From a timetabling perspective, does anyone know why Chiltern Railways choose to provide an all day service to Sudbury Hill Harrow rather than Sudbury and Harrow Road? If they only agree to stop at one of the two stations I’m intrigued as to why it’s that way around.
Is there something about the line speed for passing trains that makes it less of a time penalty to call at Sudbury Hill Harrow, or is it to provide interchange with the Piccadilly line (Sudbury Hill counts as an OSI for Oyster/Contactless whereas Town does not)?
I’ve always found it a bit unusual given that Sudbury and Harrow Road is more central for the area and is located on perhaps what you could call the High Street or centre of the suburb. It’s also further away from the Underground (400m vs 160m). The housing density around Harrow Road is also much higher; there is a massive development of flats right next to the station whereas Sudbury Hill is largely lower rise flats or suburban houses. This probably leads to the next point, despite only having 4 trains into London in the am peak and 4 leaving, versus Sudbury Hill Harrow having 15/16 trains each way all throughout the day on weekdays, Harrow Road has over half the customer numbers.
Is there something about the line speed for passing trains that makes it less of a time penalty to call at Sudbury Hill Harrow, or is it to provide interchange with the Piccadilly line (Sudbury Hill counts as an OSI for Oyster/Contactless whereas Town does not)?
I’ve always found it a bit unusual given that Sudbury and Harrow Road is more central for the area and is located on perhaps what you could call the High Street or centre of the suburb. It’s also further away from the Underground (400m vs 160m). The housing density around Harrow Road is also much higher; there is a massive development of flats right next to the station whereas Sudbury Hill is largely lower rise flats or suburban houses. This probably leads to the next point, despite only having 4 trains into London in the am peak and 4 leaving, versus Sudbury Hill Harrow having 15/16 trains each way all throughout the day on weekdays, Harrow Road has over half the customer numbers.