northern, Thameslink, Victoria, Piccadilly. There are shared bits of the Bakerloo and Mildmay that also have some Southern services like Wembley Central and Harrow & Wealdstone too. Add buses and the amount shoots up massively of course

[@quintuscrinis]

@birdbrain4445 Paddington to Liverpool Street or Embankment (assuming you allow the opposite directions around the circle to count?)

[@birdbrain4445]

​@@Mkbw50 Oh yeah I did see stuff like that. I guess for me - and this is subjective - I was also not trying to look at journeys that were sometimes just one stop down the line (well it's more than that in this case for the Tube, but not for NR services.) To me that's sorta trivial - a journey like Bond Street to Stratford is quite a bit more substantial. Fair point though yeah.

[@birdbrain4445]

​@@quintuscrinis Aah yeah, interesting point. Honestly I don't know if I would count that necessarily but hey you can if you want. As I say, I was also not really counting the sub-surface lines sharing tracks like that. For the example in the video, the three routes are entirely different and I find that more interesting and in the spirit of things.

[@quintuscrinis]

@birdbrain4445 yeah, I'm not sure if either would count as it's technically two options on the same line, but figured I should suggest it as they don't pass through any of the same stations on the journey. 😅

[@roberthuron9160]

Now for an extra pun,or two! Where does 007,go for spy tools? Bond Street,and James Radio Shop,of course!

[@marioavossa]

My friend who lives near Stratford tells me that getting to Stratford from where I work on the overground is a festival of cancellations and delays almost on a daily basis. I have no idea what the hell is going on with it. So they have to go round the houses and takes over an hour to get home.

[@appelscha23]

If London had invested earlier in proper and consisted cycle infrastructure, then the strain on the Underground would be much less

[@cmw3737]

4:05 A line from Bishopsgate to Liverpool Street? What is this line you speak of? Isn't that within walking distance or is there some other far away Bishopsgate?

[@telhudson863]

Bishopsgate was the original terminus that was just far enough from the City to be inconvenient. They built a new station at Liverpool Street and added a bit more railway. Bishopsgate became a goods depot.

[@caw25sha]

​@@telhudson863About half of the old Bishopsgate Station still exists and looks like something between a derelict station and an archaeological site. The south side is the long stretch of ancient brickwork next to the tracks a few hundred yards outside Liverpool St Station. The north side is now the modern concrete box of Shoreditch Station.

[@mh6944]

Why are there no direct Elizabeth Line trains from Shenfield to Reading?

[@Keithbarber]

This may have been in the original plans, but I believe shenfield-heathrow was deemed more practical as it provides direct services to a more practical destination

[@highpath4776]

Its an easy change , and Abbey Wood is a bit closer so saves some driver time

[@AndreiTupolev]

4:36Be honest, how many takes did it take to say "Fairlop loop" correctly?

[@theleedsbusdriver]

Thanks for video

[@tonys1636]

Wonder if Bond Street will get a temporary name change to 007 Street when the new James Bond and film is announced. Temporary name changes seem to be the in thing with TfL at the moment for publicity.

[@psytoolkit]

If you come from the East via Greater Anglia and want to switch from overground to the jubilee line, you should not forget to sign in for the underground with your Oyster or bank card. But where do you actually do this? There are no barriers between the overground and Jubilee platforms.

[@AlphaBee6]

You don't really need to - you'd have bought a connecting paper ticket that let's you travel any Underground service. These can be read by the gates via a slot at the end of your journey. There are interchange points for Oyster cards at Platforms 1&2, but they're for London Overground (Mildmay).

[@SamSitar]

how do you navigate stratford station without getting lost?

[@stickynorth]

Nice to have transit redundancy in case of delays...

[@habs249]

'sometimes the creative process is a straight line' hehehe

[@thryduulf]

Euston to Stockwell can be done by three different routes, albeit with rather less contrast than Bond Street to Stratford. King's Cross St Pancras to Finsbury Park has three routes also, but whether you count that depends on your definitions. Paddington to Farringdon can be done by Elizabeth line, H&C via King's Cross and Circle line via Victoria. Similarly Notting Hill Gate to Liverpool Street used to have three different direct routes counting different ways around the Circle. Canary Wharf to Stratford has three very different routes (if you allow changing trains at Whitechapel to count) Stretching definitions somewhat (and probably too far), the Elizabeth line, DLR and Thames Clippers offer three routes from Canary Wharf to Woolwich Moving further afield there are three routes between Clapham Junction and Portsmouth and four between Edinburgh and Glasgow

[@Wildcard71]

Off topic: I think the Elizabeth Line should be extended to Southend Victoria and Southminster.

[@RobertThomas-io5jn]

I know it's a short journey, but Liverpool Street to Stratford has Central, Elizabeth and National Rail

[@neilbain8736]

7:58 There's definite symbolism going on there. Vampires beware. There's a lot of transport history in these routes. It's all very physical.There's tangible stuff to ponder on as you walk though one station. There were all the companies' shennanigans of the past too. But, up north at another major transport hub on the Clyde there once there were something like 40 steamers across many companies' fleets with multifarious routes serving dozens of piers and vibrant ruinous competition and expansion. There's a few piers still in use. But the past is entirely ephemeral now. What you see is empty. When they went, the routes left no trace, just water. (Landward of course, there's lots of transport history and archaeology!).

