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Every London Underground service pattern

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tractakid

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I wonder if it's possible to list every service pattern a scheduled London Underground service runs to? Anything that is different in terms of stations called at would be included, discounting minor differences like platform changes.

This is inspired by this thread/map which shows the normal service patterns. How many service patterns exist that aren't on that map? How many services per day follow that pattern, or if it is frequent, what is the normal frequency?

I'm going to list as many that i'm fairly sure exist... I might get some wrong especially on more complex lines.

Starting with the Met Line, all trains that can be considered 'southbound'

Chesham-Watford
Chesham-Aldgate (Fast)
Chesham-Aldgate (Semi Fast)
Chesham-Aldgate (All stations)
Chesham-Baker Street
Chesham-Wembley Park
Chesham-Rickmansworth
Amersham-Aldgate (Fast)
Amersham-Aldgate (Semi Fast)
Amersham-Aldgate (All stations)
Amersham-Baker Street
Amersham-Wembley Park
Amersham-Rickmansworth
Watford-Rickmansworth
Watford-Baker Street
Watford-Aldgate (Semi Fast)
Uxbridge-Aldgate
Uxbridge-Aldgate (Semi Fast)?
Uxbridge-Baker Street
Uxbridge-Wembley Park

Victoria Line...

Walthamstow Central-Brixton
Seven Sisters-Brixton

Waterloo and City Line...

Bank-Waterloo

Bakerloo Line...

Harrow and Wealdstone-Elephant & Castle
Harrow and Wealdstone-Waterloo
Harrow and Wealdstone- Queens Park
Stonebridge Park-Elephant & Castle
Queens Park-Elephant and Castle

I'll post these for now. Some of these are only 1 a day, and I could very easily have missed others that start short of termini.
 
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Circle Line -
Hammersmith to Edgware Road via Moorgate, Victoria

Jubilee Line -
Stanmore to Stratford
Williesden Green to Stratford (?)
Stanmore to North Greenwhich (?)
Not 100% if post ATO trains still run to North Greenwhich / Willesden Green

Northern -
Edgware - Kennington via Charring X
Edgware - Morden via Bank
High Barnet - Kennington via Charring X
High Barnet - Morden via Bank
Finchley Central - Mill Hill East
Not sure but think hat trains via Bank run through to Morden and trains via Charring Cross run to Kennington whichever branch they come off (Highgate / Edgware)
 
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Northern -
Edgware - Kennington via Charring X
Edgware - Morden via Bank
High Barnet - Kennington via Charring X
High Barnet - Morden via Bank
Finchley Central - Mill Hill East
Not sure but think hat trains via Bank run through to Morden and trains via Charring Cross run to Kennington whichever branch they come off (Highgate / Edgware)

Except during the peak some trains continue Morden via Charing Cross, that is correct :)

There's a lot more than this on the Northern line, for example a number of peak trains from Mill Hill East continue on to central London:
Mill Hill East to Morden via Bank
Mill Hill East to Kennington via Charing +
Mill Hill East to Morden via Charing +

Morden to Mill Hill East via Bank
Morden to Mill Hill East via Charing +
Kennington to Mill Hill East via Charing +

Further, there are trains that come out of Highgate sidings and enter service at East Finchley, running to either Mill Hill East or High Barnet.

And again there are trains that come out of Golders Green depot and enter service at Hampstead.
 

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Bakerloo Line...

Harrow and Wealdstone-Elephant & Castle
Harrow and Wealdstone-Waterloo
Stonebridge Park-Elephant & Castle
Queens Park-Elephant and Castle

Also on the Bakerloo there are some early morning trains that come out of Queens Park depot and run in customer service from Queens Park to Harrow/Wealdstone. There are also some trains that come out of London Road depot and enter service at Waterloo. If I remember rightly there's also a single evening train from Harrow/Wealdstone to Waterloo which tips out and then goes empty to London Road.
 

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I posted about the Waterloo terminator!


What's the Central Line like?

There are lots of 'terminating early' trains I believe, Debden, Loughton, White City, Hainault, Newbury Park, Northolt?

I know there are West Ruislip to Woodford via Hainaults. About 6 a day I believe

I don't believe there are any trains direct from South Woodford to Roding Valley.
 

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Do the early morning District trains still run from Ealing Common to Ealing Broadway?

If you want to compile a full list, the WTT is the place to go (if you've got a month or two to read them!)

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/london_undergroundoverground_wor
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As soon as I posted I realised I could answer my own question by following my own link! :oops:
 

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Starting with the Met Line, all trains that can be considered 'southbound'

Looking only at Southbound services, in addition to those that you have posted -

(Neasden Depot SB)-Baker Street/Aldgate (can't remember which!)
Hillingdon (ex-UXB Sidings)-Aldgate
Amersham-Harrow (Fast) - (This is a timetabled, passenger, rusty rail move)
 

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There used to be services on the Northern line as recently as a couple of years ago, not too sure if they still run, I dont have WTT to hand. Morden to Colindale via Bank.
 

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Looking only at Southbound services, in addition to those that you have posted -

(Neasden Depot SB)-Baker Street/Aldgate (can't remember which!)
Hillingdon (ex-UXB Sidings)-Aldgate
Amersham-Harrow (Fast) - (This is a timetabled, passenger, rusty rail move)

Awesome. These are obscure and very tricky to spot through Journey Planner. I commend you on your knowledge!
 

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Most WTTs are publicly available thanks to people making FOI requests :)

Have a search on whatdotheyknow and you'll find most of them - you have to be slightly intelligent as they haven't recently given all of them out at once, so you'll have to find the newest ones, then download older ones for the rest (that haven't changed), etc.
 

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Which of the southbound services are mirrored northbound? Which northbound services don't have an equivalent southbound?


There are northbound services over the top into Uxbridge Sidings.

The rusty rail down the fast into Harrow runs empty back to Rickmansworth, so that's in one direction only. Trains don't enter Neasden Depot on Northbound workings at all - they terminate at Wembley Park and reverse into the depot via the flyunder. Alternatively they can enter through Neasden North End by coming South from Harrow, or run Southbound to Neasden platform, stop and reverse, and enter the depot through Neasden South end.
 
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