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Victoria line
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{{Infobox TfL line|
Line=Victoria Line|
ColourName=Light Blue|
TextColour=White|
YearOpened=1968|
DeepOrSurface=Deep Tube|
RollingStock=
London Underground 1967 Stock 1967 Tube Stock|
StationsServed=16|
LengthKm=21|
LengthMiles=13.25|
AnnualPassengers=161,319,000|
Depots=Northumberland Park|
}}
The '''Victoria Line''' is a line of the
London Underground, coloured light blue on the
Tube map. It is a deep-level line running from the south to the north-east of London. It was built in the
1960s to relieve congestion on other lines, in particular the
Piccadilly Line. The Victoria line was designed to maximise possible interchanges, yet keep a large distance between stations for trains to build up speed. It is because of this that the Victoria line has just one station that is not a tube or rail interchange:
Pimlico tube station Pimlico.
Many stations on the route were rearranged to allow for
cross-platform interchanges. In some cases this was achieved by placing the Victoria Line platforms on either side of the existing station, while in others the Victoria Line uses one of the old platforms while the older line was diverted into a new platform. At
Euston station Euston, while northbound Victoria and
Northern Line (City branch) trains run along adjacent platforms, they go in opposite directions along them. Other cross-platform interchanges are at
Stockwell tube station Stockwell (with the Northern Line),
Oxford Circus tube station Oxford Circus (with the
Bakerloo Line),
Highbury & Islington station Highbury & Islington (with the
First Capital Connect operated
Northern City Line) and
Finsbury Park station Finsbury Park (with the
Piccadilly Line).
There is a connection from
Seven Sisters station Seven Sisters to the line's depot at
Northumberland Park Depot Northumberland Park.
Trains
The Victoria Line is served by a fleet of 43 1967 Tube Stock trains. Each train is made up of two four-car units giving a total of eight cars per train. The line is equipped with an
automatic train operation system (ATO); the train operator (driver) needs only to close the train doors and press a pair of "start" buttons, and if the way ahead is clear the ATO will drive the train at a safe speed to the next station and stop there. This system has been in place since the line opened in 1968.
The 1967 stock is due for replacement over the next decade as part of
Transport for London's 5 year £10 billion redevelopment project. The replacement for the line's 1967 Tube Stock will be the
London Underground 2005 Stock 2009 Tube Stock built by
Bombardier Transportation. The first prototypes will be built in 2006 and be tested in service from 2008, with the main fleet entering service between 2009 and 2012.
Map
Image:Victoria Line.svg thumb|500px|center|Geographically-accurate map of the Victoria Line
Image:Victoria Line carriage - internal - night - London - 240404.jpg thumb|Inside a Victoria Line carriage
Stations
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Walthamstow Central station Walthamstow Central, opened:
September 1,
1968.
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Blackhorse Road station Blackhorse Road, opened:
September 1,
1968.
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Tottenham Hale station Tottenham Hale, opened:
September 1,
1968.
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Seven Sisters station Seven Sisters, opened:
September 1,
1968.
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Finsbury Park station Finsbury Park, opened:
September 1,
1968.
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Highbury & Islington station Highbury & Islington, opened:
September 1,
1968.
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King's Cross St. Pancras tube station King's Cross St. Pancras, opened:
December 1,
1968.
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Euston station Euston, opened:
December 1,
1968.
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Warren Street tube station Warren Street, opened:
December 1,
1968.
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Oxford Circus tube station Oxford Circus, opened:
March 7,
1969.
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Green Park tube station Green Park, opened:
March 7,
1969.
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Victoria Station (London) Victoria, opened:
March 7,
1969 (railway station)
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Pimlico tube station Pimlico, opened:
September 14,
1972.
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Vauxhall station Vauxhall, opened:
July 23,
1971.
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Stockwell tube station Stockwell, opened:
July 23,
1971.
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Brixton tube station Brixton, opened:
July 23,
1971.
Opening
Image:VictoriaLineTicket.JPG frame|right|A ticket used on the first train on the Victoria Line, which ran from Walthamstow Central to Highbury & Islington on September 1, 1968
The first section to be opened to the public was between
Walthamstow Central station Walthamstow Central and
Highbury & Islington station Highbury & Islington stations. There was no opening ceremony, instead the normal timetable started on September 1, 1968, which happened to be a Sunday. The first train ran from Walthamstow Central to Highbury & Islington at about 6.30am.
The official opening ceremony took place at
Victoria Station (London) Victoria station when the line was opened right through to
Brixton_tube_station Brixton station.
Depot
*
Northumberland Park Depot
External links
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Victoria Line - London Underground website
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Victoria Line at Clive's UndergrounD Line Guides
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Tube Prune description of the Victoria Line ATO system
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BCV (Bakerloo, Central & Victoria) Upgrade at alwaystouchout.com
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