tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post5492832644757913109..comments2024-01-11T17:05:24.759+00:00Comments on Lurking about SE11: Possibility of rezoning Kennington tube from Zone 1 to Zone 2 - any progress?SE11 Lurkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01727961781290615066noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post-31253507518591322932010-03-11T15:16:21.550+00:002010-03-11T15:16:21.550+00:00Zoning is arbitrary and, sadly, benefits the wealt...Zoning is arbitrary and, sadly, benefits the wealthy. If you look at a tub map the north and west of London have the majority of tube stations. <br /><br />If distances are measured from Charing Cross (as is historical) it is silly to place Notting Hill Gate in Zones 1&2 while Kennington is is zone 2.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13073765783988542849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post-83819289976028309882010-03-11T14:05:32.558+00:002010-03-11T14:05:32.558+00:00Anna, great question. I'm not sure if I can g...Anna, great question. I'm not sure if I can give as good an answer as a true London transport geek, but here goes...<br /><br />A journey from Elephant and Castle (Zone 1) to Kings Cross (Zone 1) currently costs £4.00 (cash) or £1.80 (Oyster) at any time.<br /><br />A journey from Kennington (Zone 2) to Kings Cross (Zone 1) currently costs £4.00 (cash) or £1.80 (Oyster), <b>but only at non-peak times</b>. At peak times, a journey from Kennington (Zone 2) to Kings Cross (Zone 1) will cost £4.00 by cash, but crucially £2.30 at peak times (Monday to Friday from 0630 to 0930 and from 1600 to 1900).<br /><br />The difference in price appears to be 50p per journey from Zone 2 to Zone 1.SE11 Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883634895974771036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post-32957993919866643422010-03-11T13:39:48.346+00:002010-03-11T13:39:48.346+00:00p.s. I should add that I am in favour of Kenningto...p.s. I should add that I am in favour of Kennington going into Zone 1, but just curious on what the actual benefits are, other than it being the right thing to do!Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post-34081896475960690802010-03-11T13:39:03.914+00:002010-03-11T13:39:03.914+00:00I know that you used to be able to get a Zone 1 tr...I know that you used to be able to get a Zone 1 travel card... but that seems no longer to be the case. Other than the point anonymous says about the "technically going from zone 1 to 1 via zone 2", what are the actual savings from Kennington being in Zone 1?Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post-26957729246424711422010-03-11T12:33:12.005+00:002010-03-11T12:33:12.005+00:00Anonymous (1), I don't dispute that there is a...Anonymous (1), I don't dispute that there is a degree of political posturing going on. Indeed, I don't hold out much hope for rezoning... But I am interested in keeping politicians accountable. If you agree to petition the Mayor about some issue or other, I want to see evidence of how you do it, when you do it and what happened.<br /><br />Anonymous (2), that's an interesting point. Wikipedia (although I don't give it much authority) seems to imply that the journey you suggest, actually is acceptable on an overground ticket. I suppose I could call TFL to check.SE11 Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883634895974771036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post-75870514671652271302010-03-11T12:26:28.658+00:002010-03-11T12:26:28.658+00:00Agree completely.
If you need to travel south on ...Agree completely.<br /><br />If you need to travel south on the Northern line Bank branch, in order to get back North on the Northern line City Branch, say from Borough over to Waterloo (without silly changes), you are technically going from zone 1 to zone 1 via zone 2. In which case you would be breaking the law if caught on the train changing at Kennington should you only have a zone one ticket. I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post-75090142742495836122010-03-11T12:25:50.713+00:002010-03-11T12:25:50.713+00:00we're in a recession. It isn't going to h...we're in a recession. It isn't going to happen. It's just political posturingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com