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Victoria line
A 2009 stock Victoria line train at Pimlico
Overview
Type	Deep-level
System	London Underground
Stations	16 (6 of which are step free)
Ridership	199.988 million (2011/12)[1] passenger journeys
Colour on map	Light blue
Operation
Opened	1968
Depot(s)	Northumberland Park
Rolling stock	2009 stock, 8 cars per trainset
Technical
Line length	21 km (13 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Transport for London rail lines London Underground Bakerloo Central Circle District Hammersmith & City Jubilee Metropolitan Northern Piccadilly Victoria Waterloo & City Other lines Docklands Light Railway Tramlink Overground TfL Rail v t e

The Victoria line is a London Underground line that runs between Brixton in south London and Walthamstow Central in the north-east, via the West End. It is coloured light blue on the Tube map and is one of two lines to run entirely below ground.^{[note 1]}

Constructed in the 1960s, it was the first entirely new Underground line in London for 50 years and was designed to relieve congestion on other lines, particularly the Piccadilly line and the Charing Cross branch of the Northern line. The first section, from Walthamstow Central to Highbury & Islington, opened in September 1968, with an extension to Warren Street following in December. The line was completed to Victoria station in March 1969, which was opened by Queen Elizabeth II riding from Green Park to Victoria. The southern extension to Brixton opened in 1971, and Pimlico station was added in 1972.

The Victoria line is a deep-level line and has always been operated using automatic train operation, but all trains carry drivers. The 2009 Tube Stock is currently serving the line, which replaced the old 1967 Tube Stock trains. There are 16 stations on the route; all but Pimlico provide interchanges with other Underground lines or National Rail services. It is used by 200 million passengers each year and is the most intensively used line on the Underground.

History

Planning

The first proposal of a railway in this area appeared on the County of London Plan, published in 1943.^[2] in 1948, a working party set up by the British Transport Commission (BTC) proposed a tube railway running from Victoria to Walthamstow,^[3] largely based on a 1946 plan for a Croydon-to-Finsbury Park line. The main purpose was to relieve congestion in the central area, which had been identified as a problem since the 1930s.^[4] Other benefits were to link the key national railway stations of Victoria, Euston, King's Cross and St. Pancras, and to improve connections between north-east London and the city.^[5]

In early 1949, the BTC committee looked at the feasibility of building a deep-level tube that fulfilled these requirements.^[6] For the first time a complete cost–benefit analysis was used, to ensure that the line would be built within budget and be profitable.^[7] The necessary Private Bill was introduced into Parliament in 1955. It described a line from Victoria to Walthamstow (Wood Street). The intended terminus at Wood Street would have been sited next to the British Rail station there. Another proposal not on the Bill, supported an extension from Victoria to Fulham Broadway station on the District line, with the line terminating at Edmonton instead of Walthamstow.^[8][9] Proposals were also made to extend the line as far north as South Woodford or Woodford, to provide interchange with the Central line.^[10] However, in a late decision in 1961, the line was cut back to Walthamstow (Hoe Street) station, which was renamed Walthamstow Central on 6 May 1968 in anticipation of the line's opening.^[11][12] The line was planned to use cross-platform interchanges at Oxford Circus, Euston, Finsbury Park and Walthamstow Central, in order to provide a quick and easy connection between the new line and existing services.^[13]

The name "Victoria line" dates back to 1955; other suggestions were "Walvic line" (Walthamstow–Victoria), "Viking line" (Victoria–King's Cross), "Mayfair line" and "West End line".^[9] During the planning stages it was known as Route C, and was then named the Victoria line (after Victoria station) by David McKenna, whose suggestion was seconded by Sir John Elliot.^[9][14] The board decided that the Victoria line sounded "just right".^[9]

Walthamstow – Victoria

The first construction work on the line began in January 1960, when two test tunnels were bored from Tottenham to Manor House under Seven Sisters Road. The tunnels were dug using an experimental "drum digger" rotary shield, powered by hydraulic rams, that could cut away over 60 feet (18 m) per day. The work was completed in July 1961, with the expectation it would be used for the completed Victoria line.^[15]

