Trivia: Shortest terminating service from a London Terminal

[Gathursty]

The Caledonian Sleeper takes you the furthest from London. Where does the shortest service from London terminate? Train services only thanks.

 

[Ianno87]

The Caledonian Sleeper takes you the furthest from London. Where does the shortest service from London terminate? Train services only thanks.

Kentish Town?

 

[rg177]

There's services in the evenings that only run from King's Cross to Finsbury Park.

There's two tonight at 2335 and 2350.

 

[greatkingrat]

Paddington - Greenford is 9m01c and is probably the shortest regular service (ignoring circular routes).

There used to be some Liverpool Street - Ilford peak workings (7m29c) but these no longer run.

 

[physics34]

There is a London Bridge to Tulse Hill service on weekday morning and there may have been the odd London Bridge to South Bermondsey football special.

 

[greaterwest]

There is a London Bridge to Tulse Hill service on weekday morning and there may have been the odd London Bridge to South Bermondsey football special.

For reference, this is 6 miles and 6 chains.

 

[steamybrian]

Waterloo to the Bank..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[30907]

Were there any Cannon St-London Br workings before the works started? There was an offpeak shuttle a few years back.
Blackfriars or Victoria to Herne Hill would have been the next shortest on the SR.

 

[sonic2009]

Moorgate to Finsbury Park?

 

[cm39275]

Surely Marylebone to Wembley stadium during events at Wembley arena/stadium would be one. For example http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/S54652/2016/06/18/advanced

 

[Gerard92]

There are Hither Green to London Charing Cross & London Cannon Street during early morning

 

[Cherry_Picker]

Waterloo to Waterloo.

 

[greaterwest]

Waterloo to Waterloo.

via Syon Lane

forget that little detail, did you?

 

[theageofthetra]

Bromley North to Grove Park. Well it's in London & a terminal! Also Waterloo & City?

 

[hwl]

2H64 0810 Beckenham Junction to Tulse Hill 5m 34ch

 

[tsr]

Whilst it's technically the wrong way round...

2R01 0456 Balham - London Victoria was once just in passenger service from Clapham Junction, IIRC. I know there certainly used to be a Clapham Junction - London Victoria service around that time, as recently as about 3 or 4 months ago, but that appears to have disappeared, and seems to start back at Balham now. I think the headcode and timings are the same from Clapham Jn. The logic was that the stock (5R01) could be sent from Selhurst Depot via Norwood Junction or Selhurst and so it was only practical to start it at one or the other, rather than further towards Croydon. Likewise its staff stop at Battersea Park has never been advertised to enable it to use the Battersea Reversible avoider instead (where crew knowledge permits, which isn't exactly always the case nowadays...).

 

[Clansman]

Paddington to West Ruislip, "The Parliamentary"?

 

[Cambus731]

What about the trains that went from Cannon Street to Charing Cross during engineering works? When I did one on a Sunday to clear the curve, I was astonished at how packed it was.

 

[DarloRich]

Waterloo - Bank surely. That's about 5 yards.

 

[backontrack]

via Syon Lane

forget that little detail, did you?

Looks like Cherry_Picker was cherry-picking.

 

[JamesRowden]

The Caledonian Sleeper takes you the furthest from London. Where does the shortest service from London terminate? Train services only thanks.

The question doesn't seem to state that the service must originate from the London Terminal. As a result there are many short journies allowed:

London Bridge to Cannon Street
Liverpool Street to Aldgate
Paddington to Edgware Road
Cannon Street to Tower Hill