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[Tommy2holes]

Just tweeted our sponsors. Be great to have some football specials going from Southend to wembley.

Be a lot easier too!?

 

[* ORM *]

Think avoiding Euston to Wembley would be most people's best bet, Oldham will be coming into Euston so trains will be rammed to and from. Bakerloo gives us another option. Best thing is to allow time etc for journey

Bizarrely trains from Manchester Piccadilly to Euston aren’t setting down at Watford Junction on June 1st, unless common sense prevails. TfL’s engineering PDF doesn’t seem to be working so if the Lioness line is open anywhere between Watford Junction and Wembley might be the answer (and for ease of getting away afterwards, similar to Stanmore if Jubilee line was open). I’ll be keeping a keen eye on this option. Even the freaking timetable isn’t coming up!

 

[Bazza the dog]

C2C-Southend to Stratford (45 mins)

Crossrail- Stratford- Paddington (15-20 mjns)

Bakerloo line- Paddington to Wembley Central (30 mins)

Hardly the end of the world journey.

 

[cerbera45]

I dont see the connection tbh?

Neither does TFL apparently ;-)

 

[Fairport]

C2C-Southend to Stratford (45 mins)

Crossrail- Stratford- Paddington (15-20 mjns)

Bakerloo line- Paddington to Wembley Central (30 mins)

Hardly the end of the world journey.

Good luck with getting on the Bakerloo Line at Paddington. It will be completely full up with Shrimpers who got on earlier at Waterloo and Embankment

 

[DCC]

One set of fans will be celebrating in the ground for at least an extra hour.

True - after Wycombe there was no problem getting the tube after. All the Wycombe fans had long gone. Same with any cup final with a winner and a loser. It’s not like an England game where you’ve got the whole stadium leaving at once.

 

[Maldon Blues]

True - after Wycombe there was no problem getting the tube after. All the Wycombe fans had long gone. Same with any cup final with a winner and a loser. It’s not like an England game where you’ve got the whole stadium leaving at once.

I recall walking past a long queue for Wembley Stadium station some time after the game, as most of them would've gone from there direct to Wycombe!

 

[Beefy]

The best way I can see, is London Liverpool Street to Baker Street, walk to Marylebone station catch Chiltern train to Wembley stadium station. This seems by far the easiest route.

It's a very easy route usually. How easy it'll be with a lot more people using it because of the other line being out is anyone's guess.

 

[* ORM *]

Bizarrely trains from Manchester Piccadilly to Euston aren’t setting down at Watford Junction on June 1st, unless common sense prevails. TfL’s engineering PDF doesn’t seem to be working so if the Lioness line is open anywhere between Watford Junction and Wembley might be the answer (and for ease of getting away afterwards, similar to Stanmore if Jubilee line was open). I’ll be keeping a keen eye on this option. Even the freaking timetable isn’t coming up!

Ok TFL now working. No engineering on that line so either Harrow and Wealdstone or Kenton works for me. On street parking a challenge for the former. For the latter, south of Kenton road public car parks to the limit of the Wembley match day zone is free parking in addition to any on street parking. To be honest I walk a minimum of 8 miles a day. That’s almost certainly going to be my option but the Lioness line might work for others.

 

[DCC]

It's a very easy route usually. How easy it'll be with a lot more people using it because of the other line being out is anyone's guess.

Yes, looks ok. They’re running 6 trains an hour, journey is 9 minutes. If they stick on long trains it should work well.

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

The travel will be absolutely fine. I don't know why lots of people are going over board with this. Even when Wembley Park is open, it's always rammed, so it won't be any different to normal, just a different station and may take 20 mins longer. Who cares?

Plus, this isn't a home game. Yet we are travelling significantly less distance and at a much lesser cost than the Oldham fans. We should just be appreciative of that. Fans don't mind going all over the country for a league game, getting 3 or 4 trains and taking hours to get there, so why should it be different for this game?

It will all be fine.

 

[Supernaut]

What's the parking situation like around Wembley?

Restricted to residents only on events days I believe. Last few times I've been I've paid to park on a driveway a 10 minute walk away.

 

[* ORM *]

Restricted to residents only on events days I believe. Last few times I've been I've paid to park on a driveway a 10 minute walk away.

Correct, there’s an event zone map on Brent counciL website but they are blocking HK (because they think it is China!). I’ve seen written text elsewhere but you’re better goggling Brent website directy. Somewhere north of that match day zone and Kenton station (south of Kenton road as north of it is Harrow council) for free parking (where no other restrictions are indicated) including any public car parks.

 

[Bazza the dog]

Good luck with getting on the Bakerloo Line at Paddington. It will be completely full up with Shrimpers who got on earlier at Waterloo and Embankment

I am sure everyone will be fine, even if some of us have to stand up for a full 25 minutes it's not going to kill us.

The Discussing on this site, just because one or two parts of the network is closed is actually laughable, especially when there are other ways to get to Wembley.

 

[crypto]

BBC News - Southend v Oldham final: Wembley Park Tube station to close - BBC News

Southend v Oldham final: Wembley Park Tube station to close

Transport for London apologises to football fans affected by planned engineering works.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[DundeeShrimper]

They’ve surely got to consider rescheduling the maintenance. They’re asking for trouble confining a crowd as large as this one will be to that amount of public transport

Given TfL and Network Rail love doing engineering works on weekends, the answer will be no.

 

[Holy Joe]

These works will have been scheduled for ages and will be difficult to move. TBH it's not that that is ****ing me off - it's the consequent restriction on ticket numbers and the absurd linking of higher numbers to coach travel. Humans are ingenious people, they will find a way around the travel restrictions using alternative means. Just notify us of the line closures and we'll cope - all 25k to 30k of us and whatever Oldham bring.

It happens at other stadiums with worse transport links. It happens when there are unscheduled transport issues. We'll be fine just let us get on with it

 

[defender05]

I understand that the works would have been planned in advance but the final date has been know since the before the season started so hats no excuse.

A plan should have already been in place by the league depending who made the final.

 

[londonblue]

Given TfL and Network Rail love doing engineering works on weekends, the answer will be no.

Isn't there a match at Wembley the day before that isn't affected? If that's the case then it implies the engineering works start on the day of our match. Surely they can delay them one more day? I know it's not that easy and these things are planned months in advance, but any project manager worth his/her salt can work around that.

 

[Jack_23]

Isn't there a match at Wembley the day before that isn't affected? If that's the case then it implies the engineering works start on the day of our match. Surely they can delay them one more day? I know it's not that easy and these things are planned months in advance, but any project manager worth his/her salt can work around that.

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