We get to meet regularly with staff from Transport for London, Southeastern and local bus operators. The next meeting is on 9th December, and we’ve got another week or so to submit questions.
So far, I’m planning to ask questions on:
- Whether Southeastern and/or Network Rail have considered bringing the blocked-up ramps at Hither Green Station back into use to allow easier access to platforms we currently have to cross bridges to get to
- Whether Southeastern will introduce more ticket machines (or ticket-selling staff) at Lee Station to cut down on queues at peak times
If anyone has any other transport-related questions, please do let me have them (either by email or using the comments facility below) by Wednesday 19th November.
November 20th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
These are the questions I ended up with – will post the answers on this site when I get them (9th December or there-abouts):
- When the N171 was re-routed away from Hither Green in 2006, TFL gave a commitment that provision of a night bus to Hither Green would be kept under review. Is there any prospect of a service being provided?
- When will stops be installed at the agreed locations on route 273?
- Can we have an update on the plan to develop a ‘transport interchange’ at the front of Hither Green Staion (Staplehurst Road side)
- A number of people have asked me whether the closed-off ramps at Hither Green Station can be brought back into use. These would allow step-free access from platforms 2, 3 and 6. This would be particularly helpful to those with buggies and prams and would also relieve congestion over the bridge from platform 6 to platform 5 in the evening peak.
- Will Southeastern introduce more ticket machines (or ticket selling staff) at Lee Station to cut queues at peak times?
- Residents have asked whether indicator boards could be installed at the bottom of the ramp leading to Hither Green Station and at the bottom of the hill at Lee Station. This would be particularly useful when there are cancellations or delays – meaning passengers can make alternative travel arrangements or choose how to spend the time delay.
- Will Southeastern be installing rain covers over the bike racks outside Hither Green as per those at Lee?
September 27th, 2009 at 8:49 am
Extend every other bus on route 202 Crystal Palace to Blackheath Royal Standard to North Greenwich Station (02 Arena). Or re-introduce route 306 which used to run alongside route 202 between Crystal Palace to Balckheath Royal Standard.
Route 306 could operate between Bell Green (Sainsburys SavaCentre) and North Greenwich Station (02 Arena) via Catford, Brownhill Road, Lee, Lee Green, Blackheath Village, Blackheath Royal Standard, Greenwich Peninsula (Sainsburys), Millenuim Village, North Greenwich Station (02 Arena). Allow route 202 Crystal Palace to Blackheath Royal Standard to continue to operate at present.