The line gained Government building approval on 20 August 1962, with an expected budget of £56 million, and construction began the following month.^[16] The economic boom of the mid-to-late 1950s had faded leading to a rise in unemployment in London, and the Government had hoped that building the Victoria line would stop this.^[17] Work began on adapting Oxford Circus station to fit the new line; a cross-platform interchange was provided with the Bakerloo line and a subway link with the Central line.^[18] A steel umbrella was erected over the junction in August 1963, in order to build a new ticket hall without disrupting existing traffic.^[16] Rolling stock on the line was to be fitted with Automatic Train Operation (ATO), which allowed self-driving of the train based on automatic electrical signals along the track.^[19] In March 1964, a £2.25 million contract was awarded to Metro-Cammell for the fleet to be used on the line.^[20]

That October, the Northern City Line closed between Drayton Park and Finsbury Park, in order that the latter station could be redesigned for an easy cross-platform interchange between the Victoria and Piccadilly lines. All major contracts had been awarded by 1965, and construction was on track to be completed in 1968.^[21] New stations were constructed at Walthamstow Central, Blackhorse Road, Tottenham Hale and Seven Sisters.^[22] The station at Blackhorse Road was built on the opposite side of the mainline station (serving the Kentish Town to Barking line) and was not considered an interchange.^{[23][note 2]}

The line opened from Walthamstow Central to Highbury & Islington on 1 September 1968.^[25][26] There was no initial opening ceremony; instead the normal timetable started.^[25] The first train left Walthamstow Central for Highbury & Islington at 7:32 a.m. The line proved to be immediately popular; over 1,000 tickets were purchased at Highbury & Islington within its first hour of opening.^[27]

The next section, from there to Warren Street, opened on 1 December 1968, again without ceremony.^[25] The line was formally opened with the completion to Victoria by Queen Elizabeth II on 7 March 1969. At 11:00 a.m., the Queen made the first trip from Green Park to Victoria on a 5d (2.08p) ticket, where she unveiled a plaque.^[28][29] In so doing, she was the first reigning monarch ever to ride on the Underground.^[30] The line was opened to the general public by 3:00 p.m., with the route from Walthamstow to Victoria taking around 24 minutes.^[28]

Victoria – Brixton

The 3.5-mile (5.6 km) extension from Victoria to Brixton was approved in March 1966, with additional stations at Vauxhall and Stockwell.^[21] Preparatory work had already started at Bessborough Gardens near Vauxhall Bridge Road in May 1967.^[31] The contract for this extension was awarded on 4 August 1967,^[21] while a proposal to build an additional station at Pimlico received Government approval on 28 June 1968.^[25] In July, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh visited tunnel workings under Vauxhall Park.^[32]

The Brixton extension was bored using the older Greathead shield, which although slower allowed easier digging through gravel found on land south of the Thames. It was opened by Princess Alexandra on 23 July 1971, who made a journey from Brixton to Vauxhall.^[33][34] Upon opening, it was the first new section of Underground to open south of the Thames since the Northern Line extension to Morden in 1926.^[33] The final piece of the Victoria line, Pimlico station, opened on 14 September 1972.^[35]

London Transport mentioned the possibility of further extensions to Streatham, Dulwich and Crystal Palace, which would ultimately provide a connection to southeast London and Kent. However, no construction work was ever undertaken.^[36]

Post-opening

The Kentish Town – Barking line did not close as expected, and consequently both stations at Blackhorse Road remained open. The mainline was connected to the Victoria line on 14 December 1981, when surface-line platforms and a connecting overbridge were built on the same side as the tube station. The original station was then closed and demolished.^[37][38]

The London Underground (Victoria) Act 1991 allowed for the construction of a new 43-metre (140 ft) underground pedestrian link at Victoria station between the Victoria line platforms and the sub-surface Circle line platforms above.^[39] The London Underground (Victoria Station Upgrade) Order 2009 came into force in September that year, authorising the construction of a second 1,930-square-metre (21,000 sq ft) ticket hall at Victoria station.^[40]

On 23 January 2014, during upgrade work at Victoria, construction workers accidentally penetrated the signalling room of the Victoria line and flooded it with quick-drying concrete, leading to the suspension of services south of Warren Street.^[41] Services resumed the following day after using sugar to slow the setting of the concrete and make it easier to shovel out.^[42][43]

A 24-hour Night Tube service on Friday and Saturday nights was due to start in September 2015 on the entire Victoria line^[44] but was delayed owing to strike action.^[45] The service started in August 2016, with trains running at 10-minute intervals on the whole section of the line.^[46]

