Ely Railway Station

[spotit3]

I will br
E travelling to the airport and have to change trains at Ely. Th train I get off stops at platform 2 and I then have to get to platform 3b to catch the connecting train. There is only 5 minutes between the two trains. Does anyone know if platform 3b at Ely is far from Platform 2 and could I make it in 5 minutes?

[jno]

2 and 3 appear to be next to each otehr

http://www.nationalra...ions/ely/details.html

All the same, you wouldn't want your first train to be six minutes late.

[jno]

sorry - you can click on "Station map" at the bottom of that page

[Buenchico]

I know Ely well. There's no problem connecting there.

Platform 3b is just part of Platform 3, which is on the other side of the same platform 'island' that Platform 2 is on:
http://www.nationalra.../plan.html?rtnloc=ELY

Chris

[spotit3]

Thanks so much, jno and Buenchico. Didn't think anyone would answer it in this section so reposted it in Chatterbank.

[Maydup]

I know Ely too and am reasonably confident that the connecting train will wait for you (within reason and for a minute or two)

You could at thetford station for an assisted transfer too.

Have you had a good visit to Norfolk Spotit? I'm over on the Norfolk broads and wish I could have made the sun shine for you while you were here!

[spotit3]

Buenchico, just had a look at your link. Does this mean I just have to walk a short distance? Is it up the steep ramp they mention.

[spotit3]

Thanks, Maidup, I have had a lovely visit. I was over seeing family and had a great time. So nice to see them again.

[mike11111]

"All the same, you wouldn't want your first train to be six minutes late."

A very good point. When I worked for National Rail Enquiries in the days before ATOC decided that workers in Indian call centres could provide a much better service than I ever could, I always made a point of offering the customer the choice of an earlier connecting train, especially when flights were involved, for that very reason.

[jno]

no, they're just the two sides of the same platform, I think. Looks as if you may have to stroll 10 feet or so.

[Buenchico]

There are no ramps.

The train in the picture is on Platform 2. Platform 3 is on the left:
http://s0.geograph.or.../1624699_8d65b267.jpg

[jno]

okay, 20 feet!

[mike11111]

20 feet? Tut tut, JNO, surely you mean 6 and and a bit metres! (Can't do the maths).

[spotit3]

The feet will do me fine. I am a tad old for metres so have just stuck with feet and inches!

[spotit3]

Your picture makes it very plain, Buenchico. Many thanks.

[spotit3]

Just to let you know I got my connecting train to airport OK and am now home and in my own cosy bed again! Many thanks once more for all your help.

[jno]

yay! AB to the rescue!