Zone 1 meltdown

[snoggle]

Looks like the TCR / Holborn area has gone bezerk as TfL have just tweeted the following.

Buses that serve Tottenham Court Road, Goodge Street and Holborn areas are subject to delays of up to sixty minutes due to heavy congestion.

Route 8 has reduced service, 1 in 4 buses serving whole route. Rest will start/terminate at Holborn or Bank. LU accepting bus tix in Zone 1

Route 25 has reduced service, 1 in 4 buses serving whole route. Rest will start/terminate at Holborn or Bank. LU accepting bus tix in Zone 1

Route 55 has reduced service, 1 in 4 buses serving whole route. Rest will start/terminate at Holborn. LU accepting bus tix in Zone 1

Route 73 is on diversion via Portland Place and Euston Road due to delays. LU accepting bus tix in Zone 1.

Due to the delays in Central London London Underground are accepting bus tickets in Zone 1, explain to station staff & they let you through.

I don't understand how the last one works because buses don't give out tickets any more. I suppose they could let someone with a bus and tram pass through but how do they handle people with non Z1 T/Cards that would normally use the bus but are instructed to use the tube? Would LU people really let you on the system for free?

While delays at TCR are not new it is unusual for TfL to tweet about such severe cuts to services although operators have part curtailed routes in the past.

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The situation seems to have calmed down now. All 8's are going the full route in both directions. Only a few 55's terminating at Bank though some are terminating at Clerkenwell Green. Roughly half of all 25's are terminating at Bank or Holborn but the 25 is an exception to just about anything.

[Deleted]

TfL are responsible for roadworks and they are really messing up zone 1 at the moment. Quite a regular thing now for them to tweet things like this.

[sid]

Oct 1, 2014 16:11:49 GMT snoggle said:

Looks like the TCR / Holborn area has gone bezerk as TfL have just tweeted the following.

Buses that serve Tottenham Court Road, Goodge Street and Holborn areas are subject to delays of up to sixty minutes due to heavy congestion.

Route 8 has reduced service, 1 in 4 buses serving whole route. Rest will start/terminate at Holborn or Bank. LU accepting bus tix in Zone 1

Route 25 has reduced service, 1 in 4 buses serving whole route. Rest will start/terminate at Holborn or Bank. LU accepting bus tix in Zone 1

Route 55 has reduced service, 1 in 4 buses serving whole route. Rest will start/terminate at Holborn. LU accepting bus tix in Zone 1

Route 73 is on diversion via Portland Place and Euston Road due to delays. LU accepting bus tix in Zone 1.

Due to the delays in Central London London Underground are accepting bus tickets in Zone 1, explain to station staff & they let you through.

I don't understand how the last one works because buses don't give out tickets any more. I suppose they could let someone with a bus and tram pass through but how do they handle people with non Z1 T/Cards that would normally use the bus but are instructed to use the tube? Would LU people really let you on the system for free?

While delays at TCR are not new it is unusual for TfL to tweet about such severe cuts to services although operators have part curtailed routes in the past.

In my experience when LU are accepting bus tickets then barrier staff will allow you through with any ticket that is valid for bus travel.

[Swadbus]

Oct 1, 2014 16:11:49 GMT snoggle said:

Looks like the TCR / Holborn area has gone bezerk as TfL have just tweeted the following.

Buses that serve Tottenham Court Road, Goodge Street and Holborn areas are subject to delays of up to sixty minutes due to heavy congestion.

Route 8 has reduced service, 1 in 4 buses serving whole route. Rest will start/terminate at Holborn or Bank. LU accepting bus tix in Zone 1

Route 25 has reduced service, 1 in 4 buses serving whole route. Rest will start/terminate at Holborn or Bank. LU accepting bus tix in Zone 1

Route 55 has reduced service, 1 in 4 buses serving whole route. Rest will start/terminate at Holborn. LU accepting bus tix in Zone 1

Route 73 is on diversion via Portland Place and Euston Road due to delays. LU accepting bus tix in Zone 1.

Due to the delays in Central London London Underground are accepting bus tickets in Zone 1, explain to station staff & they let you through.

I don't understand how the last one works because buses don't give out tickets any more. I suppose they could let someone with a bus and tram pass through but how do they handle people with non Z1 T/Cards that would normally use the bus but are instructed to use the tube? Would LU people really let you on the system for free?

While delays at TCR are not new it is unusual for TfL to tweet about such severe cuts to services although operators have part curtailed routes in the past.

These are the agreed and preplanned contingency service level reductions for the ongoing cross rail works during excessive traffic problems.

[snoggle]

Oct 9, 2014 7:23:22 GMT Swadbus said:

Oct 1, 2014 16:11:49 GMT snoggle said:

While delays at TCR are not new it is unusual for TfL to tweet about such severe cuts to services although operators have part curtailed routes in the past.

These are the agreed and preplanned contingency service level reductions for the ongoing cross rail works during excessive traffic problems.

Oh sure. I haven't been in to the centre for a while but surely the Crossrail works haven't suddenly grabbed more roadspace at TCR? Is it other roadworks or problems nearby that, in combination with the TCR restrictions, cause such big delays to the buses?

[Swadbus]

It's a combination of numerous issues.

[snowman]

The Tottenham Court Road works should start to ease soon, in December one lane Northbound of Charing Cross Road (original alignment) reopens.

www.tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/tottenham-court-road

In 2015 the Central line platforms will be shut, but some of the new entrances (the ones near Centre point) will open, so the hoarded off area will gradually be reopened