Fast forward to the 2020s, and the Jubilee Line is the workhorse of the network. It carries over 500,000 passengers a day, which is more people than the entire population of Iceland. So if you feel cramped, just remember: you’re one of 500,000 sardines.
The trains are the 1996 Tube Stock, which sounds ancient, but they were actually brand-new when the extension opened. They’re now vintage—like a beloved old jumper that still smells of the 1990s.
One last hilarious note: the Jubilee Line has a secret station. No, really. It’s called North Greenwich, and it was built with a massive, empty space above the platforms intended for a shopping mall that never happened. So every time you get off at North Greenwich, you’re standing in the ghost of a failed business plan.
So, when was the Jubilee Line built? 1979, mostly—if you count the old tunnels. But the real answer is it’s been cobbled together over decades, with a dash of royal timing, a heap of budget overruns, and more water leaks than a London pub. And honestly, that’s what makes it so wonderfully, ridiculously British.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go squeeze into a carriage and pretend I’ve got enough personal space for this story.
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