Bakerloo line

The Baker Street & Waterloo line, otherwise known as simply the Baker & Waterloo line or Bakerloo line (/ˌbeɪkərˈluː/), is a line of the London Underground. It is coloured brown on the Tube map. It runs partly on the surface and partly at deep level, from Elephant & Castle in south-east to Wealdstone in north-west of London. The lines serves 25 stations of which 15 are underground. The line is around 14.4 miles (23.2 km) long.

Bakerloo line
A Bakerloo Line train at Queen's Park heading towards Elephant & Castle
A 1972 Stock Bakerloo Line train at Queen's Park Station
Overview
Stations25
Colour on mapBrown
Websitetfl.gov.uk
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemLondon Underground
Depot(s)Stonebridge Park
London Road
Queen's Park
Rolling stock1972 Tube Stock
Ridership111,136,000 (2011/12)[1] passenger journeys
History
Opened10 March 1906
Technical
Line length23.2 km (14.4 mi)
CharacterDeep level
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
London Underground
Bakerloo
Central
Circle
District
Hammersmith & City
Jubilee
Metropolitan
Northern
Piccadilly
Victoria
Waterloo & City
Other systems
Crossrail
DLR
London Trams
London Overground
TfL Rail

The line gets its name because it goes through the stations Baker Street tube station and Waterloo tube station. North of Queens Park, the line runs next to the West Coast Main Line.

Stations
Bakerloo line
 km[2] Stations
Watford DC Line
0.00 Harrow & Wealdstone London Overground
1.74 Kenton London Overground
Metropolitan Line
London to Aylesbury Line
3.14 South Kenton London Overground
4.04 North Wembley London Overground
Chiltern Main Line
5.31 Wembley Central London Overground
Stonebridge Park Depot (LUL)
7.02 Stonebridge Park London Overground
North Circular Road
8.55 Harlesden London Overground
Dudding Hill Line
North London Line
9.60 Willesden Junction London Overground
West & North London Lines
11.10 Kensal Green London Overground
Track north of here owned by Network Rail
Queen's Park North sheds (LUL)
12.42 Queen's Park London Overground
Watford DC Line to Euston
Queen's Park South sheds (LUL)
13.21 Kilburn Park
14.09 Maida Vale
14.88 Warwick Avenue
15.76 Paddington National Rail
16.48 Edgware Road
16.93 Marylebone National Rail
17.43 Baker Street
18.31 Regent's Park
19.18 Oxford Circus
20.15 Piccadilly Circus
20.70 Charing Cross National Rail
21.07 Embankment London River Services(National RailCharing Cross)
21.78 Waterloo London River Services National Rail
22.41 Lambeth North
London Road depot
23.23 Elephant & Castle National Rail
Walworth(approved but not built)
Camberwell(approved but not built)
Bakerloo line depot at London Road
The southbound Bakerloo line platform at Paddington

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

StationImageOpenedAdditional Information
Harrow & Wealdstone Disabled access16 April 1917Closed: 24 September 1982.
Service restored: 4 June 1984 .
Kenton16 April 1917Closed: 24 September 1982.
Service restored: 4 June 1984.
South Kenton3 July 1933Closed: 24 September 1982.
Service restored: 4 June 1984.
North Wembley16 April 1917Closed: 24 September 1982.
Service restored: 4 June 1984.
Wembley Central16 April 1917Opened as Wembley Central for Sudbury.
Renamed: 5 July 1948.
Closed: 24 September 1982.
Service restored: 4 June 1984.
Stonebridge park1 August 1917
Harlesden16 April 1917
Willesden Junction10 May 1915
Kensal Green1 October 1916
Queen's Park11 February 1915
Kilburn Park31 January 1915
Maida Vale6 June 1915
Warwick Avenue31 January 1915
Paddington
(Trains to Heathrow)		1 December 1913
Edgware Road15 June 1907
Marylebone27 March 1907Opened as Great Central.
Renamed, 15 April 1917
Baker Street10 March 1906
Regent's Park10 March 1906
Oxford Circus10 March 1906
Piccadilly Circus10 March 1906
Charing Cross10 March 1906
Embankment10 March 1906
Waterloo10 March 1906
Lambeth North10 March 1906Opened as Kennington Road.
Renamed Westminster Bridge Road: 5 August 1906,
Renamed to Lambeth North: 15 April 1917
Elephant & Castle5 August 1906

Extension to Camberwell

The extension to Camberwell was a plan to extend the Bakerloo Line. The project was to start at the late 1940s, but they cancelled it for an unknown reason. Then in the 21st century, they revised the extension plan and proposed it again. So far, nothing has been agreed. The 1940s version of the extension had two stations. One rumour of why they cancelled the project was because Camberwell was quite a bad location to do further extensions.

Former Stations

Watford Branch

Between 1917 and 1982, Bakerloo line trains continued along the DC line past Harrow & Wealdstone to Watford Junction. These stations continue to be served by London Overground.

StationOpenedClosedAdditional Information
Watford Junction16 April 191716 September 1982
Watford High Street16 April 191724 September 1982
Bushey & Oxhey16 April 191724 September 1982Renamed Bushey: 6 May 1974
Carpenders Park5 April 191924 September 1982Closed 16 November 1952. Re-opened on new site 17 November 1952
Pinner & Hatch End16 April 191724 September 1982Renamed Hatch End (for Pinner): 1 February 1920. Renamed Hatch End: 1956.
Headstone Lane16 April 191724 September 1982

Stanmore branch

The Stanmore branch was originally constructed by the Metropolitan Railway (now the Metropolitan line) and was transferred to the Bakerloo line in 1939. It was transferred to the Jubilee line on 1 May 1979. It connected to the main line at Baker Street.

  • Stanmore
  • Canons Park
  • Queensbury
  • Kingsbury
  • Wembley Park
  • Neasden
  • Dollis Hill
  • Willesden Green
  • Kilburn
  • West Hampstead
  • Finchley Road
  • Swiss Cottage
  • St. John's Wood

Map
Geographically accurate path of the Bakerloo line
Geographically accurate path of the Bakerloo line

The TFL line diagram Archived 2009-03-04 at the Wayback Machine is available online

References
  1. "LU Performance Data Almanac 2011/12". Transport for London. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. "Inter Station Database". Transport for London. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
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