Is there a "local" version of the Piccadilly service?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 19 Jul, 2023
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This appears to have been the result of line closures on the District line at that time:
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 June, no service between South Kensington / Edgware Road and Wimbledon / Kensington (Olympia) / Ealing Broadway / Richmond. … During the day on Saturday and Sunday, some Piccadilly line trains call additionally at Ravenscourt Park, Stamford Brook, Turnham Green and Chiswick Park.
The Piccadilly Line does not normally serve these stations (Ravenscourt Park, Stamford Brook, Turnham Green (except as indicated) and Chiswick Park)), and I cannot find any westbound weekend early morning services that are scheduled to do on the Piccadilly Line working timetable.
Between these stations, the District and Piccadilly lines run on separate tracks, which thus allows Piccadilly line trains to overtake District line trains. I would suspect therefore that one of these tracks was closed, most likely due to engineering work, forcing both lines onto the same track and stopping at all stations.
On a more general note, some Tube services are scheduled to serve stations that you would not normally expect to find them on; details can be found on the relevant line’s working timetable. This happens for various reasons, such as to allow Circle Line trains to get to their line from the depot or sidings, which are not necessarily on the Circle Line itself. Such “odd” services typically run at the start or end of the day.
Credit:stackoverflow.com‘
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