Let’s look at some of the best Tube lines in more detail…
- The Victoria Line.
- The Jubilee Line.
- The District Line.
- The Central Line.
- Fastest Tube line.
- Other Tube lines.
- The DLR and London Overground.
Which one is the most popular tube station in London?
King’s Cross St. Pancras
By comparison, in 2019, King’s Cross St. Pancras was the busiest tube station in London, with more than 88 million passenger entries and exits recorded.
| Characteristic | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Stratford | 64.85 | 25.07 |
| London Bridge | 74.34 | 24.72 |
| Victoria | 85.47 | 22.95 |
| King’s Cross St. Pancras | 88.27 | 18.84 |
Which Tube line is the most convenient?
Victoria Line
The Victoria Line has got to be one of the most convenient lines around. Not only does it stop at major national rail stations including Euston, Victoria and King’s Cross, you can get from Brixton to Oxford Circus in just over 10 minutes.
Which is the fastest Tube line in London?
The Victoria line runs faster trains than other Underground lines because it has fewer stops, ATO running and modern design.
Why Victoria line is the best?
The Victoria line runs straight through London from Walthamstow Central to Brixton with no branches, or loops or alternative destinations. It’s not like with the Northern line or District where you really have to keep your wits about you or you’ll end up in completely the wrong place. Victoria is easy and simple.
What is the least used tube line in London?
central line
Roding Valley
Roding Valley is London’s least used tube station. Roding Valley is found on the central line.
What is the least used tube station in London?
Roding Valley
Roding Valley is the most lightly used station on the Underground. It is also one of the twelve tube stations not to have ticket barriers.
Which Tube line is hottest?
Why is the Central line so hot? The Central Line is one of the hottest tube lines because of its age and depth beneath the ground. It is one of the oldest lines in London and was opened as The Central Railway in 1900 with early extensions carried out in 1920 and in the 1940s.
What is the coldest Tube line?
Well, according to TfL’s 2016 figures, the District, Circle, Hammersmith & City, and Metropolitan lines were the coolest, each with an average temperature of 18.5C.
What is the quietest Tube line?
When you think of the Central line, you don’t usually think of quiet. That’s what makes Roding Valley station just that little bit extra special. It’s the quietest station on the entire London Underground network. Just 449,612 passengers used the station in the last year, an average of 1231 per day.
What is the newest Tube line in London?
The Elizabeth line
A new line for London
The Elizabeth line stretches more than 100km from Reading and Heathrow in the west through central tunnels across to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east.
Is Piccadilly Line good?
The Piccadilly Line is a great underground service, but also a great way to explore the city from above-ground, using its stops as a template.
Is Victoria line faster than Piccadilly?
You’ll get there on average two minutes faster than if you’d taken the Piccadilly – which, incidentally, is deeper at King’s Cross than the Victoria, meaning it’ll take you longer to get out of the station anyway.
Is the Elizabeth line good?
The Elizabeth Line is an incredibly smooth journey. It’s definitely smoother than any of the tube lines in London, and I think probably smoother than most mainline trains – which I suppose should be expected given the fact that these tracks were built for these trains, and they’re new. And it is quiet.
Why is the Victoria line so loud?
The vibration caused when metal train wheels roll over metal tracks is carried through the tunnel and the ground around it to nearby buildings. The walls and floors of these buildings can amplify the noise.”
Why is the Elizabeth line special?
Benefits of the line
The Elizabeth line is dramatically improving transport links in London and the South East – journey times are being cut, capacity increased and accessibility transformed with spacious new stations and walk-through trains.
Which is the youngest Tube line?
the Jubilee line
Opening in 1979 the Jubilee line today began life as a branch of the Metropolitan Railway in 1932, before being transferred to the Bakerloo line in the 1930s. The Jubilee line is the youngest line on the Underground network, before the opening of the Elizabeth line in 2018.
Which Tube is the oldest?
The Metropolitan line
The Metropolitan line is the oldest underground railway in the world. The Metropolitan Railway opened in January 1863 and was an immediate success, though its construction took nearly two years and caused huge disruption in the streets. Read more about the Metropolitan line.
Which is London’s busiest station?
London Waterloo
London Waterloo is once again the busiest railway station in Britain, after being knocked from the top spot last year by Stratford (London). Waterloo’s passenger numbers though, at 41.4 million, are still less than half of its pre-lockdown figures.
What is the oldest station in London?
London Bridge is the capital’s oldest railway station and has undergone many changes in its complex history.
- 1836: 8 February, the LGR line opens from Deptford to Spa Road ‘stopping place’.
- 1836: 14 December, the London & Greenwich railway opens its London Bridge station.
What are the 2 new tube stations?
We profile the development and highlight the benefits of the extension. Transport for London opened its doors for boarding on the two new tube stations which make up the Northern Line Extensions: Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station.