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Piccadilly line
Piccadilly line
	A Piccadilly line train at Russell Square
Overview
Stations	53
Colour on map	Dark blue
Website	tfl.gov.uk
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	London Underground
Depot(s)	Cockfosters; Northfields
Rolling stock	1973 Stock
Ridership	210.169 million (2011/12) passenger journeys
History
Opened	15 December 1906
Last extension	2008
Technical
Line length	71 km (44 mi)
Character	Deep Tube
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Transport for London rail lines
London Underground
	Bakerloo
	Central
	Circle
	District
	Hammersmith & City
	Jubilee
	Metropolitan
	Northern
	Piccadilly
	Victoria
	Waterloo & City
Other systems
	Crossrail
	DLR
	London Trams
	London Overground
	TfL Rail
	v; t; e;

The Piccadilly line is a line of the London Underground. It is coloured dark blue on the Tube map. It is the fifth busiest line on the Underground network judged by the number of passengers transported per year. It is mainly a deep-level line, running from the north to the west of London via Zone 1. However, there are a number of surface sections mostly in its westernmost parts. Out of the 53 stations served, 25 are underground. It is the second longest line on the system, after the Central Line.

Infrastructure

Rolling stock

Like most Underground lines, the Piccadilly line is operated by a single type of rolling stock. In this case it is the 1973 tube stock. The trains are painted in the standard London Underground livery of blue, white and red. Seventy-six trains out of a fleet of 88 are needed to run the line's peak service. One unit (166-566-366) was severely damaged by the terrorist attack of 7 July 2005. The stock was recently refurbished, and was due for replacement by 2014,^[2] but the order for new trains was cancelled in July 2010.^[3]

The line was previously worked by 1959 stock, 1956 stock, 1938 stock, standard tube stock and 1906 gate stock.

The line has two depots, at Northfields^{55 map 55} and Cockfosters.^{54 map 54} There are sidings at Oakwood, South Harrow, Arnos Grove, Rayners Lane, Down Street, Wood Green, Barons Court, Acton Town, Ruislip and Uxbridge.

Signalling

The line is controlled from the control centre at Earl's Court, which it used to share with the District line. It is in need of resignalling, and this work is planned to be carried out by 2014.

Service pattern

The current off-peak service pattern is:

6 trains per hour Cockfosters – Heathrow Terminal 5 (via Terminals 1, 2, 3)

6 trains per hour Cockfosters – Heathrow Terminal 4 (returning around the loop and serving Terminals 1, 2, 3)

3 trains per hour Cockfosters – Uxbridge

3 trains per hour Cockfosters – Rayners Lane

6 trains per hour Arnos Grove – Northfields

Often late evening services terminate at Oakwood instead of Cockfosters.

Trains will also make an additional stop at Turnham Green during early mornings and late evenings but will not stop at the station during the main part of the day.

Other services operate at times, especially at the start and towards the end of the traffic day.

Map

Easier Versions can be found http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/standard-tube-map.gif Archived 2008-05-27 at the Wayback Machine

Stations

Piccadilly Line

Legend

Cockfosters

depot

Arnos Grove sidings

Harringay (St. Ann's Road)

proposed but never built

Manor House

Finsbury Park

to Victoria line

King's Cross St. Pancras

to Northern line

Russell Square

Holborn

District line

to Edgware Road

Barons Court

Hammersmith

Non-stop section

Ravenscourt Park (

)

Stamford Brook (

)

Turnham Green (

)

limited Piccadilly line services

District line

to Richmond

Chiswick Park (

)

Acton works

Acton Town

Ealing Common depot

Ealing Common

Great Western Main Line

to London Paddington

to Bristol

Central line

via Bank

to Ealing Broadway

District line

to Ealing Broadway

North Ealing

Park Royal

Central line

via Bank

to West Ruislip

Acton–Northolt Line

Park Royal & Twyford Abbey

Chiltern Main Line

to Marylebone

via South Ruislip

South Harrow

Metropolitan line

to Aldgate

Rayners Lane

joint with Metropolitan line

Eastcote

Ruislip Manor

Ruislip

Chiltern Main Line

via West Ruislip

to Marylebone

Central line

to West Ruislip

via Bank

to Ruislip Central line depot

Uxbridge depot

(original site)

Northfields

Northfields depot

Boston Manor

M4 motorway

Grand Junction Canal

Brentford Branch Line

Osterley & Spring Grove

Osterley

Hounslow East │ Hounslow Town

Hounslow Central

Hounslow West

River Crane

Hatton Cross

Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3

Heathrow Terminal 4

Heathrow Terminal 5

Notice explaining about step-free access. This can be found inside every Piccadilly line train.