Design

Every Victoria line station apart from Pimlico and Blackhorse Road was built as an interchange station, and several existing stations were rearranged to allow for cross-platform interchange with the new line. In some cases this was achieved by placing the Victoria line platforms on either side of the existing arrangement; in others, the Victoria line uses one of the older platforms and the existing line was diverted into a new one.^[47] All platforms built for the line are 132.6 metres (435 ft) long.^[48] The line has hump-backed stations to allow trains to store gravitational potential energy as they slow down and release it when they leave a station, providing an energy saving of 5% and making the trains run 9% faster.^[49][50]

The stations were originally tiled in blue and grey. Each station was decorated with tiled motifs in seating recesses to help identify the station.^[51] Some of these motifs were puns; the image for Brixton was simply a ton of bricks.^[33] During the construction of the first stage of the Jubilee line in 1979, the original motifs on Green Park station were replaced by motifs matching the new design for the Jubilee line platforms.^[52]

In late 2010 and 2011, platform humps were installed on all Victoria line stations (except Pimlico) in order to provide step-free access to trains.^[53] This project was in accordance with the Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2010 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.^[54][55] The Victoria line humps resemble in form the Harrington Hump, a ramp type being installed on some mainline stations, but are of a masonry construction.^[56]

Service and rolling stock

The Victoria line serves 200 million passengers a year.^[57] It is the sixth-most heavily used line on the network in absolute figures, but in terms of the average number of journeys per mile it is by far the most intensively used line.^[1] From May 2017, trains run every 100 seconds (slightly less than two minutes) during peak periods, providing 36 trains per hour.^[58] Trains run from Brixton to at least Seven Sisters, with some continuing to Walthamstow Central.^[59]

When the line was opened, it was served by a fleet of ​39 ¹⁄₂ eight-car trains of 1967 Tube Stock trains. In the early planning stages of the line an articulated type of rolling stock was considered, but the idea was dropped because of difficulties in transferring the stock to Acton Works for heavy overhauls.^[60] With the demise of Acton Works this no longer applies, and the new 2009 tube stock has a wider profile and slightly longer carriages, which preclude it running on other deep-level tube lines. The 1967 stock were later supplemented by a number of cars of 1972 Mark I Tube Stock, transferred from the Northern line and converted to be compatible with the 1967 stock.^[61]

Replacement of the 1967 rolling stock began in July 2009.^[62][63] A new fleet of 47 eight-car trains, the 2009 Tube Stock, were built by Bombardier Transportation.^[64] The first prototypes began testing in 2008. The main fleet began to be introduced in 2009 and the majority of trains were operational along the line by the following year. The last of the 1967 stock trains ran on 30 June 2011, after which the whole service was provided by 2009 stock.^[65][66]

On opening, the Victoria line was equipped with a fixed-block Automatic Train Operation system (ATO); the train operator closed the train doors and pressed a pair of "start" buttons and, if the way ahead is clear, the ATO drives the train at a safe speed to the next station. At any point, the driver could switch over to manual control in case the ATO failed.^[27] This system, which operated until 2012, made the Victoria line the world's first full-scale automatic railway.^{[note 3]}

The Victoria line runs faster trains than other Underground lines because of fewer stops, ATO running and modern design.^[70][71] Train speeds can reach up to 50 miles per hour (80 km/h). A popular way for locals in north London to visit the West End is to take the Northern line onto the Bank branch, change across platforms at Euston, and continue on the faster Victoria line trains.^[50][70] The original signalling has now been replaced with a more modern ATO system from Westinghouse Rail Systems incorporating 'Distance to Go Radio' and more than 400 track circuits. The track operator, London Underground Limited, claimed that this is the world's first ATO-on-ATO upgrade.^[62][64][72] The new system allowed a revised timetable to be introduced from February 2013, initially allowing up to 33 trains per hour instead of 27.^[73] This in combination with new, faster trains increased the line's capacity overall by 21%, equivalent to an extra 10,000 passengers per hour.^[62][65]

Facilities

Step-free access

When the Victoria line was built, budget restrictions meant that station infrastructure standards were lower than on older lines and on later extension projects.^[17] Examples include narrower than usual platforms and undecorated ceilings at Walthamstow Central, Blackhorse Road and Tottenham Hale, affecting lighting levels.^[74] The line was purposefully built with less escalators than other lines as a cost saving exercise.^[75] The lack of a third escalator linking station entrances to platforms at some stations can cause severe congestion at peak times.^[76] There have been station closures, for safety reasons, when escalators have been unserviceable.^[77]

