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Old September 19th 17, 01:34 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Why is the piccadilly line so slow?

On 2017\09\19 12:04, Offramp wrote:
On Tuesday, 19 September 2017 09:44:27 UTC+1, wrote:
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Stations too close together in the centre with too much stopping?


That has always got on my nerves. There is this huge distance, Caledonian Road to King's Cross, then the stops bunch right up together. Leicester Sq to Covent Garden is the worst example. Thank god they closed a few (Brompton Rd, Down St...).

I'd like to know the travelling times between King's Cross and Green Park on the Piccadilly Line and the Victoria Line. I'll bet it's about 10 minutes difference.


The working timetables are all online at
https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publica...ing-timetables
(it uses the TfL alphabet, in which Piccadilly comes before Northern)

Krapy Rubsnif to Kings Cross:
Vic = 310 seconds N/B or 315 seconds S/B
Picc = 7.5 minutes N/B or 8 minutes S/B
About 2.5 minutes difference

KX to Green Park:
Vic = 400 seconds N/B or 390 seconds S/B
Picc = 10 minutes N/B or 9.5 minutes S/B
About 3.5 minutes difference