We’re almost certain you didn’t know this
The Victoria line opened on September 1, 1968, and runs from Brixton in South London to Walthamstow Central in East London. Very interestingly, its stations have a ‘hump-backed’ style, with tracks on a slight gradient as trains enter, allowing them to brake, and are downhill as they leave, which allows them to accelerate.
It was the world’s first fully automated railway when it opened, but still has a human driver on board in the event of an emergency. In fact, when it opened, Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the Victoria section of the route and even drove a train herself between Green Park and Oxford Circus, and it’s named in honour of Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901.
The line has one of the shortest routes on the entire network, but despite this, it handles around 200 million journeys each year. It serves 16 stations across the capital, but one station in particular stands out.
Pimlico Underground Station is on the southern end of the line, sandwiched between Vauxhall to the south and Victoria to the north. You may not have noticed, but the station is one of 16 stops and is not connected to another line or train station.
For example, both Vauxhall and Brixton are connected to train stations, while King’s Cross and St Pancras stations are also served by the Northern, Piccadilly, Circle, Metropolitan, and Hammersmith and City lines, as well as a massive train station.
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