Jubilee Line
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The Jubilee Line is a line on the London Underground, coloured silver grey on the Tube map.
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History
The line opened on 1 May 1979, taking over one of the Bakerloo Line's two branches to relieve congestion on their common portion. The Baker Street to Stanmore branch was joined to a new four-kilometre segment into central London with a terminus at a new station at Charing Cross railway station.
The previous Charing Cross station, on the Circle, District, Bakerloo and Northern lines, was renamed Embankment. The new Charing Cross tube station created a new interchange, amalgamating the stations of Strand on the Northern Line and Trafalgar Square on the Bakerloo.
The new line was to have been called the Fleet Line after the River Fleet, but the project was renamed for the occasion of Queen Elizabeth's 1977 Silver Jubilee and because the original plans to go east towards Fleet Street had been shelved. The original choice of battleship grey for the line's colour was based on the naval meaning of the word fleet, now transformed into silver.
The Jubilee Line of 1979 was to be only the first phase of the project, but lack of funds meant the line stayed the same until the late 1990s. Phase 2 would have extended the line along Fleet Street to stations at Aldwych, Ludgate Circus, Cannon Street and Fenchurch Street and then under the River Thames to New Cross, terminating at Lewisham.
Changes in land use, particularly the urban renewal of the Docklands area, caused the project to extend the line beyond Charing Cross to change considerably in the 1990s. The Jubilee Line Extension, opened in three stages in 1999, split from the existing line at Green Park, creating a one-station branch to Charing Cross, which is now closed. With the extension in place, the Jubilee Line is now the only line on the London Underground network which has interchanges with all other lines.
Rolling stock
Image:1996 stock driver car.PNG Image:1996 stock trailer car.PNG Image:Jubilee Line carriage - internal - night - London - 240404.jpg Image:Stratford Depot 27.JPG When the Jubilee Line was opened, it was originally operated by trains of tube-gauge 1972 stock. In 1984 this was replaced with the new 1983 Stock, the displaced trains of 1972 Stock being transferred to the Northern Line. The 1983 Stock proved to be unreliable and troublesome in service, with their single-leaf doors making passenger loading and unloading a slower process than on other stock with wider door openings. With the opening of the Jubilee Line Extension, the opportunity was taken to introduce new trains, and today the line is worked by 1996 stock, which is similar to the 1995 Stock in use on the Northern Line. The new stock has internal displays and automated announcements to provide passengers with information on the train's route.
The 2005 upgrade
The Jubilee Line closed [1] for a five-day period starting on 26 December 2005 in order to add an extra carriage to each of the six-car trains. The line had to be closed while this work was done as six- and seven-car trains could not run in service simultaneously due to constraints imposed by the signalling system. Additionally, an extra four complete trains were added to the fleet, bringing the total to 63. The result is a 17% increase in capacity at peak times, allowing 6,000 more passengers per day to use Jubilee Line services. The signalling system was also upgraded. Work was completed and the line reopened two days ahead of schedule on 29 December 2005.
Map
Stations
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- Terminus: Stanmore Template:NYCS acc opened: December 10, 1932.
- Canons Park (Edgware), opened: December 10, 1932. Renamed (Canons Park): 1933
- Queensbury, opened December 16, 1934.
- Kingsbury, opened: December 10, 1932.
- Wembley Park, opened: October 14, 1893.
- Neasden, opened: August 2, 1880.
- Dollis Hill, opened: October 1, 1909.
- Willesden Green, opened: November 24, 1879.
- Kilburn Template:NYCS acc opened: November 24, 1879 (as Kilburn & Brondesbury). Renamed: September 25, 1950.
- West Hampstead, opened: June 30, 1879.
- Finchley Road, opened: June 30, 1879.
- Swiss Cottage, opened: November 20, 1939.
- St. John's Wood, opened: November 20, 1939.
- Baker Street, opened: May 1, 1979.
- Bond Street, opened: May 1, 1979.
- Green Park, opened: May 1, 1979.
- Charing Cross (former terminus), opened: May 1, 1979; closed: November 19, 1999
- Westminster Template:NYCS acc opened: December 22, 1999.
- Waterloo Template:NYCS acc opened: September 24, 1999.
- Southwark Template:NYCS acc opened: November 20, 1999.
- London Bridge Template:NYCS acc opened: October 7, 1999.
- Bermondsey Template:NYCS acc opened: September 17, 1999.
- Canada Water Template:NYCS acc opened: September 17, 1999.
- Canary Wharf Template:NYCS acc opened: September 17, 1999.
- North Greenwich Template:NYCS acc opened: May 14, 1999.
- Canning Town Template:NYCS acc opened: May 14, 1999.
- West Ham Template:NYCS acc opened: May 14, 1999.
- Terminus: Stratford Template:NYCS acc opened: May 14, 1999.
External links
- Jubilee Line, London Underground website
- Clive's UndergrounD Line Guides - Jubilee Line
- Michael Pead :: Photos of Stratford Market Depot
| West: | Crossings of the River Thames | East: |
|---|---|---|
| Westminster Bridge | Between Westminster and Waterloo | Bakerloo Line between Embankment and Waterloo |
| Rotherhithe Tunnel | Between Canada Water and Canary Wharf | Greenwich foot tunnel |
| Docklands Light Railway between Island Gardens and Cutty Sark | Between Canary Wharf and North Greenwich | Blackwall Tunnels |
| Blackwall Tunnels | Between North Greenwich and Canning Town | Thames Barrier |
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