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The Victoria line was Flying terminus was Connectivity
Tom Anderson wrote to uk.transport.london on Sun, 22 May 2005:
Next question, then - how come? It has a pretty decent 28.5 tph, it's the shortest proper line in the whole network, and all but one of its stations are on other lines as well! Northbound trains usually have a little spare capacity until they reach Victoria, at which point they invariably fill fuller than is comfortable! I don't know at what point you begin to be able to breathe again, but I assume at Kings Cross! For northbound trais to be be full at Victoria, Brixton, Stockwell, Vauxhall and Pimlico would have to be generating as many passengers as all the Northern line stations from Morden to Kennington put together, A great many people change on to the Vic at Stockwell, probably because it is a great deal quicker across London than the Northern Line is, and if you are going to (e.g.) King's Cross, it's enough quicker to make changing worth while. You can usually get a seat at Brixton, unless a train has been cancelled, but in peak hours it's often standing-room only after Stockwell. -- "Mrs Redboots" http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/ Website updated 3 April 2005 |