What is the Victoria line?
Q: What is the Victoria line?
A: The Victoria line is a deep-level underground metro line that runs from Brixton in south London to Walthamstow Central in the north-east, and is part of the London Underground network.
Q: When did it start running?
A: The Victoria line started running in 1968.
Q: What color does it appear on the Tube map?
A: On the Tube map, the Victoria Line appears with a light blue color.
Q: How busy is it compared to other lines on the London Underground network?
A: It is the fourth busiest line on the London Underground network.
Q: Is there any track that comes above ground?
A: Yes, there is one section of track that comes above ground - from Seven Sisters to Northumberland Park - but otherwise all of its track remains underground.
Q: How does this save energy and make trains run faster? A: The stations are built on top of small hills or humps which allow trains to store gravitational potential energy as they arrive and use this energy as they leave, saving 5% energy and making trains run 9% faster.
Q: How long are each new platform built for the Victoria Line? A: Each new platform built for the Victoria Line is 132.6 metres long.
Q: How many people use this line each year? A: Around 200 million people use the Victoria Line each year.