Step-free routes are available between the Victoria line and other routes at most interchange stations.^[78]Tottenham Hale, King's Cross St. Pancras, Green Park, Victoria, Vauxhall and Brixton have step-free access from street to train.^{[78][79][80][81][82]} Platform humps have been installed at all stations on the Victoria line (except Pimlico) to provide level access to the trains, improving access for customers with mobility impairments, luggage or pushchairs.^[83]

Ventilation

Around 50 ventilation shafts were created during the construction phase of the line.^[84] Midpoint tunnel ventilation shafts remain between each station. Special "local arrangements" are in place should it be necessary to evacuate passengers from a Victoria line train out of Netherton Road emergency escape shaft.^[85] Planning permission for a shaft at Ferry Lane, next to Tottenham Hale station, was granted on 11 January 1968, during the first phase of the Victoria line's construction.^[86]

By mid-2009, trial boreholes for a cooling system at Green Park station had taken place, with additional boreholes being scheduled to be created during the end of 2009.^[87] In 2010, Engineering & Technology reported that 200 litres (44 imp gal) of water per second was being pumped through Victoria station from the River Tyburn, through heat-exchangers and into the River Thames, for the cooling system.^[88]

Between 2009 and 2014, thirteen ventilation shafts were scheduled to be refurbished. In the first phase, the air shafts for replacement were Drayton Park, Gillingham Street, Moreton Terrace, Pulross Road, Somerleyton Road and Tynemouth Road.^[89] For the second phase, were scheduled those at Cobourg Street, Dover Street, Gibson Square, Great Titchfield Street, Isledon Road, Kings Cross, Palace Street and Rita Road.^[89]

By 2009, changes at Cobourg Street were in the planning stage, with demolition work at Moreton Terrace, Somerleyton Road and Drayton Park shafts having taken place.^[87] Original planning permission for Netherton Road shaft had been granted on 8 September 1967.^[90] On 31 March, the demolition and rebuilding of Netherton Road shaft was allowed as permitted development.^[91][92]

Depot

The line's service depot is at Northumberland Park. It acts as the service and storage area for trains, and is the only part of the Victoria line above ground. Trains access the depot by a tunnelled branch line to the north of Seven Sisters.^[93]

The depot opened with the first stage of the line in September 1968. It is next to Northumberland Park railway station, on Tottenham Marshes in the London Borough of Haringey, over a mile from the main Victoria line. When built, it was 900 feet (270 m) long and had working space for 22 eight-car trains.^[23] As part of Transport for London's tube upgrade scheme, the depot has been expanded and upgraded to accommodate the fleet of 2009 Tube Stock trains.^[94][95]

Future

Supporters of Tottenham Hotspur (and the club itself) have campaigned for a surface station to be built next to Northumberland Park Station, adjacent to the line's depot. This would improve the football ground's transport links, which are seen as essential in order for the club to redevelop its ground and increase capacity. However, the plans require co-operation with the local council and Network Rail in order to minimise disruption to properties.^[96][97] It was announced by Haringey Council in its 2012 A Plan for Tottenham report that there was "potential for a Victoria Line extension to Northumberland Park".^[98]

Crossrail 2, also known as the Chelsea-Hackney line, is a planned additional line across central London between Victoria and King's Cross St. Pancras tube station. The project intends to increase capacity in Central London to include an additional 270,000 passengers per day. It is be intended to relieve congestion on the Victoria line, as this is a key line connecting several important London termini.^[99][100]

There have been proposals to extend the line one stop southwards from Brixton to Herne Hill, which is a significant interchange in south London providing access to Kent, Blackfriars, London Bridge and Sutton. The latter station would be on a large reversing loop with one platform. This would remove a critical capacity restriction by eliminating the need for trains to reverse at Brixton, as well as providing a more obvious route for passengers who typically look for the nearest tube station above any other transport options.^[101][102]

Stations

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[ v t e ] Victoria line
Legend
Walthamstow Central Blackhorse Road Northumberland Park Depot Tottenham Hale Seven Sisters Finsbury Park link with Piccadilly line Highbury & Islington cross-over King's Cross St. Pancras Euston Warren Street cross-over Oxford Circus Green Park Victoria Pimlico River Thames Vauxhall Stockwell Brixton
Source: Detailled London transport map

