On Oct 1, 1:02*pm, "Stephen O'Connell" wrote:
Hell yes. Go to Bank* station on a weekday at 5pm and see how many
trains you have to wait for before you get to crush yourself onto one.
It's not exactly quiet off peak either. And the Central Line's
recently modernised, which added capacity.

Most tube lines at 5pm on a weekday in the city have trains that you have
to squeeze in to. It's part of the fun of commuting in London. Well, fun
if you are pressed up closely to some nice woman, but not as nice on a hot
day if you've some fat sweaty herbert holding a ceiling strap in front of
your face!!!

The difference is that on most lines, there are actually trains that
it's possible to squeeze into (this said as a seasoned Victoria Line
pro not some kind of effete non-Londoner). On the Central at Bank at 5
(or at Bethnal Green at 8:30), there physically aren't.

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