Jubilee line

Jubilee line
1996 Stock at Stanmore in 2014
Overview
Stations	27
Colour on map	Silver
Website	tfl.gov.uk
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	London Underground
Depot(s)	Neasden Stratford Market[1]
Rolling stock	1996 Stock
Ridership	276.813 million (2019)[2] passenger journeys
History
Opened	1 May 1979; 45 years ago (1979-05-01)
Last extension	1999
Technical
Line length	36.2 km (22.5 mi)
Character	Deep level
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Fourth rail, 630 V DC
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Signalling	CBTC (SelTrac S40)
Train protection system	TBTC
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The Jubilee line is a London Underground line that runs between Stanmore in suburban north-west London and Stratford in east London, via the Docklands, South Bank and West End. Opened in 1979, it is the newest line on the Underground network, although some sections of track date back to 1932 and some stations to 1879.

The western section between Baker Street and Stanmore was previously a branch of the Metropolitan line and later the Bakerloo line, while the newly built line was completed in two major sections: initially in 1979 to Charing Cross, then in 1999 with an extension to Stratford. The later stations are larger and have special safety features, both aspects being attempts to future-proof the line. Following the extension to east London, serving areas once poorly connected to the Underground, the line has seen a huge growth in passenger numbers and is the fourth-busiest on the network (after the Northern, Victoria and Central lines),^[3] with over 276 million passenger journeys in 2019.

Between Finchley Road and Wembley Park the Jubilee line shares its route with the Metropolitan line and Chiltern Main Line. Between Canning Town and Stratford it runs parallel to the Stratford International branch of the Docklands Light Railway. The Jubilee line is printed silver on the Tube map, to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II, after which the line was named.