Station	Image	Opened	Victoria line service began	Interchanges	Position
Walthamstow Central		26 April 1870[103]	1 September 1968	London Overground	51°34′59″N 000°01′11″W / 51.58306°N 0.01972°W / 51.58306; -0.01972 (01 - Walthamstow Central station)
Blackhorse Road		19 July 1894[37]		London Overground	51°35′13″N 000°02′29″W / 51.58694°N 0.04139°W / 51.58694; -0.04139 (02 - Blackhorse Road station)
Tottenham Hale		15 September 1840[104][TH]		Mainline trains	51°35′18″N 000°03′35″W / 51.58833°N 0.05972°W / 51.58833; -0.05972 (03 - Tottenham Hale station)
Seven Sisters [SS]		22 July 1872[105]		London Overground, mainline trains	51°34′56″N 000°04′31″W / 51.58222°N 0.07528°W / 51.58222; -0.07528 (04 - Seven Sisters station)
Finsbury Park		1 July 1861[106][FP]		Piccadilly line (CPI),[23] mainline trains	51°33′53″N 000°06′23″W / 51.56472°N 0.10639°W / 51.56472; -0.10639 (05 - Finsbury Park station)
Highbury & Islington		26 September 1850[107]		Great Northern trains to Welwyn Garden City (CPI),[108] London Overground	51°32′45″N 000°06′18″W / 51.54583°N 0.10500°W / 51.54583; -0.10500 (06 - Highbury & Islington station)
King's Cross St. Pancras		10 January 1863[109]	1 December 1968	Northern (Bank branch), Piccadilly, Circle, Metropolitan, and Hammersmith and City lines; mainline trains	51°31′49″N 000°07′27″W / 51.53028°N 0.12417°W / 51.53028; -0.12417 (07 - King's Cross St. Pancras tube station)
Euston		12 May 1907[110]		Northern line (CPI with Bank branch),[28] London Overground, mainline trains	51°31′42″N 000°07′59″W / 51.52833°N 0.13306°W / 51.52833; -0.13306 (08 - Euston tube station)
Warren Street		22 June 1907[110]		Northern line (Charing Cross branch)	51°31′29″N 000°08′18″W / 51.52472°N 0.13833°W / 51.52472; -0.13833 (09 - Warren Street tube station)
Oxford Circus		30 July 1900[111]	7 March 1969	Bakerloo (CPI)[28] and Central lines	51°30′55″N 000°08′30″W / 51.51528°N 0.14167°W / 51.51528; -0.14167 (10 - Oxford Circus tube station)
Green Park		15 December 1906[112]		Piccadilly and Jubilee lines	51°30′24″N 000°08′34″W / 51.50667°N 0.14278°W / 51.50667; -0.14278 (11 - Green Park tube station)
Victoria (Trains to Gatwick)		1 October 1860[113]		Circle and District lines, mainline trains	51°29′48″N 000°08′41″W / 51.49667°N 0.14472°W / 51.49667; -0.14472 (12 - London Victoria station)
Pimlico		14 September 1972[114]		N/A	51°29′22″N 000°08′00″W / 51.48944°N 0.13333°W / 51.48944; -0.13333 (13 - Pimlico tube station)
Vauxhall		11 July 1848[113]	23 July 1971	Mainline trains, London River Services (St George Wharf Pier)[115]	51°29′07″N 000°07′22″W / 51.48528°N 0.12278°W / 51.48528; -0.12278 (14 - Vauxhall station)
Stockwell		4 November 1890[116]		Northern line (CPI)[33]	51°28′21″N 000°07′20″W / 51.47250°N 0.12222°W / 51.47250; -0.12222 (15 - Stockwell tube station)
Brixton		23 July 1971[117]		Mainline trains (within 100 metres' walking distance)	51°27′45″N 000°06′54″W / 51.46250°N 0.11500°W / 51.46250; -0.11500 (16 - Brixton tube station)

SS Seven Sisters is the only station on the line with more than 2 platforms.[118] The third is used as a holding platform for trains that terminate their journeys from Brixton at Seven Sisters instead of at Walthamstow. This third platform allows access to the Northumberland Park depot.[119]

TH Opened as Tottenham, renamed on 1 December 1968.[104]

FP Opened as Seven Sisters Road (Holloway), renamed 15 November 1869.[106]

See also

• List of crossings of the River Thames


• Tunnels underneath the River Thames

Notes and references

Notes

References

Citations

Sources

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