The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 9 and Version 8 of Silverlink Barking Line

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== Line 0 == == Line 0 ==
Nicknamed the GOBLIN (<b>Go</b>spel <b>O</b>ak to <B>B</b>arking <B>Lin</b>e), the Silverlink metro service that runs between [[Gospel Oak Station]] and [[Barking station]] is occasionally a useful line. Besides its two ends, the only other interchange it has is with the [[Victoria Line]] at [[Blackhorse Road Station]]. The route:
 Nicknamed the GOBLIN (<b>Go</b>spel <b>O</b>ak to <B>B</b>arking <B>Lin</b>e), the Silverlink metro service that runs between [[Gospel Oak Station]] and [[Barking station]] is occasionally a useful line. Besides its two ends, the only other interchange it has is with the [[Victoria Line]] at [[Blackhorse Road Station]].
== Line 2 == == Line 2 ==
* '''[[Gospel Oak Station|Gospel Oak]]'''
* '''[[Upper Holloway Station|Upper Holloway]]'''
* '''[[Crouch Hill Station|Crouch Hill]]'''
* '''[[Haringay Green Lanes Station|Haringay Green Lanes]]'''
* '''[[South Tottenham Station|South Tottenham]]'''
* '''[[Blackhorse Road Station|Blackhorse Road]]'''
* '''[[Walthamstow Queens Road Station|Walthamstow Queens Road]]'''
* '''[[Leyton Midland Road Station|Leyton Midland Road]]'''
* '''[[Leytonstone High Road Station|Leytonstone High Road]]'''
* '''[[Wanstead Park Station|Wanstead Park]]'''
* '''[[Woodgrange Park Station|Woodgrange Park]]'''
* '''[[Barking Station|Barking]]'''
 The experience of waiting for trains on this line can be a frustrating and unpleasant one. [[Leyton Midland Station]] and [[Leytonstone High Road Station]] are barely stations at all, being platforms on either side of the rail viaduct. There are no staff and a single timetable on each platform. Every now and then you may hear a crackly announcement that a train has been delayed. The "shelters" barely provide any shelter, because the sides are made of steel sheeting with round holes in - presumably because glass or perspex sheets would be prey to vandalism. As a result, whilst rain may not fall on your head you will still be extremely cold in the winter because you're high up and not protected from the wind at all.
== Line 15 ==
The experience of waiting for trains on this line can be a frustrating and unpleasant one. [[Leyton Midland Station]] and [[Leytonstone High Road Station]] are barely stations at all and are better described as platforms on either side of the rail viaduct. There are no staff and a single timetable on each platform. Every now and then you may hear a crackly announcement that a train has been delayed. The "shelters" barely provide any shelter, because the sides are made of steel sheeting with round holes in - presumably because glass or perspex sheets would be prey to vandalism. As a result, whilst rain may not fall on your head you will still be extremely cold in the winter because you're high up and not protected from the wind at all. Whilst you shiver you can look at the plastic flowers in the hanging baskets.
== Line 32 ==
category='Rail'
== Line 39 ==
locale='Barking,Crouch Hill,Gospel Oak,Leyton,Leytonstone,Tottenham,Walthamstow,Wanstead'

Nicknamed the GOBLIN (Gospel Oak to Barking Line), the Silverlink metro service that runs between Gospel Oak Station and Barking station is occasionally a useful line. Besides its two ends, the only other interchange it has is with the Victoria Line at Blackhorse Road Station.

The experience of waiting for trains on this line can be a frustrating and unpleasant one. Leyton Midland Station and Leytonstone High Road Station are barely stations at all, being platforms on either side of the rail viaduct. There are no staff and a single timetable on each platform. Every now and then you may hear a crackly announcement that a train has been delayed. The "shelters" barely provide any shelter, because the sides are made of steel sheeting with round holes in - presumably because glass or perspex sheets would be prey to vandalism. As a result, whilst rain may not fall on your head you will still be extremely cold in the winter because you're high up and not protected from the wind at all.

The service itself is a diesel, noisy but otherwise pleasant, two car train, connecting parts of East London that are probably grateful for the link. The train has a toilet on it, unlike the Silverlink North London Line. Apocryphally, there are only four trains on the whole line(!), so if something goes wrong with one of them you can expect extended delays.

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Comments

This was handy for me to reach a party at AlexMcLintock's place in Leytonstone from Acton, with the Central Line being out of action. --IvorW

A nice feature is the almost total absence of ads. Oh, and you buy tickets on the train. --Roger Wernersson


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