Notice explaining alternative routes to Covent Garden. This can be found inside every Piccadilly line train.

(In order from east to west.)

Cockfosters branch

Station	Opened	Additional information
Cockfosters branch
Cockfosters	31 July 1933	One of the two depots is located here^{1 map 1}
Oakwood	13 March 1933	Opened as Enfield West; renamed Enfield West Oakwood 3 May 1934; renamed 1 September 1946^{2 map 2}
Southgate	13 March 1933	in deep-level tunnel^{3 map 3}
Arnos Grove	19 September 1932	Trains may terminate here: there are several sidings for stabling trains^{4 map 4}
Tunnel section commences
Bounds Green	19 September 1932	^{5 map 5}
Wood Green	19 September 1932	^{6 map 6}
Turnpike Lane	19 September 1932	^{7 map 7}
Manor House	19 September 1932	^{8 map 8}
Original Section
Finsbury Park	15 December 1906	^{9 map 9}
Arsenal	15 December 1906	Opened as Gillespie Road; renamed Arsenal (Highbury Hill) 31 October 1932; the suffix was later dropped in 1960^{10 map 10}
Holloway Road	15 December 1906	^{11 map 11}
Caledonian Road	15 December 1906	^{12 map 12}
King's Cross St. Pancras	15 December 1906	Opened as King's Cross; renamed King's Cross for St. Pancras 1927; renamed 1933^{13 map 13}
Russell Square	15 December 1906	^{14 map 14}
Holborn	15 December 1906	Renamed Holborn (Kingsway) 22 May 1933; the suffix was later dropped.^{15 map 15}
Covent Garden	11 April 1907	^{16 map 16}
Leicester Square	15 December 1906	^{17 map 17}
Piccadilly Circus	15 December 1906	^{18 map 18}
Green Park	15 December 1906	Opened as Dover Street; renamed 18 September 1933^{19 map 19}
Hyde Park Corner	15 December 1906	In the event of disruption, trains may terminate here via a crossover^{20 map 20}
Knightsbridge	15 December 1906	^{21 map 21}
South Kensington	8 January 1907	^{22 map 22}
Gloucester Road	15 December 1906	^{23 map 23}
Earl's Court	15 December 1906	^{24 map 24}
Tunnel section ends
Barons Court	15 December 1906	^{25 map 25}
Hammersmith	15 December 1906	^{26 map 26}

Extension to Hounslow and Uxbridge

Station	Opened	Additional information
Extension to Hounslow and Uxbridge
Turnham Green	1 January 1869	Originally the London and South Western Railway; first served by the Piccadilly line 23 June 1963^{27 map 27}
Acton Town	1 July 1879	Originally the Metropolitan District Railway, later District line; first served by the Piccadilly line 4 July 1932^{28 map 28}
The line splits here into two branches – the Heathrow branch and the Uxbridge branch.

