Which Tube lines are most reliable?

Which Tube lines are most reliable? 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.

Where is the oldest tube stop in London?

Baker Street is a London Underground station at the junction of Baker Street and the Marylebone Road in the City of Westminster. It is one of the original stations of the Metropolitan Railway (MR), the world's first underground railway, opened on 10 January 1863.

What is the coolest tube line in London?

If you're seeking a cooler tube ride, you'll want to stick to the Jubilee or Waterloo Lines. With an average of 26.9C and 25C respectively, they recorded the lowest temperatures.

Which London tube is fastest?

Not including the Elizabeth line, which technically is not a standard Tube line, the line which is the fastest therefore is the Metropolitan Line. It is the fastest line on average across London but also has the fastest stretch of line - where trains can reach that magic speed of 60mph.

Which tube line goes furthest south?

Morden is a London Underground station in Morden in the London Borough of Merton. The station is the southern terminus for the Northern line and is the most southerly station on the Underground network, despite being on the Northern Line.

What are the worst Tube lines?

The Victoria Line is teeming with bacteria, having the highest number of germs of all the Tube lines. Touching your face after coming into contact with dirty seats and handles can transfer a whole host of blemish-causing bacteria.

What is the most confusing tube station in London?

Whatever direction you're coming from –whether via car, tube or walk – you'll know you're reaching King's Cross St Pancras when traffic will start slowing down and you'll even have to queue to cross the road. As such, seeing it top the chart as London's most stressful station is certainly not a surprise.

What is the shortest Tube journey?

The shortest distance between two adjacent stations on the underground network is only 260 metres. The tube journey between Leicester Square and Covent Garden on the Piccadilly Line takes only about 20 seconds, but costs £4.90 (cash fare). Yet it still remains one of the most popular journeys with tourists.

Which Tube line is the least used?

Roding Valley Roding Valley is London's least used tube station. Roding Valley is found on the central line. Roding Valley transports around the same number of passengers in 1 year, that London Waterloo does in 1 day.

Which tube line connects to all others?

The Jubilee Line is the only one to connect with all the other Underground Lines.

What is the slowest Tube line in London?

This means that the slowest line of them all is the Circle Line which only has an average speed of 24.31 Km per hour. This means that the Circle Line is almost 20 Km per hour slower than the Metropolitan Line on average.

Why is London Tube so slow?

But in Central London, the stations are so close together that the trains need to start and stop the whole time. When you include the time spent at these stops, plus the need to speed up and brake between each, London Underground reckon they get an average of around 20 mph across the network.

What are the loudest tube lines?

From what I could grasp the four loudest lines were also some of the most well used: the Central line, the Northern line, the Jubilee line and the Victoria line.

Which tube line is loudest London?

UCL Academic Dr Joe Sollini told BBC London that parts of the Jubilee line were loud enough to damage people's hearing. 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, to put that into perspective that is approximately as loud as going ...

Is Tube faster than train?

The average speed on the Underground is 20.5 mph (33.0 km/h). Outside the tunnels of central London, many lines' trains tend to travel at over 40 mph (64 km/h) in the suburban and countryside areas. The Metropolitan line can reach speeds of 62 mph (100 km/h).