The longest unbranched line on the
London Underground, the
Jubilee Line extends from
Stanmore in the north-west to
Stratford in the east of
London, passing through the heart of
Westminster and the
Docklands en route. Created from the
Stanmore branch of the
Bakerloo Line, it originally ran along its current route from
Stanmore to
Green Park and then terminated at
Charing Cross. It opened in 1977, the year of the
Silver Jubilee of
Queen Elizabeth II. In the late 1990s the
Jubilee Line Extension opened, from
Westminster to
Stratford, and the arm to
Charing Cross was closed. The extended and improved
Jubilee Line is one of the safest on the
tube, with smart new trains, safety-glass panelling on the platform fronts, and efficient, accurate indicators. The extension has won architecture prizes for its stations, which are considered to be among the greatest examples of
modern architecture in
Britain. On a standard tube map, the Jubilee Line is silver-grey, and is the only line to have an interchange with every other line. It also crosses the
river an unparalleled four times. (Thanks to
StrawberryFrog for pointing this out.)
On the following map, the north-west end is at the top.
Stanmore
|
Canons Park
|
Queensbury
|
Kingsbury
|
Wembley Park
|
Neasden
|
Dollis Hill
|
Willesden Green
|
Kilburn
|
West Hampstead
|
Finchley Road
|
Swiss Cottage
|
St John's Wood
|
Baker Street
|
Bond Street
|
Green Park
|
Westminster
|
Waterloo
|
Southwark
|
London Bridge
|
Bermondsey
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Canada Water
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Canary Wharf
|
North Greenwich
|
Canning Town
|
West Ham
|
Stratford
The Jubilee Line is
concurrent with the
Metropolitan Line from
Wembley Park to
Baker Street, but has more stops.
Connections to the
Bakerloo Line at
Baker Street and
Waterloo; to the
Hammersmith and City Line at
Baker Street and
West Ham; to the
Circle Line at
Baker Street and
Westminster; to the
Central Line at
Bond Street and
Stratford; to the
Piccadilly Line and
Victoria Line at
Green Park; to the
District Line at
Westminster and
West Ham; to the
Northern Line at
Waterloo and
London Bridge; to the
Waterloo and City Line at
Waterloo; to the
East London Line at
Canada Water; and to the
Docklands Light Railway at
Canary Wharf,
Canning Town and
Stratford.
National Rail connections at
West Hampstead for
West Hampstead Silverlink and
West Hampstead Thameslink,
Waterloo,
Southwark for
Waterloo East,
London Bridge, and
Stratford.
International Rail connections at
Waterloo for
Waterloo International.