Heathrow branch

Station	Opened	Additional information
Continuing from Acton Town
South Ealing	1 May 1883	Originally the Metropolitan District Railway, later District line; first served by the Piccadilly line 29 April 1935^{29 map 29}
Northfields	16 April 1908	Originally the District line (one of the two depots is here and some trains terminate here); first served by the Piccadilly line 9 January 1933^{30 map 30}
Boston Manor	1 May 1883	Originally the District line; first served by the Piccadilly line 13 March 1933^{31 map 31}
Osterley	23 March 1934	^{32 map 32}
Hounslow East	2 May 1909	Opened as Hounslow Town by the District line renamed 1 December 1925; first served by the Piccadilly line 13 March 1933^{33 map 33}
Hounslow Central	1 April 1886	Opened as Heston-Hounslow by the District line, renamed 1 December 1925; first served by the Piccadilly line 13 March 1933^{34 map 34}
Tunnel section recommences
Hounslow West	21 July 1884	Opened as Hounslow Barracks by the District line, renamed 1 December 1925; first served by the Piccadilly line 13 March 1933, resited 19 July 1975^{35 map 35}
Hatton Cross	19 July 1975	^{36 map 36}
Heathrow Terminal 4	12 April 1986	^{37 map 37}
Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3	16 December 1977	Opened as Heathrow Central; renamed Heathrow Central Terminals 1,2,3 on 3 September 1983; renamed 12 April 1986^{38 map 38}
Heathrow Terminal 5	27 March 2008	^{39 map 39}
Just beyond Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3 tube station, the line goes into a new section to serve Heathrow Terminal 5 tube station, which opened in March 2008. Half of all Heathrow trains use the loop and serve Terminal 4 and the other half omit Terminal 4 and serve Terminal 5.^[4]

Uxbridge branch

Station	Opened	Additional information
Continuing from Acton Town
Ealing Common	1 July 1879	Originally the District line; first served by the Piccadilly line 4 July 1932^{40 map 40}
North Ealing	23 June 1903	Originally the District line; first served by the Piccadilly line 4 July 1932^{41 map 41}
Park Royal	6 July 1931	Originally the District line; first served by the Piccadilly line 4 July 1932; renamed Park Royal (Hanger Hill) 1 March 1936; renamed 1947^{42 map 42}
Alperton	28 June 1903	Opened as Perivale-Alperton by the District line; renamed 7 October 1910; first served by the Piccadilly line 4 July 1932^{43 map 43}
Sudbury Town	28 June 1903	Originally the District line; first served by the Piccadilly line 4 July 1932^{44 map 44}
Sudbury Hill ( Sudbury Hill Harrow)	28 June 1903	Originally the District line; first served by the Piccadilly line 4 July 1932^{45 map 45}
South Harrow	28 June 1903	Originally the District line; first served by the Piccadilly line 4 July 1932; closed when re-located 4 July 1935; re-opened 5 July 1935^{46 map 46}
Rayners Lane	1 March 1910	Originally the District line; first served by the Piccadilly line 23 October 1933 (from here to Uxbridge trains share track with Metropolitan line, and some trains terminate here)^{47 map 47}
Eastcote	1 March 1910	Originally the District line; first served by the Piccadilly line 23 October 1933^{48 map 48}
Ruislip Manor	5 August 1912	Originally the District line; first served by the Piccadilly line 23 October 1933^{49 map 49}
Ruislip	1 March 1910	Originally the District line; first served by the Piccadilly line 23 October 1933 (some trains terminate here in Monday-Friday peak hours)^{50 map 50}
Ickenham	1 March 1910	Originally the District line; first served by the Piccadilly line 23 October 1933^{51 map 51}
Hillingdon	10 December 1923	Originally the District line; first served by the Piccadilly line 23 October 1933; renamed Hillingdon (Swakeleys) April 1934; the suffix was later dropped; closed when re-located 5 December 1992; re-opened 6 December 1992^{52 map 52}
Uxbridge	1 March 1910	Terminus. Originally the District line; first served by the Piccadilly line 23 October 1933; closed when re-located 3 December 1938; re-opened 4 December 1938^{53 map 53}

