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Barking Station Interchange
Again the plot shows us the concentration of people in the areas immediately surrounding the
station. It also highlights that most people use public transport to get to the station, with those
walking (as would be expected) being the closet. Bus (red) and walking (pink) clearly dominate,
with underground (blue) being significant further away. Most of those who travelled by car (yellow)
appear to come from northeast of the station. The national rail journeys are more widespread,
confirming the wider area served.
The majority of those accessing Barking Station to use Platform 1 do so via rail – both National
Rail and the underground. It is interesting to note the decline in those that walk to Barking Station
to use Platform 2 after 10:00. The main mode of transport for those using this platform is the
underground. There is no car use for access at all which could be expected as they serve areas
of low car ownership.
There is no dominant mode by which people travel to use Barking Station and use Platform 3,
likewise on Platform 7 the mode of access is fairly evenly distributed between those that walk, and
those that travel by bus or National Rail, and on Platform 6 access is predominantly by bus or on
foot.
The predominant mode of travel to Barking Station for those using Platform 4 is the underground
followed by bus.
There is a higher proportion of those that walk to the station using Platform 5 than any other
mode; however, the highest proportion of those that walk to the station is amongst those that use
Platform 8.
Bus Use
10 bus routes pass Barking station (5, 62, 169, 179, 238, 287, 366, 368, 369, 387). Figure 2.4
shows a map of these and Table 2.2 below summarises the information. 9
9 Both the map and summary table are copyright of TfL and sourced from their website – www.tfl.gov.uk
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