Station Features
Jubilee line stations north of Baker Street were not built specifically for the Jubilee line. St. Johns' Wood and Swiss Cottage were opened in 1939 on the Bakerloo line and have more traditional tube station features. Stations north of Finchley Road were opened by the Metropolitan Railway (now the Metropolitan line). The Jubilee line took over the slow Metropolitan line service between Finchley Road and Wembley Park. The only 'new' stations built for the original Jubilee line were the Baker Street Westbound platform (eastbound opened in 1939), Bond Street, Green Park and the now closed Charing Cross.
Stations on the Jubilee Line Extension feature:
- step-free access to street level
- state-of-the-art architecture
- wheelchair access
- platform-edge doors
The platform-edge doors were primarily introduced to prevent draughts underground and to assist in air flow. They also prevent people from falling or jumping on to the track.
Against these improved features, the Jubilee Line Extension stations have been heavily criticised for very longwinded and poorly planned (although expensive to build) connection facilities with other Underground lines, compared for example to the Victoria line, the previous cross-London line built. However, the opportunity for convenient interchange simply was not present owing to alignment issues and the larger running tunnels. The more extensive stations do have the benefit of being able to accommodate the crowds that sometimes build up and do mean that the line is expected to be fit for purpose for many years to come, whereas other lines (notably the Victoria line at Victoria) now require extensive remedial schemes to rectify this.
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