The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 3 and Version 2 of Tube Directions

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* '''[[Jubilee Line]]''' runs northwest to east. [[Stratford Station|Stratford]] to [[Bond Street Station|Bond Street]] is east to west. [[Baker Street Station|Baker Street]] shares a [[cross platform interchanges|cross platform interchange]] with the [[Bakerloo Line]], and is north south (not totally sure, [[fix please]]).
* '''[[Jubilee Line]]''' runs northwest to east. [[Stratford Station|Stratford]] to [[Bond Street]] is east to west. [[Baker Street Station|Baker Street]] shares a [[cross platform interchanges|cross platform interchange]] with the [[Bakerloo Line]], and is north south (not totally sure, [[fix please]]).
== Line 30 == == Line 30 ==
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Underground transport systems in the world have different systems for indicating which way a train is going, and which platform to use. The New York Subway uses uptown and downtown, qualified by fast or slow. The Paris Metro uses the concept of "diréction X".

The London Underground uses a combination of compass directions (northbound, southbound, eastbound, westbound), destination and via.

  • Circle Line takes its direction from whichever other cut and cover line it is sharing tracks with. On this website, we have indicated "clockwise" or "anticlockwise", but this term is not used in the stations themselves. All train directions are announced as "via".
  • Victoria Line runs northeast to south. All indications are northbound or southbound.
  • Northern Line runs north south with two routes through central London and two branches in north London. So, to be unambiguous, announcements quote both "to" and "via", e.g. a Barnet train via Charing Cross, or an Edgware train via Bank. Note that trains to both destinations can go via both routes.
  • Bakerloo Line runs northwest to southeast, but is indicated as northbound or southbound.

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