Video: The long walk to the Olympic Stadium

Have you ever wondered how long it will take to get from the train station to the Olympic Stadium to take your seat when West Ham kick off their season next August?

West Ham season ticket holder Nigel Kahn can show you below. This speeded-up video lasting just 4 minutes shows the 31 minute journey he took from the Stratford Jubilee line platform to the Olympic Stadium turnstiles last Wednesday being herded through the Westfield shopping centre.

The video was shot on 23rd September when France took on Romania in the Rugby World Cup with with over 50,400 fans attending. Although West Ham Joint Chairman David Gold suggested last week that there are five stations within 15 minutes of the stadium, the reality is some what different.

It might be the best transport connected Stadium in the UK as Mr Gold suggested but unfortunately the routes from the station to and from the stadium were very much an after thought and poorly planned.