Piccadilly Tube Line in London
The Piccadilly Tube line serves over 175 million commuters in a year, which makes the route the fifth busiest on the London Underground system. The line, which is managed by Travel for London, starts its journey from Cockfoster and branches out to Heathrow Terminal 5 and Uxbridge. The Piccadilly line is approximately 71 kilometers (44 miles) and is effectively the second longest route on the tube system. Almost half of the 53 stops on the line are underground, while the remaining ones are above ground. The line is very popular with tourists because it hits most of London well known attractions including Buckingham Palace and Piccadilly Circus. The branch that connects with Heathrow and is famous for dealing with tourist attractions is, without any doubt the busiest part of the line that is used by trains every 10 minutes even during off-peak hours.
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History of Piccadilly line
The tube route is named after one of its most famous stations, Piccadilly Circus. The line was originally the Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway and started its services at the end of 1906. The line has since then gone through several upgrades and extensions. Major upgrades include the rebuilding of Piccadilly Circus in 1928, an extension to Cockfosters completed in 1933 and another extension to Heathrow airport in 1977.
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Underground Stations on Piccadilly Line
The Piccadilly line comprises of both deep tube station and above ground stations. The line contains 25 underground stops which are mainly found from South Gate to Earls court.
Southgate
Arnos Grove
Arnos Grove sidings
Bounds Green
Wood Green
Turnpike Lane
Manor House
Finsbury Park
Arsenal
Holloway Road
Caledonian Road
York Road
King's Cross St. Pancras
Russell Square
Holborn
Covent Garden
Leicester Square
Piccadilly Circus
Green Park
Hyde Park Corner
Knightsbridge
South Kensington
Gloucester Road
Earl's Court
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Above Ground Stations on Piccadilly Line
The Piccadilly line has a total of 53 stops and 7 of those stops are above ground stops. These locations are mostly on the western end of the line.
Cockfosters
Oakwood
Arnos Grove
Barons Court
Hammersmith
Acton Town
Ealing Common
Central Line
North Ealing
Park Royal
Park Royal & Twyford Abbey
Alperton
Sudbury Town
Sudbury Hill
South Harrow
Rayners Lane
Uxbridge
South Ealing
Northfields
Boston Manor
Osterley & Spring Grove
Osterley
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First & Last Train on Piccadilly Line
The Piccadilly line transports almost 500,000 people on a daily basis and has a very strict schedule that is efficiently followed. The first train of the day starts from the Cockfosters stop at 5:10 AM in the morning. The Last train halts after departing from Cockfoster at 11:55 PM. To get more details regarding the timing of specific stops you can check out the Piccadilly Line Time Table.