Njengawo wonke amadolobha amakhulu, kunezikhathi ezihamba phambili zokuhamba kwiphubhu ukuthi kufanele uzame ukugwema ngempela. Lezi zikhathi lapho umgibeli weLondon ehlehla indlela yakhe engenaweni yokugcina encane esitimeleni bese echitha uhambo ngekhala labo elinyathelwe emgqeni womunye umgibeli. Ngakho-ke, akufanele kunconywe.
Ihora 'lokuphumula' ekuseni lihamba phakathi kuka-7: 30 ekuseni no-9: 30 ekuseni kanti isikhathi sokuhlwa kusihlwa phakathi kuka-4: 40 ntambama no-6: 30 ntambama.
Kodwa lokho kuphela ingxenye yendaba;
- Imigqa ehamba ngezindawo ezithandwayo zokuvakasha nezokuzijabulisa - i-Piccadilly, eNyakatho ne-Central Lines - hlala umatasa kuyo yonke intambama
- Umzila we-Piccadilly uhlala umatasa kuze kube ngu-8 ntambama njengoba abantu bebangena eWest End zokudlela, amaqembu kanye namahholo esibucayi futhi kunesinye isikhathi, ihora elincane lokushisa lapho amaseshini eseduzane - emva kuka-11 ntambama
- Uma ungathandi izitimela ezigcwele, ikakhulukazi ugweme amahora ajwayelekile okugijima emigqeni ehamba ngezindawo ezinkulu zokuthenga ze-Knightsbridge ne-Oxford Street - imigqa ye-Piccadilly nephakathi. Ezinsukwini eziningi, izitolo eziseduze cishe ngesikhathi esifanayo nabantu beshiya amahhovisi abo. Iphakheji elongeziwe lephakheji lithengise abathengi emithwalweni evamile we-9 kuya ku-5'ers ingenakubekezelelwa.
Kodwa Izinombolo Zithini?
Akuningi empeleni. Ukuthutha kweLondon kuyisiqhwaga ngokudiliza izinombolo ngomugqa. I-Metric City, ingalo yomagazini i-New Statesman eyayihamba lapho yenza inombolo ethile ye-crunching esekelwe ngosuku olusanda kuvela (kusukela ngombiko wezi-2012, ngakho hhayi okwakamuva).
Bafinyelele esiphethweni sokuthi iVictoria Line iyona enhle kakhulu eLondon. Kodwa uma ungewona umgibeli, kungani ungasondela eduze ne-Victoria Line? Ngaphandle kwezimiso ezintathu phakathi komugqa - uVictoria, iGreen Park no-Oxford Circus - cishe akukho ndawo ezithakazelisayo izivakashi ezingasetshenziswa nezinye imigqa.
Ekugcineni, kufikela emibonweni yomuntu kanye nezintandokazi zakhe. Buza noma yiliphi iLondon futhi baqinisekile ukukutshela ukuthi umugqa wabo ugcwele kakhulu phakathi nehora lokugijima. Futhi uma impumu yakho ingamasentimitha amathathu ukusuka kwenye i-strap-hangers oxter noma emihlanu, ingabe yenza ngempela umehluko omkhulu?
Ukwenza iRush Hour Tube Ukuhamba Kulula
Uma kufanele uhambe eLondon Underground ngehora lokugijima - futhi ngokushesha noma kamuva, izivakashi eziningi eLondon zenza - kunezinto ezimbalwa ongazenza ukuze wenze ukuphila kwakho kube lula:
- Thenga ikhadi le-Oyster - Ama-Oyster amakhadi asetshenziselwa zonke izinhlobo zokuthutha zomphakathi nasezindaweni ezizungezile eLondon - Ngaphansi komhlaba, e-Overground nezinye izinsizakalo zesitimela eLondon namadlelo ayo, amabhasi (okungeke athathe imali) kanye nezikebhe zokuhamba ngomfula iThames. Thenga ikhadi lakho kusuka kumshini wetikiti eLondon bese uyikhokhela ngekheshi noma ikhadi lakho lesikweletu kumshini ofanayo. Yenza lokhu ngemuva kokuthi ufike ukuzisebenzisa ngokunemba kokuphela kwekhadi lokubuyisela imali. Ikhadi libiza ama-£ 5 angabuyiselwa kumshini wetikiti, kanye nanoma yiziphi izimali ezitholakalayo ekhadini, uma usuka eLondon.Amakhadi athengwe kusengaphambili, e-intanethi, abuye abuyiselwe ngaleyo ndlela. Ngaphandle kokukusindisa imali eningi - okuyinto enye isihloko - nje ukukwazi ukungena ngaphandle kokuma emshinini wamathikithi (noma i-e-tikiti eyingqayizivele yehhovisi lesikiti) ngesikhathi sokuphumula igcina isikhathi esiningi.
- Futhi nasi isiphakamiso: Khokha ikhadi lakho ngesikweletu uma kwenzeka usondele esiteshini, noma ngabe awuhlezi ukuhamba ngaleso sikhathi. Ngezikhathi eziphuthumayo, azikho imigqa emishini yethikithi.
