Victoria line (Boston Underground)

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Victoria line
Victoria line
File:1995 stock at Border's Alley.jpg
Stations9
Color on Tube mapLight blue
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBoston Underground
Depot(s)Manor House
Rolling stock1995 Stock (6 cars per trainset)
Technical
CharacterDeep-level
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Route map
Boston Underground
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The Victoria line is a Boston Underground deep-level line that runs between the northeast coast of Boston and West Boston, via Central Boston. It is colored light blue on the map and signage and is one of the two lines to run entirely underground.

History

Early Proposals

The Victoria line was made primarily to reduce congestion in Central Boston by running directly through the city center, alleviating traffic on other lines.

The Victoria line was originally proposed as an alternate route for the Piccadilly line, with trains running from Uxbridge to Manor House via Oxford Circus rather than Paddington. This is reflected in the final route, with much of the line paralleling the Piccadilly line. However, due to the Piccadilly line's existing alignment at Earl's Court, it was deemed unfeasible and the line's proposal was dropped.

The Victoria line was re-proposed as an extension to the Waterloo and City line, running from Bank to Manor House via Moorgate, but was dropped as the Northern line followed a similar route, and passengers could transfer to the Piccadilly line at Border's Alley.

Manor House to Earl's Court

The first proposal of the Victoria line was brought up once again due to extreme overcrowding on the Piccadilly line at the stations in Central Boston. The plan was modified so that the line would terminate beneath Earl's Court at it's own platforms. The platform would be north-south in order to provide any future extensions to the relatively under-served area of South Boston.

A map of the Victoria line's main route with proposed alignments.

Stations

Victoria line
Manor House Depot
Manor House Piccadilly line (Boston Underground) Docklands Light Railway
Seven Sisters Piccadilly line (Boston Underground)
Piccadilly line to Zaquar-Boston Railway Corridor
Border's Alley Piccadilly line (Boston Underground)
Piccadilly line via Paddington
Moorgate Circle line (Boston Underground) Hammersmith & City Line (Boston Underground) Metropolitan line (Boston Underground) Northern line (Boston Underground) Boston Overground
Holborn
Oxford Circus Central line (Boston Underground) Bakerloo line (Boston Underground)
Piccadilly Circus Central line (Boston Underground) Bakerloo line (Boston Underground) Piccadilly line (Boston Underground) Jubilee line (Boston Underground)
Earl's Court Circle line (Boston Underground) District line (Boston Underground) Piccadilly line (Boston Underground)
Boston River
Sports Center Red Line (MBTA)