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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.(External Link

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Company

Thames Clippers was taken over in September 2006 by the American Anschutz Entertainment Group (External Link

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Tickets

Thames Clippers operate under licence from Transport for London. However, the river boat service isn't fully integrated into the tube and bus ticketing network though passengers holding a valid travelcard pay a reduced fare (2/3 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 Embankment 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 every 15 minutes during the day, and every 30 minutes in the very early morning and evenings.
Stops include from west to east:

Embankment Pier, near Embankment Underground Station
Waterloo Pier, near Waterloo Underground Station
Blackfriars Millennium Pier, (Weekdays only) for St Paul's Cathedral and Blackfriars station
Bankside Pier, (Off-peak only) for the Globe Theatre and Tate Modern art gallery
London Bridge City Pier, for London Bridge station, HMS Belfast and the London Dungeon
Tower Pier, for St Katharine Docks and the Tower of London
Canary Wharf Pier, for the Canary Wharf financial district
Greenland Pier, for Greenland Dock
Masthouse Terrace Pier
Greenwich Pier, for Greenwich, the Cutty Sark and the National Maritime Museum
QEII Pier
Woolwich Arsenal Pier (Direct service mornings only, shuttle to/from QEII Pier at other times)

Hilton / Canary Wharf ferry

Thames Clippers operates the direct cross river Canary Wharf - Rotherhithe Ferry, 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.

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. (External Link

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Onboard Service

Beginning November 2007 the onboard cafes and bars will be operated by a team of dedicated catering professionals.

Wireless internet

Since May 2006, ThamesOnline is offering wireless internet access to commuters using the Thames clipper service.

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