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on Jubilee line tunnel section from March 2020". Transport for London (Press release). Archived from the original on 10 May 2021 . Retrieved 3 August 2020. Visit to Northumberland Park Depot". Institution of Railway Operators. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018 . Retrieved 12 September 2018. Appendix D: Station Improvements – White Hart Lane and Northumberland Park" (PDF). Landolt & Brown. 15 August 2013. pp.15, 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 October 2018 . Retrieved 27 October 2018.

OLD/1968/0211". Online Planning Services. Haringey Council. 11 January 1968 . Retrieved 1 August 2013. Land At Ferry Lane: Construction of new fan house form Victoria Line. In 1999, Carlton Television premiered a regional game show (Greater London area only) also called Mind the Gap. [342] Busking [ edit ]

Victoria Line Platform Humps and RVAR" (PDF). Livis. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015 . Retrieved 6 December 2011. During the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Underground saw record ridership levels, with over 4.3 million people using the Tube on some days. [93] This record was subsequently beaten in later years, with 4.82 million riders in December 2015. [94] In 2013, the Underground celebrated its 150th anniversary, with celebratory events such as steam trains and installation of a unique Labyrinth artwork at each station. [95] During peak hours, stations can get so crowded that they need to be closed. Passengers may not get on the first train [242] and the majority of passengers do not find a seat on their trains, [243] some trains having more than four passengers every square metre. [244] When asked, passengers report overcrowding as the aspect of the network that they are least satisfied with, and overcrowding has been linked to poor productivity and potential poor heart health. [245] Capacity increases have been overtaken by increased demand, and peak overcrowding has increased by 16 percent since 2004–05. [246] Up to date per line London Underground usage statistics". TheyWorkForYou. 29 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020 . Retrieved 29 April 2018. Smale, Katherine (11 April 2019). "Canary Wharf Group in talks about rail link to Euston". New Civil Engineer. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019 . Retrieved 25 April 2019.

Charles Yerkes (1837–1905) was an American who founded the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) in 1902, which opened three tube lines and electrified the District Railway. [361] [362] Dan Templeton (26 May 2017). "New Victoria Line timetable increases frequency". International Railway Journal . Retrieved 14 July 2017. Accessibility for people with limited mobility was not considered when most of the system was built, and before 1993 fire regulations prohibited wheelchairs on the Underground. [233] The stations on the Jubilee Line Extension, opened in 1999, were the first stations on the system designed with accessibility in mind, but retrofitting accessibility features to the older stations is a major investment that is planned to take over twenty years. [234] A 2010 London Assembly report concluded that over 10% of people in London had reduced mobility [235] and, with an ageing population, numbers will increase in the future. [236] a b Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. November 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2022 . Retrieved 12 November 2022.Kings Cross Tragedy Means Safety First For London Underground". London Transport. 21 October 1997. Archived from the original on 12 February 1998 . Retrieved 14 August 2021. a b c "Safety fears linger, decade after Kings Cross fire". BBC News. 15 November 1997 . Retrieved 12 February 2022. A public inquiry into the incident was initiated by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. [26] It was conducted by Desmond Fennell, assisted by a panel of four expert advisers. The inquiry opened on 1 February 1988 at Central Hall, Westminster, and closed on 24 June, after hearing 91 days of evidence. [27] The now-decommissioned wooden escalator at Greenford station (seen in 2006), similar to the one that caught fire at King's Cross a b "This Northern Line Cheat Will Save You Minutes On Every Commute". Londonist. 27 May 2016 . Retrieved 14 September 2018.