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Thames Clipper is a water-bus service operating in London on the River Thames . The company offers commuter services between eastern and central London, as well as tourist services under licence from London River Services . At present they transport around 2500 passengers daily. {Link without Title} COMPANY Thames Clippers was taken over in September 2006 by the American (formerly the Millennium Dome), also owned by the Anschutz Entertainment Group. TICKETS Thames Clippers operate under licence from Transport For London . However, the river boat service is not fully integrated into the tube and bus ticketing network though passengers holding a valid Travelcard pay a reduced fare (⅔ of the ticketed price) on all routes. Special river service season tickets, valid for either 3 months or 1 year, are also available. COMMUTER SERVICES Main commuter service Commuter service is between Savoy Pier (on the north side of the river by Embankment Tube Station and Charing Cross Tube and Railway stations) and the Woolwich Arsenal Pier (on the south side of the river in Woolwich . The service runs approximately every 20 minutes during peak times, and every 40 minutes off peak. Stops include from west to east:
Hilton / Canary Wharf ferry Thames Clippers operates a direct cross river ferry service between Canary Wharf Pier and the Hilton Docklands Nelson Dock Pier at the Hilton Hotel in Rotherhithe . The service uses smaller boats than the commuter service but runs at a higher frequency of roughly every 10 minutes. The ferry can be used both by guests of the hotel as well as by passengers not staying at the hotel. VISITOR/TOURIST SERVICES Tate Boat Service The Tate Boat Service serves visitors travelling between the Tate Modern museum on the South Bank and the older Tate Britain in Millbank across the river, with a stop by the London Eye and the Saatchi Gallery . London Eye to Tower Express Visitor service directly between the London Eye and the Tower Of London , aimed at tourists. The O2 Express The O2 Express is an express service serving Waterloo Pier , London Bridge Pier and QEII Pier for The O2 . The service also provides private charters. ACCIDENTS In February 2004, a woman was killed after she was hit, while waiting for a boat, by a mooring bollard which had come loose from the Star Clipper at St. Katherine's Pier. {Link without Title} WIRELESS INTERNET Since May 2006, ThamesOnline is offering wireless internet access to commuters using the Thames clipper service. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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