[@keithwesley2471]

Three different lines, three different building contracts too! I guess their is a Sanity Claus in there somewhere?

[@trickydicky90]

I stopped believing in Sanity Clause when I was 5. ;)

[@SIMONWINTER-m6d]

​@@trickydicky90The Marx brothers are alive and well I see.

[@neilforbes416]

8:50 Was Canary Wharf built on the *cheep?* 😁

[@apolloc.vermouth5672]

I'd love to see an episode on the Monty Python whodunnit spoof 'It Happened On The 11.20 From Hainault'. Always wondered whether they based it on genuine timetables!

[@peteking8063]

King’s Cross to Hammersmith is 3 lines too

[@danielrolfe-doyle8341]

So when I’m going from Stanmore to Epping you suggest I change at Bond Street rather than Stratford?

[@crabtonia]

Thank you dear boy...your Underground/Overground revelations are a continuing joy...thank you from a former London resident ('63 to '71)...dgp

[@MrDeadhead1952]

Why do the central line, jubilee line and Elizabeth line station maps you show not include any indication that there is an interchange between them?

[@garycook5071]

The Central Line pops up at Stratford and then immediately vanishes down again

[@SIMONWINTER-m6d]

For convenient National Rail interchange.

[@ricktownend9144]

Incredible foresight by the New Works people to plan cross-platform interchanges there (Central-Mainline Rail) and at Mile End (Central-District/Met). Must have saved trillions of person-hours over the years, well justifying the cost. I gather the Elizabeth line planners hated it, though - put them to a lot of trouble having to plan for crowd control: what they really wanted was to rebuild the Central line into new tunnel platforms with miles of walkways between, which they would have described as 'for passenger convenience' ...

[@iancarr8682]

What happened with the end of the 2d fare, and when? Iimagine the change would have been popular!

[@Tevildo]

July 1907 - the fare was increased to 3d for journeys of more than seven stations. Still a competitive price - there are no records of civil disturbance in London at the time, at least.

[@Inverse_to_Chaos]

I cannot think of any other direct connections with three separate routes in London. Edit: One comment mentioned King’s X to Finsbury Park: Great Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria.

[@DanBen07]

I found this but I'm not sure it counts: West Ham has two tube lines that go the same way and National Rail c2c. Liverpool Street to Stratford there are up to two National Rail operators, Elizabeth line and one tube line. Paddington to Liverpool Street has the Elizabeth line/the Circle Line in two different directions/ Hammersmith & city Line. I'm not sure there are three different routes between East Croydon and London Bridge on Southern also 1 Thameslink route. Not sure there are 3 southern routes from West Croydon to London Bridge.

[@groundbreaker69]

I return from taking the Elizabeth line and the jubilee line to see this

[@haich_9085]

This may be cheating, but there's three ways to get from South Kensington to Hammersmith direct. Piccadilly westbound, district westbound or circle eastbound to go all the way via Monument, King's Cross and Paddington.

[@DMD691]

So what are the time differences between the three different routes?

[@Tevildo]

According to TFL: Central Line - 21 mins Jubilee Line - 26 mins Elizabeth Line - 16 mins.

[@Georgehillier2014]

Jubilee Line Central Line Elizabeth Line Did it before the Video

[@conradknightsocksknight1590]

But which way is the quickest ?

[@ianthomson9363]

I was going to ask that question. I'd guess it's the Elizabeth line- fewer stops.

[@Tevildo]

According to the TfL website: Elizabeth Line - 16 mins Central Line - 21 mins Jubilee Line - 26 mins.

[@MrPsychomonkey]

Kings cross St pancreas to Finsbury park?

[@grahamtaylor6317]

Albeit there is no such street as Bond Street!

[@JagoHazzard]

True! One of the great oddities of London.

[@SIMONWINTER-m6d]

Did you know there is no Lower Regent Street either. The street from Piccadilly heading south is just Regent street.

[@Tevildo]

Neither is there a Marlborough Street, the Monopoly board notwithstanding.

[@DavidNewmanDr]

Since there is a New Bond Street, was there once an old one? (I realise old maps of London feature on a different KZbin channel.)

[@grahamtaylor6317]

@@DavidNewmanDrthere are both a New Bond Street and an Old Bond Street.

[@Eddyspeeder]

This video argues that there are three ways for getting to Stratford from Bond Street. That is, in fact, incorrect. There are three direct ways to get out of Stratford for Bond Street.

[@dawmeenick]

and the 2024 pedant award goes to...

[@shaunsiz.itsbetterbytube2858]

There's Allways one

[@crabtonia]

Get over yourself!!

[@prathamgautam6673]

In first 30sec of the video he says "directly"

[@SampleTracks2224]

Nope, the argument stands. It's only pedantry when you actually get it right

[@tallthinkev]

Which is the quickest, or cheapest or most comfortable? Another video?

[@thisis_mudchute]

quickest: elizabeth line cheapest: all of then most comfortable: depends, elizabeth line for normal people and either elizabeth line or jubilee line for train fans

[@brunosdaddogwalker9529]

As i understand it Stratford and Stratford International are two separate stations ...... why?