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The name "Victoria line" dates from 1955; other suggestions were "Walvic line" (Walthamstow–Victoria), "Viking line" (Victoria–King's Cross), "Mayfair line" and "West End line". [9] During the planning stages, it was known as Route C and named the Victoria line (after the station) by David McKenna, Chairman of British Transport Advertising ...
The London Underground 1967 Stock was a type of deep-level train that operated on the Victoria line of the London Underground from the line's opening on 1 September 1968 until 30 June 2011. It was also used on the Central line between Woodford and Hainault between 21 February 1968 and 1984, as the same automatic train operation (ATO) system was ...
World's first automatic trains brought into service on Central line between Hainault and Woodford to test Victoria line operating systems. [84] 1965 Sir Alexander Valentine retires as Chairman of the LTB and is replaced by Sir Maurice Holmes. [86] 1968 Victoria line opens between Walthamstow Central and Warren Street. [8] 1969 Victoria line ...
On the Jubilee line a seventh car was added to all trains, in 2006 and a new signalling system allowing automatic operation was commissioned in 2011. [177] [178] On the Victoria line, new trains were introduced between July 2009 [179] and June 2011, [180] and a new signalling system has allowed 33 trains per hour from January 2013. [178]
The extension southwards towards Victoria officially opened on 7 March 1969, though through trains had been running since 24 February. [25] Along with other Victoria line stations, the new complex was originally decorated with tiles showing an illustration relating to the station's name – in this case, a maze (signifying a warren). [26]
The Jubilee line needed 33 trains and a second order of 1972 Stock, known as Mk II, was ordered. Entering service on the Northern line between 1973 and 1974, these differed from the Mk Is as it was planned to convert the line to ATO. [34]: 404–405 These were transferred to the Bakerloo line in 1977. When the Jubilee line opened in 1979 it ...
The station is on the Victoria line between Vauxhall and Victoria stations in fare zone 1. It was a late addition to the line, not appearing in the original plans, and the last to open in 1972. The station is the only one on the line without an interchange to any other railway line or Underground line, and is the deepest beneath sea level.
The line is predicted to run 30–36 trains per hour, up to a 50% increase compared to the 24–25 train per hour service provided today. The line will be the first to be upgraded as part of the New Tube for London Project, as passenger numbers have increased over recent years and are expected to increase further.