Travel to and from the West Malling area, Part 2 travel by public transport

Worksheet T1 Travel to and from the local area, Part 2 travel by public transport
Q 4 Public transport
a.Which of these are in the town centre?
*The main bus station
*The main concentration of bus termini 
*The railway station 
b.If not in the centre of town, how long does it take to get to the town centre from these places?
c.How far apart are the train station and the bus termini?
d.With which train services do the buses connect, and what are the waiting times?
Find out if there are any planned improvements which would help this interchange. 
(Worksheets EN1 Q9; EC7 Q7,15; S3 Q1,4 also refer to public transport)
Starting points for information:
Local Transport Plan, Undertaking a Survey, Local maps, Coach and train timetables
Q 5 Getting from the train station to the town centre
a.How far is it and how long does it take to get from the train station to the town centre by:
*foot
*bicycle 
*taxi 
*bus
b.Is the walking/cycling route attractive and safe?
(Worksheets EN1 Q10; EN3 Q7; EC7 Q13,14 also refer to pedestrian access. Worksheets EN1 Q9; EC7 Q7,16; S7 Q2 refer to transport access)
Starting points for information:
Local maps,
Local knowledge, 
Local survey
Q 6 Rail services
a.What is the frequency of rail services? 
b.Are times convenient for people using the trains to get to work?
c.Are there closed railway lines? 
d.Are there plans to re-open any closed railway lines? 
Look at the frequency of services to neighbouring market towns with a rail station and to the closest large town or city. Are there neighbouring towns or cities without a rail connection? 
(Worksheets EC1 Q2; EC4 Q14,17; EC7 Q7 also refer to travel)
Starting points for information:
Rail operators (National Rail has a website)
Q 7 Coach and bus services
Coach services:
a.What is the number of national coach services per day?
b.What are their destinations and departure points? 
Starting points for information:
National coach operators
Q 8 Travel to other local towns/villages; bus links
What is the frequency of service and travel time from the town and from villages in the surrounding countryside to the nearest large town or city by:
*bus
*coach
*train 
Look at whether there are connecting local bus services from the villages. If there are waiting times between changing services include these within the overall journey times
Note where it is not possible to make this journey by public transport at all.