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Victoria Line

Description: The first driverless tube service. Victoria is London's busiest station. The Victoria Line is a line of the London ... more

Victoria Line ... Underground, coloured light blue on the Tube map. It is a deep-level line running from the south-west to the north-east of London. Construction began in 1962 and continued until 1970. A test tunnel from Tottenham to Manor House under Seven Sisters Road had been constructed from 1959 onwards and this was later integrated into the running tunnels. Trains run every 2 - 2.5 minutes during the peak periods. In normal service, all trains run from Brixton to Seven Sisters, with approximately 2 out of 3 trains running to Walthamstow Central.

Newest Review: ... get to Brixton from Victoria I can be there in 8 minutes, occasionally with the lines you'll get the sign there are no trains for 10 minutes, but unless theirs a problem lines are generally regular and efficient. The trains are old and especially around Victoria and Oxford Circus they can get really busy, but you can run one end to the other in around 45-50 minutes which is quite an ... more

... achievement for a tube line when some of the longer lines require around 80-90 minutes to run them fully. My big quibble as with most lines is the inordinate amount of weekend closures for repair....ridiculous!!! The carriages are old and seating is fine if ...more

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Victoria Line: One of the Better Tube Lines (197 words)
by - written on 04/01/09 (Very useful, 12 readings)
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Is the Victoria Line driverless, whenever mine is delayed I have somebody explaining why. The Victoria Line is actually one of the more efficient of the London tube lines in my mind, if I want to get to Brixton from Victoria I can be there in 8 minutes, occasionally with the lines you'll get the sign there are no trains for 10 minutes, but unless theirs a problem lines are generally regular and efficient. The trains are old and especially around Victoria and Oxford Circus they can get really busy, but you can run one end to the other in around 45-50 minutes which is quite an achievement for a tube line when some of the longer lines require around 80-90 ... Read the complete review

The connecting line (886 words)
by - written on 15/02/01 (Very useful, 92 readings)
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The short description of the line - the first driverless service - would probably bring cries of derision from the train operators on the Victoria line, if they could read :). In fact, I know they might technically not be drivers, this is all computer controlled or something, but they're still there, so as far as passengers are concerned, it's the same as any other tube line. It's not like the DLR where you can sit at the front and look out the front window. I think the only difference is that trains always stop at the right place on the platform. You know how on other lines you're on the platform, gauging where the train's going to stop so ... Read the complete review

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