Silver Link London?

Question

I have been property hunting for a house in london, the estate agent has told me room mate that their is an underground/overground train which runs from the west to the east quicker than the tube. which would mean that we could aford a better place west as it involves less comuting.

i am unable to find mcuh information about this on the website, can you shed any light on the situation please?

thanks

Answer 1

It's confusing since privatisation: train companies change their names and the logos and colours at an incredible rate.

Silverlink, north of London, is now Midland, but the Silverlink Metro is now the London Overground.

"North London Line was added to the Tube map in 1977. While run by British Rail line, and later by Silverlink, it was shown in British Rail/National Rail colours, although its appearance was intermittent, being omitted from some map editions over the years. In November 2007 it was taken over by London Overground and changed to an orange double stripe. The semi-orbital route originally ran from Richmond to Broad Street, then Richmond to North Woolwich; today the line runs from Richmond to Stratford. The service frequency is less than the Underground and many of the stations do not connect directly with the Underground.

The West London Line, Watford DC Line and Gospel Oak-Barking line (former British Rail/Silverlink lines) were all added to the standard tube map in 2007 when they were taken over by London Overground (along with the North London line), and all are shown as an orange double stripe. "

A useful set of lines *if* they connect to where your job is going to be, but they loop north of the centre, so you have to see what the connections with the underground are (not excellent).  For the the former Docklands area, interchange at Stratford is going to be the key, but that's no help if you want to buy in West London depending, again, on exactly where your job is.



Map and source of map options below.

Answer 2

All your national rail answers can be found on the following train website

www.nationalrail.co.uk

Good luck!

www.iamlondoner.com

Answer 3

Hi,

The Silverlink is now called the London Overground, but the name only changed about 6 months ago so loads of people still call it the Silverlink! It is shown on the standard tube map, as a white line with an orange border:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/S...

The main line runs around from Richmond in the West to Stratford in the East, and it runs every 15mins in the peak hours then every 20-30mins late at night or on Sundays. There are extra branches through Watford, Willesden Junction, Euston, Barking and Clapham Junction, and an extension in East London is currently being built. You can find the timetable here:



http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/6391...

It's quite reliable, but can get busy and delayed at evening rush hour (5-6.30ish especially). It connects really well with the tube for other locations.

Answer 4

I know of a silverlink train station at silvertown in the east London area, but it's not a very nice area - at the moment - it's going through major re-developing, good place to buy.