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Piccadilly line

Opened in 1906 as the Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway and extended in the 1930s with Charles Holden's stations, it serves Heathrow. Its 1973 Stock is being replaced by Siemens-built 2024 Stock.

1906Opened
71 kmLength
53Stations
24Peak trains per hour
218.0 millionLine boarders a year (2019)

Facts

Opened
15 December 1906
Termini
Cockfosters – Heathrow / Uxbridge
Type
deep-level tube
Depots
Cockfosters, Northfields
1973 Stock, schematic side elevation, 2 cars
1973 Stock · Metro-Cammell, Washwood Heath, Birmingham

Route 53 stations

Cockfosters – Acton Town 28
Cockfosters – Acton Town: schematic, not to scale CockfostersCockfosters OakwoodOakwood SouthgateSouthgate Arnos GroveArnos Grove Bounds GreenBounds Green Wood GreenWood Green Turnpike LaneTurnpike Lane Manor HouseManor House Finsbury Park — change for Victoria, National RailFinsbury Park ArsenalArsenal Holloway RoadHolloway Road Caledonian RoadCaledonian Road King's Cross St Pancras — change for Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern, Victoria, National RailKing's Cross St Pancras Russell SquareRussell Square Holborn — change for CentralHolborn Covent GardenCovent Garden Leicester Square — change for NorthernLeicester Square Piccadilly Circus — change for BakerlooPiccadilly Circus Green Park — change for Jubilee, VictoriaGreen Park Hyde Park CornerHyde Park Corner KnightsbridgeKnightsbridge South Kensington — change for Circle, DistrictSouth Kensington Gloucester Road — change for Circle, DistrictGloucester Road Earl's Court — change for DistrictEarl's Court Barons Court — change for DistrictBarons Court Hammersmith — change for Circle (other station), District, Hammersmith & City (other station)Hammersmith Turnham Green — change for DistrictTurnham Green Acton Town — change for DistrictActon Town
Uxbridge – Acton Town 15
Uxbridge – Acton Town: schematic, not to scale Uxbridge — change for MetropolitanUxbridge Hillingdon — change for MetropolitanHillingdon Ickenham — change for MetropolitanIckenham Ruislip — change for MetropolitanRuislip Ruislip Manor — change for MetropolitanRuislip Manor Eastcote — change for MetropolitanEastcote Rayners Lane — change for MetropolitanRayners Lane South HarrowSouth Harrow Sudbury HillSudbury Hill Sudbury TownSudbury Town AlpertonAlperton Park RoyalPark Royal North EalingNorth Ealing Ealing Common — change for DistrictEaling Common Acton Town — change for DistrictActon Town
Heathrow Terminal 5 – Acton Town 11
Heathrow Terminal 5 – Acton Town: schematic, not to scale Heathrow Terminal 5 — change for Elizabeth line, National RailHeathrow Terminal 5 Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 — change for Elizabeth line, National RailHeathrow Terminals 2 & 3 Hatton CrossHatton Cross Hounslow WestHounslow West Hounslow CentralHounslow Central Hounslow EastHounslow East OsterleyOsterley Boston ManorBoston Manor NorthfieldsNorthfields South EalingSouth Ealing Acton Town — change for DistrictActon Town
Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 – Hatton Cross via Heathrow Terminal 4 3
Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 – Hatton Cross via Heathrow Terminal 4: schematic, not to scale Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 — change for Elizabeth line, National RailHeathrow Terminals 2 & 3 Heathrow Terminal 4 — change for Elizabeth lineHeathrow Terminal 4 Hatton CrossHatton Cross

Schematic, not to scale. Ringed stations are interchanges. Each strip is one branch, between junctions or termini. Station order from TfL open data.

StationZoneInterchanges
Cockfosters5
Oakwood5
Southgate4
Arnos Grove4
Bounds Green3/4
Wood Green3
Turnpike Lane3
Manor House2/3
Finsbury Park2Victoria, National Rail
Arsenal2
Holloway Road2
Caledonian Road2
King's Cross St Pancras1Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern, Victoria, National Rail
Russell Square1
Holborn1Central
Covent Garden1
Leicester Square1Northern
Piccadilly Circus1Bakerloo
Green Park1Jubilee, Victoria
Hyde Park Corner1
Knightsbridge1
South Kensington1Circle, District
Gloucester Road1Circle, District
Earl's Court1/2District
Barons Court2District
Hammersmith2Circle (other station), District, Hammersmith & City (other station)
Turnham Green2/3District
Acton Town3District
Uxbridge6Metropolitan
Hillingdon6Metropolitan
Ickenham6Metropolitan
Ruislip6Metropolitan
Ruislip Manor6Metropolitan
Eastcote5Metropolitan
Rayners Lane5Metropolitan
South Harrow5
Sudbury Hill4
Sudbury Town4
Alperton4
Park Royal3
North Ealing3
Ealing Common3District
Heathrow Terminal 56Elizabeth line, National Rail
Heathrow Terminals 2 & 36Elizabeth line, National Rail
Hatton Cross5/6
Hounslow West5
Hounslow Central4
Hounslow East4
Osterley4
Boston Manor4
Northfields3
South Ealing3
Heathrow Terminal 46Elizabeth line

Stations, zones and interchanges from TfL open data (2026-10-02). National Rail interchanges are listed where TfL groups the stations together.

Rolling stock

Coming to this line

  • 2024 Stock first passenger service expected December 2026 – June 2027

Earlier trains on this line

History 15

  1. The Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway opens from Finsbury Park to Hammersmith, opened by David Lloyd George.
  2. The branch from Holborn to Strand (later Aldwych) opens.
  3. Down Street and York Road close, followed by Brompton Road in 1934.
  4. Piccadilly trains start running west of Hammersmith, to South Harrow.
  5. Extended north from Finsbury Park to Arnos Grove, with stations by Charles Holden.
  6. Extended to Enfield West (now Oakwood) in the north and Hounslow West in the west.
  7. Extended to Cockfosters, and on 23 October to Uxbridge over the Metropolitan line.
  8. Extended to Hatton Cross; the 1973 Stock enters service the same year.
  9. Heathrow Central (now Terminals 2 & 3) opens, opened by the Queen.
  10. Heathrow Terminal 4 opens, on a one-way loop.
  11. Last trains on the Aldwych branch.
  12. Extended to Heathrow Terminal 5.
  13. TfL chooses Siemens to build new trains for the line; 94 are ordered that November.
  14. The first 2024 Stock train arrives in London for testing.
  15. Entry into service of the new trains is set for between December 2026 and June 2027.

Sources 13

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