Closed stations

Aldwych opened on 30 November 1907 as the Strand tube station. It was at the end of a branch line from the main line at Holborn. An evening through-northbound 'Theatre' train ran until 1910. From 1917 onwards, it was served only by a shuttle from Holborn. In the same year it was renamed Aldwych when Charing Cross on the Northern line was renamed Strand. It was temporarily closed in 1940 during World War II to be used as an air-raid shelter. It re-opened in 1946. The possibility of extending the branch to Waterloo was discussed, but the scheme never proceeded.^[5] Aldwych was finally closed on 30 September 1994; the level of use was said to be too low to justify the £1 million in estimated costs of a complete replacement of the lifts. The station is regularly used by film makers.
Brompton Road opened 15 December 1906; closed 30 July 1934, between Knightsbridge and South Kensington.
Down Street opened 15 December 1906; closed 21 May 1932, between Green Park and Hyde Park Corner.
Osterley & Spring Grove first served 13 March 1933; closed 24 March 1934 between Boston Manor and Hounslow East. It was replaced by Osterley.
Park Royal & Twyford Abbey opened 23 June 1903; closed 5 July 1931. Although on the route of the current Piccadilly line, a short distance north of the present Park Royal station, it was never served by Piccadilly line trains. It was opened by the District line, the original operator of the line between Ealing Common and South Harrow, and was closed and replaced by the present Park Royal station before the Piccadilly line started running trains to South Harrow in 1932.
York Road opened 15 December 1906; closed 19 September 1932, between King's Cross St Pancras and Caledonian Road. It has been suggested^[6] that this station may be reopened to serve new developments on the nearby Kings Cross railway lands, but this idea is not being progressed at present. The road the station served, 'York Road', has since been renamed 'York Way'.

Future

The Piccadilly line was to be upgraded in 2014–15 and would have had new trains as well as new signalling. This would have increased the line's capacity by some 24%.^[7] Bids for the rolling-stock order were submitted in 2008. However, after the acquisition of Tube Lines by Transport for London in June 2010, this order was cancelled.^[3]

Maps

^map 1 Cockfosters – 51°39′06″N 000°08′56″W / 51.65167°N 0.14889°W / 51.65167; -0.14889 (01 - Cockfosters tube station)
^map 2 Oakwood – 51°38′51″N 000°07′54″W / 51.64750°N 0.13167°W / 51.64750; -0.13167 (02 - Oakwood tube station)
^map 3 Southgate – 51°37′57″N 000°07′41″W / 51.63250°N 0.12806°W / 51.63250; -0.12806 (03 - Southgate tube station)
^map 4 Arnos Grove – 51°36′59″N 000°08′01″W / 51.61639°N 0.13361°W / 51.61639; -0.13361 (04 - Arnos Grove tube station)
