picc facts
- 137.64 kilometres of track
- 52 stations from the suburbs of cockfosters, through the heart of central london, out to rural uxbridge in middlesex and right into heathrow the uk's busiest airport, with at least 50% above ground this has to be the tube's most versatile line
- 76 trains needed to operate the morning and evening peak service
- over 200 million people travel on the picc each year
- 32.5 million annual passenger count makes piccadilly circus the lines busiest station
- over 400 drivers based at ash house in arnos grove, north london and bollo house in acton town, west london
- piccadilly line trains are 1973 refurbished tube stock which operate in two sets of three car units
- trains are serviced and cleaned at northfields and cockfosters depots
disused stations
- york road- (between kings cross and caledonian road)
closed 1932
- down street- (between hyde park corner and green park)
closed 1931
- brompton road- (between south kensington and knightsbridge)
closed 1934
- osterly and spring grove- (between boston manor and osterly)
closed 1934
- aldwych- (shuttle service from holborn to aldwych)
closed 1994
did you know?
renamed stations:
- arsenal - formerly gillespie road
- oakwood - formerly west enfield
- green park - formerly dover street
- aldwych - formerly strand
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