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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Dec 22, 2020 14:59:44 GMT
I'm guessing Surrey Quays has sunlight on its platforms bespite being below ground level? (somewhat similar to Morden) Out of curiosity when is an underground platform actually under ground? Liverpool Street metropolitan line for example is open at one end but clearly below street level - under ground? I usually consider them where the areas are clearly intended to be physically below ground. I'd consider Liverpool Street in this instance to be Underground as the open part was needed for steam release, however Wembley Central for example I wouldn't consider to be underground as effectively it's under a really wide bridge. The only one I have issues with classifying is the Overground at Whitechapel ever since they built over it for Crossrail.
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Post by kmkcheng on Dec 22, 2020 15:04:36 GMT
I'm guessing Surrey Quays has sunlight on its platforms bespite being below ground level? (somewhat similar to Morden) Out of curiosity when is an underground platform actually under ground? Liverpool Street metropolitan line for example is open at one end but clearly below street level - under ground? I believe one of the distinctions is to do with having different procedures during an emergency situation. There is a tube map on the TfL website showing the tunnel sections and it shows what they distinguish as an underground station and one that is out in the open. content.tfl.gov.uk/tube-map-with-tunnels.pdf
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Post by Busboy105 on Dec 22, 2020 15:09:01 GMT
Out of curiosity when is an underground platform actually under ground? Liverpool Street metropolitan line for example is open at one end but clearly below street level - under ground? I believe one of the distinctions is to do with having different procedures during an emergency situation. There is a tube map on the TfL website showing the tunnel sections and it shows what they distinguish as an underground station and one that is out in the open. content.tfl.gov.uk/tube-map-with-tunnels.pdfSo if a station has a tunnel, it’s classed as underground?
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Post by kmkcheng on Dec 22, 2020 15:22:15 GMT
I believe one of the distinctions is to do with having different procedures during an emergency situation. There is a tube map on the TfL website showing the tunnel sections and it shows what they distinguish as an underground station and one that is out in the open. content.tfl.gov.uk/tube-map-with-tunnels.pdfSo if a station has a tunnel, it’s classed as underground? I think this map is used by emergency services so if there is an emergency situation at a station or between stations, they will know beforehand that there will be restricted access
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Post by Dstock7080 on Dec 22, 2020 17:47:47 GMT
Out of curiosity when is an underground platform actually under ground? Liverpool Street metropolitan line for example is open at one end but clearly below street level - under ground? I believe one of the distinctions is to do with having different procedures during an emergency situation. There is a tube map on the TfL website showing the tunnel sections and it shows what they distinguish as an underground station and one that is out in the open. content.tfl.gov.uk/tube-map-with-tunnels.pdfStations below ground are defined by the Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) (England) Regulations 2009. A FOI request from 2016 gives the definition: www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/section_12_stations_served_by_tf?unfold=1#incoming-844571
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Post by Busboy105 on Dec 24, 2020 15:16:41 GMT
All LO termini are interchangeable with National Rail services apart from Enfield Town, Chingford and Gospel Oak.
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Dec 24, 2020 23:57:25 GMT
All LO termini are interchangeable with National Rail services apart from Enfield Town, Chingford and Gospel Oak. Can add Barking Riverside to that list when it opens next year.
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Post by Busboy105 on Dec 25, 2020 21:06:01 GMT
All LO termini are interchangeable with National Rail services apart from Enfield Town, Chingford and Gospel Oak. Can add Barking Riverside to that list when it opens next year. I forgot about that. What’s the update on the extension?
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Post by richard on Dec 27, 2020 18:58:47 GMT
The Waterloo & City Line is the only line that runs completely underground including to and from the depot
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Post by 725DYE on Dec 27, 2020 19:26:48 GMT
The archer sculpture seen at East Finchley points directly towards Morden. This is the point at which southbound trains go undergorund, with this coincidentally being the longest continuous underground section of the tube.
The Northern Line has the greatest number of underground stations, largely helped by it being the sole line to have two branch lines through Zone 1, but is beaten by the Vic and W&C in terms of proportion of total stations that are underground.
My personal favourite is the Circle line not actually being a circle - this has been the case for almost 11 years now.
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Post by ronnie on Dec 27, 2020 23:51:58 GMT
Is the district line between Aldgate East and Tower Hill the only line where you can see another station but not stop / pass through it (Aldgate)?
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Post by kmkcheng on Dec 28, 2020 0:48:58 GMT
Is the district line between Aldgate East and Tower Hill the only line where you can see another station but not stop / pass through it (Aldgate)? Can the non-stop sections on the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines count as seeing the stations but not stopping? Can Chiswick Park be seen from the Richmond branch? From the Metropolitan Line you can see Kenton and I think also South Kenton as it crosses over the Bakerloo Line/WCML. You can also see Northwick Park station travelling on the Bakerloo Line. The Jubilee Line between Canning Town and Stratford doesn’t stop at some of the DLR stations it parallels
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Post by M1104 on Dec 28, 2020 0:56:57 GMT
Is the district line between Aldgate East and Tower Hill the only line where you can see another station but not stop / pass through it (Aldgate)? I think Ealing Broadway Station can be seen at a distance from a Piccadilly Line train, where it crosses the bridge over the Central Line between Ealing Common and North Ealing Stations.
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Post by vjaska on Dec 28, 2020 0:59:01 GMT
Is the district line between Aldgate East and Tower Hill the only line where you can see another station but not stop / pass through it (Aldgate)? For a very brief moment, it's possible to see the entrance of Brixton Underground Station from an Overground train from the high level bridge in Brixton. You can also see Loughborough Junction Station from the same train.
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Post by richard on Dec 28, 2020 1:04:56 GMT
Is the district line between Aldgate East and Tower Hill the only line where you can see another station but not stop / pass through it (Aldgate)? You used to be able to see the East London Line between Tower Hill and Aldgate East via what used to be called St Mary's Curve wich is now blocked off.
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