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Light Blue
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1968
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Deep Tube
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1967 Tube Stock
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161,319,000
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Northumberland Park
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The is a line of the .
Many stations on the route were rearranged to allow for
Cross-platform Interchange s. In some cases this was achieved by placing the Victoria Line platforms on either side of the existing station, while in others the Victoria Line uses one of the old platforms while the older line was diverted into a new platform. At
Euston , while northbound Victoria and
Northern Line (Bank branch) trains run along adjacent platforms, they go in opposite directions along them. Other cross-platform interchanges are at
Stockwell (with the Northern Line),
Oxford Circus (with the
Bakerloo Line ),
Highbury & Islington (with the
First Capital Connect operated
Northern City Line ) and
Finsbury Park (with the
Piccadilly Line ).
There is a connection from
Seven Sisters to the line's depot at
Northumberland Park .
The Victoria Line is served by a fleet of 43 1967 Tube Stock trains. Each train is made up of two four-car units giving a total of eight cars per train. The line is equipped with an
Automatic Train Operation system (ATO); the train operator (driver) needs only to close the train doors and press a pair of "start" buttons, and if the way ahead is clear the ATO will drive the train at a safe speed to the next station and stop there. This system has been in place since the line opened in 1968.
The 1967 stock is due for replacement over the next decade as part of
Transport For London 's 5 year £10 billion redevelopment project. The replacement for the line's 1967 Tube Stock will be the
2009 Tube Stock built by
Bombardier Transportation . The first prototypes will be built in 2006 and be tested in service from 2008, with the main fleet entering service between 2009 and 2012.
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The first section to be opened to the public was between
Walthamstow Central and
Highbury & Islington stations. There was no opening ceremony, instead the normal timetable started on September 1, 1968, which happened to be a Sunday. The first train ran from Walthamstow Central to Highbury & Islington at about 6.30am.
The official opening ceremony took place at
Victoria station when the line was opened right through to
Brixton station.
