David Splett wrote:
"StaticFish" wrote in message
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Question: Why do Piccadilly line trains always stop for around 5
minutes at Hyde Park Corner?

The starting signal on the eastbound can be set to either hold trains to
their correct time of departure, or (more commonly) to clear only when
trains are evenly spaced.

A similar signal exists at Finsbury Park westbound, and I think the starting
signal at King's Cross westbound also as time control, though rarely used
IME.

Excellent answer. Thank you very much. I thought it was something to do
with the spacing of trains running up the northbound piccadilly line. I
didn't think Hyde park corner was the line's controlling station (ie
Earls court for disrict) so why are the trains held and spaced and Hyde
Park and not Piccadilly (or whatever the lines control station is)