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Railway Operations during the Olympics: London Bridge

London Bridge was expected to be one of the busiest, if not the busiest, London station during the Olympics as it not only serves the lines to the venues at Greenwich Park and North Greenwich, but also the Olympic Park via the Jubilee Line. Therefore there were extensive arrangements.

There was no access to the main line station from Tooley Street There was no access to the main line station from Tooley Street, though the entrance to the tube station was open.
Signs and Olympic Hosts (in pink hi-vis jackets) direct passengers to Tooley Street Signs and Olympic Hosts (in pink hi-vis jackets) direct passengers to Tooley Street for the Underground or Station Approach for the main line station.
A temporary departure screen and other directions in the station approach road A temporary departure screen and other directions in the station approach road.
Attempted early segregation of passengers for the through and terminal platforms Attempted early segregation of passengers for the through and terminal platforms.
Passengers for Greenwich, Charlton and Woolwich are directed via the subway off the station approach road Passengers for Greenwich, Charlton and Woolwich are directed via the subway off the station approach road, which is temporarily restricted to accessing platforms 1 & 2
The new forecourt to London Bridge station The new forecourt to London Bridge station provided space for more queuing, and a screen was provided so that passengers could watch Olympic events while they waited.  The base of the "Shard" is to the right
Unused queue lines inside the station Once inside the station, a further long wait could be possible.  In fact there was very little queuing reported.
The main concourse The normal entrance to the South Eastern platforms was only used for exiting.  Passengers catching a train accessed the platforms from the main concourse via platform 8 and the footbridge.