Piccadilly line | |||
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Overview | |||
Type | Deep Tube, sub-surface | ||
System | London Underground | ||
Stations | 53 | ||
Ridership | 210.169 million (2011/12) passenger journeys | ||
Colour on map | Dark Blue | ||
Website | tfl.gov.uk | ||
Operation | |||
Opened | 1906 | ||
Depot(s) |
Cockfosters Northfields |
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Rolling stock |
6 cars per trainset |
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Technical | |||
Line length | 71 km (44 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | ||
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The Piccadilly line /ˌpɪkəˈdɪli/ is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. It is the fourth busiest line on the Underground network on the basis of the number of passengers transported per year with 210,000,000. It is mainly a deep-level line, running from the north to the west of London via Zone 1, with a number of surface sections, mostly in its westernmost parts. It is named after the road above it between Hyde Park Corner and Piccadilly Circus. Some of its stations are shared with the District line and some are shared with the Metropolitan line. It is the second longest line on the system, after the Central line, and has the second most stations, after the District line. It serves many of London's top tourist attractions including Harrods (Knightsbridge), Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace (within walking distance from Green Park), Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square and Covent Garden, as well as London Heathrow Airport, the busiest airport in Europe. The line shares tracks with the Metropolitan line between Uxbridge and Rayners Lane, and with the District line between Hanger Lane Junction and Acton Town, then runs parallel with the District line between Acton Town and Barons Court.