What is the most unreliable underground line?

The Piccadilly line is one of the least reliable Tube lines and passengers face years of delays before an upgrade is completed, the Standard has learned.



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Ranked: London's worst Tube lines for delays
  • District – 244 days with delays.
  • Piccadilly – 202 days with delays.
  • Circle – 176 days with delays.
  • Central – 166 days with delays.
  • Metropolitan – 143 days with delays.
  • Bakerloo – 129 days with delays.
  • Hammersmith & City – 125 days with delays.
  • Victoria – 97 days with delays.


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T he Jubilee line is Londoners' favourite on the Underground, according to a new survey of passengers. One in four (24 per cent) of those polled named it as their favourite line just ahead of the Victoria line (19 per cent).

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He added: 'The Central line has the loudest section out of all of the tube lines, and it basically gets as loud as almost 110dB. ' The Jubilee, Central, Victoria and Bakerloo lines were also recorded to be louder than 105dB on ten different occasions.

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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.

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Researchers have found the underground lines with the most polluted air are the Northern, Bakerloo, Jubilee and Victoria – because they are the deepest.

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The Waterloo & City and the Jubilee were the coolest lines, while the Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City attracted fewest complaints. TfL said air-conditioned trains were in use on 40 per cent of the Underground network. New trains due to be introduced on the Piccadilly line from 2025 will also have air conditioning.

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Its history is linked to both the oldest line on the Underground, the Metropolitan, and the youngest, the Jubilee.

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The three SWR train stations near Buckingham Palace are London Waterloo, Vauxhall and Clapham Junction. If you're arriving at London Waterloo, you'll need to head down to Waterloo's tube station and catch a westbound Jubilee line service to Green Park. From there, it's just a 12-minute walk to the Palace.

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I think Isn31c meant to say that the Elizabeth line is only 5-10 minutes quicker rather than slower. But you will have to change taking that route so overall time won't be much different, a bit more hassle and more expensive. For this the Piccadilly line is both most convenient and cheapest.

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The Waterloo and City Line You might never have needed to go on this tiny two-stop line - and it's likely for that reason that it is the most reliable Tube line in London. Customers on the line lose an average of 96,430 hours per year - only 0.3 per cent of the total number of hours lost across the network.

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