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Bakerloo Line
Colour on map Brown
Year opened 1906
Line type Deep Tube
Rolling stock 1972 Tube Stock
Stations served 25
Length (km) 23.2
Length (miles) 14.5
Depots Stonebridge Park
London Road
Journeys made 95,947,000 (per annum)
Rail lines of
Transport for London
London Underground lines
  Bakerloo
  Central
  Circle
  District
  East London
  Hammersmith & City
  Jubilee
  Metropolitan
  Northern
  Piccadilly
  Victoria
  Waterloo & City
Other lines
Docklands Light Railway
  Tramlink

The Bakerloo Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured brown on the Tube map. It runs partly on the surface and partly at deep-level, running from the south-east to the north-west of London.

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History

Originally called the Baker Street & Waterloo Railway, the line was constructed by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited and opened in 1906. Prior to this, it had been financed by the mining entrepreneur and company promoter Whitaker Wright, who fell foul of the law over the financial proceedings involved and dramatically committed suicide at the Royal Courts of Justice after being convicted in 1904. The contraction of the name to "Bakerloo" rapidly caught on, and the official name was changed to match.

By 1913, the Bakerloo line had been extended from its original northern terminus at Baker Street to the west with interchange stations with the Great Central Railway at Marylebone and the Great Western Railway at Paddington and a new station at Edgware Road.

In 1915 the line was extended further to Queens Park, where it joined the DC lines of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) that ran alongside the LNWR's main line (now the West Coast Main Line) as far as Watford Junction. Bakerloo services to Watford were cut back in the 1960s and eventually withdrawn in 1982 with Stonebridge Park serving as the new terminus.

Services to Harrow & Wealdstone were gradually restored from 1984 and in 1989 the present all-day service was instituted. Trains still share the tracks with local Silverlink services from Euston to Harrow & Wealdstone.

In 1939 a new section of line was opened between Baker Street and Finchley Road, allowing the Bakerloo to take over the branch of the Metropolitan Line to Stanmore. The Stanmore branch remained part of the Bakerloo until 1979, when it became part of the newly constructed Jubilee Line.

An extension to the southern end of the line to Camberwell was proposed in 1949 but has never been built.

The line celebrated its centenary on March 10 2006, when various events were organised on the line to publicise the event [link]. Over the next few years the northern section of the line may again see changes following the decision in February 2006 to transfer responsibility for Euston-Watford suburban services (the DC lines) from the Department for Transport to Transport for London.

Trains

All Bakerloo line trains are painted in the distinctive London Underground livery of red, white and blue and are the smaller size of the two sizes used on the network, since trains travel deep underground in small tunnels.

The interiors of these trains have recently been 'deep cleaned' and the seating has been replaced by a more appealing blue. The seating layouts are longitudinal and transverse, with some cars having longitudinal seating only.

Map

Stations

Bakerloo Line depot at London Road
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Bakerloo Line depot at London Road

in order from north to south

Note: For the former Stanmore branch of the Bakerloo line, see the Jubilee Line article.

Surface section

The section of the line between Harrow & Wealdstone and Queen's Park utilises the mainline track and stations (owned by Network Rail and operated by Silverlink). National Rail fares, as well as TfL fares, apply to journeys on this section. 

– First served: April 16, 1917. Closed: September 24, 1982. Service restored: June 4, 1984.
  • Kenton – First served: April 16, 1917. Closed: September 24, 1982. Service restored: June 4, 1984.
  • South Kenton – First served: September 3, 1933. Closed: September 24, 1982. Service restored: June 4, 1984.
  • North Wembley – First served: April 16, 1917. Closed: September 24, 1982. Service restored: June 4, 1984.
  • Wembley Central for Sudbury – First served: April 16, 1917. Renamed:(Wembley Central): September 5, 1948. Closed: September 24, 1982. Service restored: June 4, 1984.
  • Stonebridge park – First served: August 1, 1917.
  • Harlesden – First served: April 16, 1917.
  • Willesden Junction
    • – First served: May 10, 1915
  • Kensal Green – First served: October 1, 1916
  • Queen's Park – First served: February 11, 1915

    • Tunnelled section

    The southbound Bakerloo Line platform in Paddington Station
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    The southbound Bakerloo Line platform in Paddington Station

    Former northern extension

    Between 1917 and 1982, Bakerloo line trains ran from Harrow & Wealdstone to Watford Junction, serving stations belonging to the London and North Western Railway and subsequently British Rail. Although this section is now operated by Silverlink, it is no longer served by the Tube. Services were withdrawn on the grounds of duplication with British Rail mainline service, having already been run down significantly prior to withdrawal, with Tube trains only calling there at peak periods. It has been proposed that the service should be restored with the Tube taking over this stretch of the mainline (see the external links for more details).

    Stanmore branch

    The Stanmore branch was transferred to the Jubilee Line after April 30, 1979. It joined the main line at Baker Street.

    See also

    External links

    West: Crossings of the River Thames East:
    Jubilee Line
    between Westminster
    and Waterloo     		Bakerloo Line Hungerford Bridges

     

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