Jubilee Line

About the Jubilee Line

The Jubilee line is one of London's most important and architecturally celebrated lines, running 36.2 km from Stanmore in north-west London to Stratford in east London. Its 27 stations include some of the most visited on the network - Bond Street, Westminster, London Bridge, Canary Wharf and North Greenwich - and the 1999 Jubilee Line Extension produced a series of extraordinary station buildings designed by world-class architects including Norman Foster (Canary Wharf), Michael Hopkins (Westminster) and Will Alsop (North Greenwich). The line is heavily used for commuters to the Docklands financial district and for event-goers to The O2 Arena and Wembley Stadium.

History

The Jubilee line opened on 1 May 1979, initially running from Stanmore to Charing Cross via Baker Street. It was named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977, though it did not actually open until two years later. The Jubilee Line Extension, which added 11 new stations from Green Park to Stratford, opened in stages between 1999 and 2000 and is widely regarded as one of the finest achievements in London's transport history - both for its engineering and its architecture. Charing Cross station was closed and decommissioned as a terminus, though its platforms remain visible when passing through.