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The Piccadilly line is a 45.96 mi (73.97 km) long north–west line, with two western branches splitting at Acton Town, serving 53 stations. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] At the northern end, Cockfosters is a four-platform three-track terminus, and the line runs at surface level to just south of Oakwood .
Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 is a London Underground station at Heathrow Airport on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly line, which serves Heathrow Terminal 2 and Terminal 3. The station also served Heathrow Terminal 1 until its closure in January 2016.
In general, the 'A' end is the north or west end and the 'D' end is the south or east, but the reverse applies on the Bakerloo line. On lines with a loop at the end that allows trains to turn round (e.g. at Heathrow Terminal 4 on the Piccadilly line and Kennington on the Northern line), this system cannot apply rigidly.
Stations of the London Underground's Piccadilly line. Pages in category "Piccadilly line stations" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total.
A follow on order of 1962 Stock, as it became known, entered service on the Central line, releasing the 1959 Stock for the Piccadilly line. Standard Stock was withdrawn from the Central line in 1963 and Piccadilly line in 1964. [34]: 320 Building the Victoria line had been recommended in a 1949 report, as it would reduce congestion on other lines.
The first train began working on the Piccadilly line on 9 September 1957, and all three were operational by the following April. Trials went well, and the design became the prototype for the 1959 stock. An order for 76 seven-car trains was placed with Metro-Cammell, and the first unit entered service on 14 December 1959.
On 4 July 1932, the Piccadilly line was extended to run west of its original terminus at Hammersmith sharing the route with the District line to Ealing Common. From Ealing Common to South Harrow, the District line was replaced by the Piccadilly line. [9] From 1 March 1936 until 1947 the station name was modified to Park Royal (Hanger Hill). [9]
Terminal 5 station is the only one at Heathrow Airport where Heathrow Express, Elizabeth line and Piccadilly line services share the same station. The following rail services are provided: [16] Piccadilly line from platforms 5 and 6: half the trains on the Heathrow branch terminate here, via Hatton Cross and Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3.