Jubilee Line

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Jubilee
Colour on map	Grey
Year opened	1979
Line type	Deep Tube
Rolling stock	1996 Tube Stock
Stations served	27
Length (km)	36.2
Length (miles)	22.5
Depots	Stratford Market
Journeys made	127,584,000 (per annum)
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London Underground lines   Bakerloo   Central   Circle   District   East London   Hammersmith & City   Jubilee   Metropolitan   Northern   Piccadilly   Victoria   Waterloo & City Other lines   Docklands Light Railway   Tramlink   Overground (starts November 2007)
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The Jubilee Line is a line on the London Underground, coloured grey on the Tube map.

Contents 1 History 2 Future 3 Rolling stock 3.1 The 2005 upgrade 4 Map 5 Stations 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

The line opened on 1 May 1979, taking over one of the Bakerloo Line's two branches to relieve congestion on their common portion. The Baker Street to Stanmore branch was joined to a new four-kilometre segment into central London, terminating at a new station at Charing Cross.

The previous Charing Cross station, on the Circle, District, Bakerloo and Northern lines, was renamed Embankment. The new Charing Cross tube station created a new interchange, amalgamating the stations of Strand on the Northern Line and Trafalgar Square on the Bakerloo.

The new line was to have been called the Fleet Line after the River Fleet, but the project was renamed for Queen Elizabeth II's 1977 Silver Jubilee and because the original plans to go east towards Fleet Street had been shelved. The original choice of battleship grey for the line's colour was based on the naval meaning of the word fleet ; this became a lighter grey, representing the silver colour of the Jubilee itself. The Fleet Line was mentioned in a 1965 Times article, discussing options after the Victoria Line had been completed — suggesting that the Fleet Line could take a Baker Street-Bond Street-Trafalgar Square-Strand-Fleet Street-Ludgate Circus-Cannon Street route, then proceeding into south-east London. ^[1]

The Jubilee Line of 1979 was to be the first phase of the project, but lack of funds meant the line stayed the same until the late 1990s. Phase 2 would have extended the line along Fleet Street to stations at Aldwych, Ludgate Circus, Cannon Street, Fenchurch Street, St Katherine's Dock, Wapping and then under the River Thames to New Cross, terminating at Lewisham. An alternative plan was created in the late 1970s to extend the Jubilee Line in parallel with the River Thames, this would taken the Line from Wapping to Thamesmead Via Surrey Docks North, Canary Wharf, North Greenwich, Custom House, Silvertown, Woolwich Arsenal and to Thamesmead. However the 'river line' extension as it was called was deemed too expensive and construction of the extension never proceeded.

Changes in land use, particularly the urban renewal of the Docklands area, caused the project to extend the line beyond Charing Cross to change considerably in the 1990s. The Jubilee Line Extension, opened in three stages in 1999, split from the existing line at Green Park, creating a one-station branch to Charing Cross, which is now closed (although it is still maintained for occasional use as a film set). With the extension in place, the Jubilee Line is the only line on the London Underground network that has interchanges with all other lines.

[edit] Future

The line is scheduled to switch to automatic train operation in 2009, using the SelTrac system currently on in use on the Docklands Light Railway.^[2] Equipment installation and testing for this began in late 2006.

[edit] Rolling stock

When the Jubilee Line was opened, it was operated by 1972 stock. In 1984 this was replaced by the new 1983 Stock, the displaced 1972 Stock being transferred to the Northern Line. The 1983 Stock proved to be unreliable and troublesome in service, with their single-leaf doors making passenger loading and unloading a slower process than on other stock with wider door openings. With the opening of the Jubilee Line Extension, the opportunity was taken to introduce new trains, and today the line is worked by 1996 stock, which is similar to the 1995 Stock in use on the Northern Line. The new stock has internal displays and automated announcements to provide passengers with information on the train's route - these have improved since the stock originally came into service, at first simply listing the destination of the train, and subsequently also listing the name of the next station and interchanges there. Subsequent modifications also made the text scroll across the internal display instead of just appear in it.

[edit] The 2005 upgrade

The Jubilee Line closed for a five-day period starting on 26 December 2005 in order to add an extra carriage to each of the six-car trains. The line had to be closed while this work was done as six and seven car trains could not run in service at the same time due to the platform edge doors at JLE stations not being able to cater for both train lengths simultaneously. Additionally, an extra four complete trains were added to the fleet, bringing the total to 63. The result is a 17% increase in capacity at peak times, allowing 6,000 more passengers per day to use Jubilee Line services. The signalling system was also upgraded. Work was completed and the line reopened two days ahead of schedule, on 29 December 2005.

[edit] Map

[edit] Stations

• Terminus: Stanmore opened December 10, 1932.
• Canons Park, opened December 10, 1932 (as Canons Park (Edgware)); renamed 1933.
• Queensbury, opened December 16, 1934.
• Kingsbury, opened December 10, 1932.
• Wembley Park , opened October 14, 1893.
• Neasden, opened August 2, 1880.
• Dollis Hill, opened October 1, 1909.
• Willesden Green, opened November 24, 1879.
• Kilburn opened November 24, 1879 (as Kilburn & Brondesbury); renamed September 25, 1950.
• West Hampstead, opened June 30, 1879.
• Finchley Road, opened June 30, 1879.
• Swiss Cottage, opened November 20, 1939.
• St. John's Wood, opened November 20, 1939.
• Baker Street, opened May 1, 1979.
• Bond Street, opened May 1, 1979.
• Green Park, opened May 1, 1979.
• Charing Cross (former terminus), opened May 1, 1979; closed November 19, 1999
• Westminster opened December 22, 1999.
• Waterloo opened September 24, 1999.
• Southwark opened November 20, 1999.
• London Bridge opened October 7, 1999.
• Bermondsey opened September 17, 1999.
• Canada Water opened September 17, 1999.
• Canary Wharf opened September 17, 1999.
• North Greenwich opened May 14, 1999.
• Canning Town opened May 14, 1999.
• West Ham opened May 14, 1999.
• Terminus: Stratford opened May 14, 1999.

[edit] References

1. ^ More Tube Lines Discussed. The Times. April 27, 1965.
2. ^ Tube Lines, Network tests for new signalling systems, Tube Lines, 24-08-2005.

[edit] External links

• Jubilee Line, London Underground website
• Clive's UndergrounD Line Guides - Jubilee Line
• Abstract images of the Jubilee Line Extension

West:	Crossings of the River Thames	East:
Westminster Bridge	Between Westminster and Waterloo	Bakerloo Line between Embankment and Waterloo
Rotherhithe Tunnel	Between Canada Water and Canary Wharf	Greenwich foot tunnel
Docklands Light Railway between Island Gardens and Cutty Sark	Between Canary Wharf and North Greenwich	Blackwall Tunnels
Blackwall Tunnels	Between North Greenwich and Canning Town	Thames Barrier