The West London Line Group (WLLG) was set up in
November 2004, to represent rail passengers and other organisations
interested in the use of stations along the West London Line corridor.
The Group’s primary aim is to seek a credible, robust and passenger-friendly
set of rail services on the West London Line.
| 12 December
09 |
Latest Flyer
This Flyer reviews the significant
developments over the past 15 months. Details of the WLL
timetable
changes from Monday 14 December are shown together with
Christmas and New Year services from London
Overground and
Southern.
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| 27 September
09 |
Imperial Wharf Station
The new station at Imperial
Wharf welcomed its first passengers on Sunday 27th September
2009.
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| 7 August
09 |
Latest flyer
This flyer welcomes the first of the new
Class 378 trains operated by London Overground which entered
service on 29 July. The Group also reports on the campaigns
to improve the service to passengers.
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| 24 June
09 |
10 years on from opening
of National Rail Platforms at West Brompton
WLLG has issued proposals
for developments for the
West London Line for the next decade.
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| 28 May
09 |
Earl's Court Festival
The Festival this year runs from 20th June to 19th July
2009. Further details are being updated frequently on
their website. Link will open a new window in
your browser.
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| 22 May
09 |
Latest Flyers
These Flyers summarise
details of changes in the peak
cross-Clapham services and in direct services
from Milton Keynes and West and South London via the West
London Line
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| 19 Apr
09 |
Latest Flyer
This Flyer provides
details of the improved services commencing 20 April between
the West London Line and South London in the morning and
evening peaks
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| 21 Mar
09 |
Latest Flyers
This Flyer provides
details of the improved services between the West London
Line and South
London in the morning
peak and in evenings.
This Flyer provides details of the
new direct services between Milton Keynes, Bletchley,
Leighton Buzzard, Tring, Hemel Hempstead, and
West and South London via the West London Line |
| 23 Feb
09 |
Visit of the Rail Minister,
The Lord Adonis to West London Line on 19 February 2009
The WLLG was delighted to host Lord Adonis, the Minister
for Rail, on a visit to the West London Line and to brief
him on the
many issues being faced by its users. Read the
Press Release.
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| 16 Feb
09 |
Commencement of service
to/from Milton
Keynes
Stations between Watford Junction and Milton Keynes, as
on the map [right] are now being served by the Southern
service.
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| 26 Jan
09 |
Delay in extension of service
to and from Milton Keynes
It has been brought to the attention of the Group that
the extension of the Southern service from East Croydon
to and from Milton Keynes will delayed until at least 9th
February.
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| 18 Dec
08 |
Latest
Newsletter
The December Newsletter contains details of the new timetable,
including the restoration of services from Milton Keynes
(from 26 January
2009), the
withdrawal of the Cross-Country service via the West London
line, the opening of new and refurbished Shepherd's Bush
Stations,
together with a summary of new activities
Latest Flyer
This flyer provides details of the improved morning
peak cross-Clapham services serving all stations to/from
East Croydon. |
| 12 Dec
08 |
Revised Southern timetable
(14 December 2009)
From 14 December, through
services between the West London Line, Gatwick Airport and
Brighton are withdrawn. Monday to Saturday services will
now run hourly
with NEW timings, and between Clapham Junction <-> East
Croydon will call at all stations. Gatwick-Brighton passengers
may
change at
either Clapham Junction (steep, narrow stairs) or East Croydon
(no-step subway or overbridge). From 26 January 2009, the
Monday-Saturday service will be extended
to Milton
Keynes.
See the map on
the right for the stations served. |
| 26 Sept08 |
Welcoming the opening of the new Shepherd's Bush WLL station
this latest Flyer
includes brief details of major new rail travel opportunities
through the opening of the new station, PLUS a timetable
of good news for the WLL passengers through to December 2010
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| 08 July 08 |
Welcoming the opening of the new Shepherd's Bush
WLL station in October, the proposed restoration of the link
to Milton Keynes by January, news about a new station at
Imperial
Wharf and maps of services and interconnections for passengers
travelling to/from the north, the south and the south west,
using the WLL and avoiding Zone 1, this latest Newsletter
also includes brief details
of
new
trains
on London
Overground,
AND details
of
the Earls
Court Festival (6-20 July) including the Little
Red Train running on Sunday 20th
July in Brompton Cemetery.
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| 27 April
08 |
This flyer contains an update to the latest timetable
changes and includes details of how passengers at the new
Mitcham Eastfields station
can
join
the WLL services at Balham.
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| 2 April
08 |
The WLLG expresses a number of concerns about
the proposed cessation of the cross-Clapham services [the
incomplete answers to Parliamentary questions, the 28% increase
in passenger traffic in 18 months, conflicts of Government
policies, the undermining of passenger safety and potentials
for non-compliance with Disability Discimination primary
legislation, and the undermining of transport links for the
West london venues for the 2012 Olympics]. The Group has
included a list of new developmenst in the West london corridor
that are significant generators of passenger demand for the
West London Line services.
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| 12 Dec
07 |
These highlight the
improvements to the WLL services following timetable changes
from Monday 10th December on Overground and Southern services.
These include extra morning peak service for Wembley Central,
improved
service
between
the
WLL and South London stations in the morning and evening
peaks, and the extra weekday morning services from Clapham
Junction
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| 10 Nov
07 |
Welcoming the new London Overground network and detailing
the benefits to WLL passengers, the Newsletter continues
the campaign for retention of the cross-Clapham West
London line services |
| 6 Nov
07 |
The WLLG has responded to Southern's timetable proposals
from December 2008 as part of their draft Brighton Main Line
RUS Consultation.
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| 26 Oct
07 |
The WLLG has responded to Network Rail as part of their
South London RUS Consultation.
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| 22 Oct 07 |
See the WLLG Flyer summarising improved peak train times
from Monday 10th December
2007
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| 08 Aug 07 |
Including details of how the cross-Clapham West London line
services are once again under threat despite the rapid increase
in demand for the Watford-Brighton service
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| 7 May 07 |
See the WLLG Flyers detailing the
new 0747 service from East Croydon to West Brompton and Kensington
Olympia and the augmented weekday morning peak northbound
service between Clapham Junction, West Brompton and Kensington
Olympia
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| 24 Mar 07 |
An innovative rail link Heathrow-Ebbsfleet via the West London
Line
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| 6 Mar 07 |
Including details of the new service improvements from 21st
May 2007 with improved cross-Clapham Junction services in
the weekday morning peak from East Croydon to Kensington Olympia
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| 9 Jan 07 |
New London zonal fares were introduced on 2 January 2007
on Silverlink and Southern services to and from West Brompton.
WLLG has issued a pamphlet describing the benefits to passengers,
where some fares are now reduced whilst others remain unchanged
from the 2006 fare structure.
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| 23 Nov 06 |
Posters about travelling locally or farther afield from your
local station to or via Kensington Olympia and West Brompton
stations, avoiding inconvenient journey changes and more expensive
fares via Central London
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| 23 Nov 06 |
See the poster about travelling direct on the West London
Line to destinations in South London, including Balham for
same-platform interchange to a range of other South London
destinations as well as connections from and to stations on
the Northern Line.These recently-introduced journey opportunities
are already benefiting many commuters......
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| 13 Nov 06 |
Read the WLLG's response to the BML RUS Consultation document
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