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Advice needed for anyone that travels to Marylebone on the Chiltern Line

nightsky224
nightsky224 Posts: 909 Forumite
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My nan needs to go to a hosp appointment near Marylebone. Unfortunately its at 9am,
She lives in Wembley so as far as I can see the best way is to go from Wembley Stadium Station to Marylebone but it will be at about 7/8ish and as its the last stop before Marylebone I am worried that it will be too busy for her.


Does anyone travel on it?
Recently married and loving it x

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  • notakid
    notakid Posts: 10,362 Forumite
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    It will be busy but what about booking assistance for her? http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/disabled_passengers.aspx
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  • Jeff_Bridges_hair
    Jeff_Bridges_hair Posts: 6,330 Forumite
    Have you thought about using the number 18 bus instead?
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  • nightsky224
    nightsky224 Posts: 909 Forumite
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    Jeff_Bridges_hair wrote: »
    Have you thought about using the number 18 bus instead?

    Hi Thank you, she has now made the journey and it went well. It was busy but not rammed and she was able to get a seat.


    She took the no 18 before when she first went on her own, it took an hour though during the day. So we were worried how bad it would be at 9am.


    It was really quick, took 1/2hr total to get to Wembley station, take the train and then walk to the hosp.
    Recently married and loving it x
  • Skimble
    Skimble Posts: 3 Newbie
    notakid wrote: »
    It will be busy but what about booking assistance for her?

    A good idea in theory, but one with two fairly major flaws:
    1. Wembley Stadium station is unstaffed, except when a major event is taking place.
    2. Booking assistance does not guarantee a seat, nor will it make one magically appear on a train that is already full!
    Having said that, Chiltern are usually fairly good at matching capacity to demand.
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