^map 5 Bounds Green – 51°36′25″N 000°07′27″W / 51.60694°N 0.12417°W / 51.60694; -0.12417 (05 - Bounds Green tube station)
^map 6 Wood Green – 51°35′49″N 000°06′36″W / 51.59694°N 0.11000°W / 51.59694; -0.11000 (06 - Wood Green tube station)
^map 7 Turnpike Lane – 51°35′25″N 000°06′10″W / 51.59028°N 0.10278°W / 51.59028; -0.10278 (07 - Turnpike Lane tube station)
^map 8 Manor House – 51°34′15″N 000°05′46″W / 51.57083°N 0.09611°W / 51.57083; -0.09611 (08 - Manor House tube station)
^map 9 Finsbury Park – 51°33′53″N 000°06′23″W / 51.56472°N 0.10639°W / 51.56472; -0.10639 (09 - Finsbury Park station)
^map 10 Arsenal – 51°33′31″N 000°06′21″W / 51.55861°N 0.10583°W / 51.55861; -0.10583 (10 - Arsenal tube station)
^map 11 Holloway Road – 51°33′11″N 000°06′43″W / 51.55306°N 0.11194°W / 51.55306; -0.11194 (11 - Holloway Road tube station)
^map 12 Caledonian Road – 51°32′54″N 000°07′07″W / 51.54833°N 0.11861°W / 51.54833; -0.11861 (12 - Caledonian Road tube station)
^map 13 King's Cross St. Pancras – 51°31′49″N 000°07′27″W / 51.53028°N 0.12417°W / 51.53028; -0.12417
^map 14 Russell Square – 51°31′23″N 000°07′28″W / 51.52306°N 0.12444°W / 51.52306; -0.12444 (14 - Russell Square tube station)
^map 15 Holborn – 51°31′03″N 000°07′12″W / 51.51750°N 0.12000°W / 51.51750; -0.12000 (15 - Holborn tube station)
^map 16 Covent Garden – 51°30′47″N 000°07′27″W / 51.51306°N 0.12417°W / 51.51306; -0.12417 (16 - Covent Garden tube station)
^map 17 Leicester Square – 51°30′41″N 000°07′41″W / 51.51139°N 0.12806°W / 51.51139; -0.12806
^map 18 Piccadilly Circus – 51°30′36″N 000°08′02″W / 51.51000°N 0.13389°W / 51.51000; -0.13389
^map 19 Green Park – 51°30′24″N 000°08′34″W / 51.50667°N 0.14278°W / 51.50667; -0.14278 (19 - Green Park tube station)
^map 20 Hyde Park Corner – 51°30′10″N 000°09′10″W / 51.50278°N 0.15278°W / 51.50278; -0.15278
^map 21 Knightsbridge – 51°30′06″N 000°09′39″W / 51.50167°N 0.16083°W / 51.50167; -0.16083 (21 - Knightsbridge tube station)
^map 22 South Kensington – 51°29′39″N 000°10′26″W / 51.49417°N 0.17389°W / 51.49417; -0.17389
^map 23 Gloucester Road – 51°29′41″N 000°10′59″W / 51.49472°N 0.18306°W / 51.49472; -0.18306 (23 - Gloucester Road tube station)
^map 24 Earl's Court – 51°29′29″N 000°11′41″W / 51.49139°N 0.19472°W / 51.49139; -0.19472 (24 - Earl's Court tube station)
^map 25 Barons Court – 51°29′26″N 000°12′49″W / 51.49056°N 0.21361°W / 51.49056; -0.21361 (25 - Barons Court tube station)
^map 26 Hammersmith – 51°29′39″N 000°13′30″W / 51.49417°N 0.22500°W / 51.49417; -0.22500 (26 - Hammersmith tube station)
^map 27 Turnham Green – 51°29′43″N 000°15′18″W / 51.49528°N 0.25500°W / 51.49528; -0.25500 (27 - Turnham Green tube station)
^map 28 Acton Town – 51°30′10″N 000°16′48″W / 51.50278°N 0.28000°W / 51.50278; -0.28000 (28 - Acton Town tube station)

