Jubilee Line

The Central line was my first-ever experience of the Tube. Having come down from Oxford on the coach for a job interview, I was swept into Marble Arch station, eastbound towards Canary Wharf. The journey from Marble Arch to Bond Street (unbeknownst to me, a short 5 minute walk away from one another) at 9 in the morning, in my finest suit, was harrowing and sweaty. Emerging from that journey, I scrabbled onto the Jubilee Line, and was literally awed at how different the two were - disembarking at Canary Wharf only reinforced this impression. The Jubilee line is the youngest line and it shows - the cars are bigger, brighter, and cleaner. The service is almost ...  Read the complete review

The Jubilee Line has so much going for it, particularly now that the extension has opened and is fully operational. The stations along the new section are stunning, particularly good are Westminster, Canary Wharf and Canada Water - both huge and airy, nothing like some of the older dingy stations on the system. The platforms are generally clean and there seem to be planty of staff around. However, for those of us who uas it daily, the Jubilee Line is not all good news. Although great to look at the stations seem to be riddled with design faults. Let's use Canada Water as an illustration. This station has a huge circular glass panel roof - great ...  Read the complete review

I feel a bit speccy for writing this, but the Jubilee Line really does deserve singling out from amongst the general madness of the tube. To try to minimise the geek factor I'll get all the factual information done first... * It's the grey one! * It's also the newest line, most recently extended and revamped in 1999. * It's the safest line - it's the only one to have tunnels along the platform which shut before the carriage doors, so you can't get caught and dragged along by the train. * It runs from Stratford in the east end (zone 3) to Stanmore, which is in zone 5 in the north-west. * It passes through major central ...  Read the complete review

If anyone's visiting London in the near future, be sure to take a trip along the extension to the Jubilee line. The underground tunnels themselves aren't obviously that interesting, but if you're interested in recent architecture, there are some stunning stations to visit. They're all within easy reach of each other, as well. If you only visit one, go straight to Canary Wharf and take the escalators to the surface. This huge station, built into a drained dock on the Isle of Dogs, has become a flagship station for London Underground. Designed by Norman Foster, it has a huge cathedral-like ticket hall defined by a line of central columns ...  Read the complete review