- Sebenzisa ukukhokha okungaxhunywanga nabo - Uma unesikweletu esingenakuxhumana noma ikhadi lesikweletu, ungayisebenzisa ngendlela efanayo ne-Oyster Card bese ugcine isikhathi ngaleyo ndlela. Izinkokhelo zezinkokhelo ezingenakuxhumana nazo ziyafana nekhadi le-Oyster kwabakhileyo base-UK. Kodwa uma uvakashela eLondon evela phesheya, qaphela. Ungagcina isikhathi kodwa uzodingeka ukhokhele amashaji okushintshanisa angaphandle kwamakhadi akho ekhaya - ngakho-ke le ndlela ikhiphe ngempela izivakashi ezivela kwenye indawo e-UK.
- Yilungele futhi uqaphele - Ukulibaziseka kokuhamba emisebenzini yobuchwepheshe, ukwehluleka kwesignali kanye nesinye isikhathi, "umuntu ongenhla," angakha amahora amancane okugijima. Zonke iziteshi zase-London Underground zifaka izimpawu, nsuku zonke - kufaka phakathi izaziso eziseduze - mayelana nokuvalwa kwesiteshi, imisebenzi yobunjiniyela nezinye izinkinga. Yeka ukuwafunda ukuze ukwazi ukuhlela imizila engafanele ngaphambi kwesikhathi uma kunesidingo (e-London Underground cishe njalo umzila ohlukile).
- Iya ekupheleni kwamapulatifomu - Lena indlela elula yokunciphisa ukuvezwa kwakho ekuqhekezeni ihora lokushisa. Iningi labantu lihlangana nxazonke emapulatifomu esiteshini, noma yikuphi lapho izitebhisi noma izitebhisi ziqeda abagibeli bawo. Uma uhamba waya ekugcineni kwesiteji uzothola amakamelo ngokuvamile angaphansi. Yenza lokhu noma ngabe kusho ukulahlekelwa isitimela noma ezimbili. Ngesikhathi sehora lokuphuthuma, kuzohlale kukhona omunye phakathi kwamaminithi ambalwa nje.
Izindlela Zokuthutha Zomphakathi
Uma ngabe ungathandi ukubhekana nezixuku zehora eligijima futhi kufanele uhambe ngaleso sikhathi sosuku, kunezinye izindlela ezimbalwa:
- Thatha ibhasi laseLondon - amabhasi abomvu eLondon ukuze ugijime ngesikhathi esisheshayo futhi, kodwa umehluko wukuthi banqunyelwe ngokomthetho kwinani labagibeli abemi abangayithatha. Umshayeli, ogcina izinombolo zezinombolo, ngeke nje avumele abagibeli abaningi ukuba bahambe uma ibhasi ligcwele kakhulu. Lokhu kungasho ukuthi e-Central London kungadingeka ukuthi ubuke ibhasi elilodwa noma amabili lihamba ngaphandle kokuma. Kodwa futhi kusho ukuthi awuyikuchotshozwa ngokumelene nomfokazi. Futhi amabhasi ahamba ezindleleni ezikhethekile, ngakho-ke abathintekile kakhulu yizimoto zokuhamba ngehora.
- I-Hop emkhunjini wezokuthutha - eLondon manje inamasevisi e-Riverbus eceleni kweThames enendlela enhle kakhulu yokuhamba nokuthi ungakhokha nge-Oyster Card yakho. Njengamabhasi, izikebhe zilinganiselwe ngokomthetho ngenani labagibeli abangakwazi ukuthwala. Babo abahamba ngezinyawo zokugibela ezindaweni eziyinhloko yonke emfuleni - iWestminster Pier, eduze nePhalamende; eduze neLondon Eye e-Southbank, yi-Tate Gallery nokunye. Hlola izitobhi zabo ukuze ubone ukuthi omunye wabo angase abe lula ekuhambeni okuhamba lapho ufuna ukuya khona.
- Ngena ku-Bike Yakho - eLondon kwakuyidolobha lesibili emhlabeni, ngemva kweParis, ukuze kube nomsebenzi wokuqasha ibhayisikili. Okwamanje kuthiwa yi-Santander Bikes - ebhange elibaxhasi, kodwa ungamangazi uma abantu bendawo bebabiza ngokuthi amabhayisikili e-Barclay noma amabhayisikili e-Boris - wonke ama-nicknames amabhayisikili omthwalo osindayo abhekene neziteshi zomgwaqo kuwo wonke amadolobha. Uzodinga ikhadi lesikweletu ozisebenzisayo esikrinini sokuthinta esiteshini sokuqhubela umjikelezo. Asikho isidingo sokubhuka kusengaphambili - nakuba ngezikhathi ezimatasa ungase uvakashele isiteshi esingaphezu kwesisodwa sokuthola ibhayisikili (ungakhathazeki, akuzona lezo zinto ezikude kakhulu). Uma usuqedile umjikelezo, umane ulibuyisele esiteshini sokukhokha futhi ikhadi lakho lesikweletu lizokhokhiswa isikhathi esasilisebenzisile - okungenzeka sibe ngu-£ 2. Thola okungaphezulu mayelana nohlelo lomjikelezo waseLondon nokuthi ungayisebenzisa kanjani, lapha. Kodwa uqaphele ukuthi lezi zithuthuthu zenzelwe ukuba ziqinile futhi zingathandeki kumasela, ngakho-ke zinzima kunebhayisikili evamile futhi kunzima kakhulu ukuhamba. Kodwa izindaba ezinhle ukuthi uhlelo lweBicycle Superhighways oluphephile luyanda nsuku zonke, okwenza kube lula ukuzungeza umjikelezo.
Hlela imizila ehlukile kanye nezinhlobo zokuthutha usebenzisa I-Transport ye-London enhle kakhulu yamamephu e-intanethi.