^map 29 South Ealing – 51°30′04″N 000°18′26″W / 51.50111°N 0.30722°W / 51.50111; -0.30722 (29 - South Ealing tube station)
^map 30 Northfields – 51°29′58″N 000°18′51″W / 51.49944°N 0.31417°W / 51.49944; -0.31417 (30 - Northfields tube station)
^map 31 Boston Manor – 51°29′45″N 000°19′30″W / 51.49583°N 0.32500°W / 51.49583; -0.32500 (31 - Boston Manor tube station)
^map 32 Osterley – 51°28′53″N 000°21′08″W / 51.48139°N 0.35222°W / 51.48139; -0.35222 (32 - Osterley tube station)
^map 33 Hounslow East – 51°28′23″N 000°21′23″W / 51.47306°N 0.35639°W / 51.47306; -0.35639 (33 - Hounslow East tube station)
^map 34 Hounslow Central – 51°28′17″N 000°21′59″W / 51.47139°N 0.36639°W / 51.47139; -0.36639
^map 35 Hounslow West – 51°28′25″N 000°23′08″W / 51.47361°N 0.38556°W / 51.47361; -0.38556 (35 - Hounslow West tube station)
^map 36 Hatton Cross – 51°28′01″N 000°25′24″W / 51.46694°N 0.42333°W / 51.46694; -0.42333 (36 - Hatton Cross tube station)
^map 37 Heathrow Terminal 4 – 51°27′32″N 000°26′46″W / 51.45889°N 0.44611°W / 51.45889; -0.44611
^map 38 Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3 – 51°28′16″N 000°27′07″W / 51.47111°N 0.45194°W / 51.47111; -0.45194
^map 39 Heathrow Terminal 5 – 51°28′20″N 000°29′17″W / 51.47222°N 0.48806°W / 51.47222; -0.48806 (39 - Heathrow Terminal 5 station)
^map 40 Ealing Common – 51°30′37″N 000°17′17″W / 51.51028°N 0.28806°W / 51.51028; -0.28806 (40 - Ealing Common tube station)
^map 41 North Ealing – 51°31′03″N 000°17′19″W / 51.51750°N 0.28861°W / 51.51750; -0.28861 (41 - North Ealing tube station)
^map 42 Park Royal – 51°31′37″N 000°17′03″W / 51.52694°N 0.28417°W / 51.52694; -0.28417 (42 - Park Royal tube station)
^map 43 Alperton – 51°32′27″N 000°17′59″W / 51.54083°N 0.29972°W / 51.54083; -0.29972 (43 - Alperton tube station)
^map 44 Sudbury Town – 51°33′03″N 000°18′56″W / 51.55083°N 0.31556°W / 51.55083; -0.31556 (44 - Sudbury Town tube station)
^map 45 Sudbury Hill – 51°33′25″N 000°20′11″W / 51.55694°N 0.33639°W / 51.55694; -0.33639 (45 - Sudbury Hill tube station)
^map 46 South Harrow – 51°33′53″N 000°21′08″W / 51.56472°N 0.35222°W / 51.56472; -0.35222 (46 - South Harrow tube station)
^map 47 Rayners Lane – 51°34′31″N 000°22′17″W / 51.57528°N 0.37139°W / 51.57528; -0.37139 (47 - Rayners Lane tube station)
^map 48 Eastcote – 51°34′36″N 000°23′49″W / 51.57667°N 0.39694°W / 51.57667; -0.39694 (48 - Eastcote tube station)
^map 49 Ruislip Manor – 51°34′24″N 000°24′45″W / 51.57333°N 0.41250°W / 51.57333; -0.41250 (49 - Ruislip Manor tube station)
^map 50 Ruislip – 51°34′17″N 000°25′16″W / 51.57139°N 0.42111°W / 51.57139; -0.42111 (50 - Ruislip tube station)
^map 51 Ickenham – 51°33′43″N 000°26′31″W / 51.56194°N 0.44194°W / 51.56194; -0.44194 (51 - Ickenham tube station)
^map 52 Hillingdon – 51°33′14″N 000°27′00″W / 51.55389°N 0.45000°W / 51.55389; -0.45000 (52 - Hillingdon tube station)
^map 53 Uxbridge – 51°32′45″N 000°28′42″W / 51.54583°N 0.47833°W / 51.54583; -0.47833 (53 - Uxbridge tube station)
^map 54 Cockfosters Depot – 51°38′56″N 000°08′25″W / 51.64889°N 0.14028°W / 51.64889; -0.14028 (54 - Cockfosters Depot)
^map 55 Northfields Depot – 51°29′50″N 000°19′14″W / 51.49722°N 0.32056°W / 51.49722; -0.32056 (55 - Northfields Depot)

Related pages

Leslie Green – architect of the Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway's early stations
Vauxhall Cross tube station – fictional Piccadilly line tube station

References

Notes

Bibliography

Barker, T.C.; Robbins, Michael (1974). A History of London Transport: Volume two – the Twentieth Century to 1970. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. ISBN 978-0-04-385067-1.
Croome, Desmond F. (1998). The Piccadilly Line – An Illustrated History. London: Capital Transport Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85414-192-7.
Horne, Mike (2007). The Piccadilly Tube – A History of the First Hundred Years. London: Capital Transport. ISBN 978-1-85414-305-1.
Lee, Charles E. (1966). Sixty Years of the Piccadilly. London: London Transport.
Lee, Charles E. (1973). The Piccadilly Line: a brief history. London: London Transport. ISBN 978-0-85329-042-1.

Other websites

"Piccadilly line facts". www.tfl.gov.uk. Transport for London. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
"The Piccadilly Line – History". www.krysstal.com. KryssTal. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
"Underground Journeys: Changing the face of London Underground Illustrated history of the Piccadilly line 1920-1930s". www.architecture.com. Royal Institute of British Architects. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.

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