Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 12 and Version 7 of Earl's Court Station

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== Line 0 == == Line 0 ==
Tube station on the zone 1/zone 2 border. This is where the many different branches of the [[Category District Line|District Line]] all join up. It also serves the [[Category Piccadilly Line|Piccadilly Line]].
 Tube station on the zone 1/zone 2 border. This is where the 386,251 different branches of the District Line all join up. Avoid at peak times if possible; not only are the platforms packed with people, all trying to shove past you to get to a different end of the platform, but District Line trains often have to wait quite some time before they can enter the station, because it's a bottleneck due to trains from all branches trying to get through. The platforms can also get quite unpleasant when there's something on at the Exhibition Centre; they'll be full of people who don't normally spend time in London.
== Line 2 == == Line 2 ==
Avoid the District Line platforms at peak times if possible; not only are the platforms packed with people, all trying to shove past you to get to a different end of the platform, but District Line trains often have to wait quite some time before they can enter the station, because it's a bottleneck due to trains from all branches trying to get through. The destination signage is also idiosyncratic and antique, making it rather hard to make sense of.
 It's OK if you're only after the Piccadilly Line though.
== Line 4 == == Line 4 ==
The photo shows the Earl's Court Road entrance. There's another entrance at the other end of the station, on Warwick Road <small>[http://flickr.com/photos/satguru/2581294082/ photo]</small>; the Warwick Road one is the one you want for the Exhibition Centre.
 The photo shows the Earl's Court Road entrance. There's another entrance at the other end of the station, on Warwick Road <small>[http://flickr.com/photos/satguru/2581294082/in/pool-londonrandomnessguide photo]</small>; the Warwick Road one is the one you want for the Exhibition Centre.
== Line 6 ==
See also:
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl%27s_Court_tube_station Wikipedia entry]
== Line 9 ==

See also:
* [http://www.journeyplanner.org/user/XSLT_SOI_REQUEST?language=en&type=stop&id=1000064 Journey Planner station information]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl%27s_Court_tube_station Wikipedia entry]
* [http://150greatthingsabouttheunderground.com/2012/03/17/6-the-train-indicators-at-earls-court/ 150 Great Things post on the Earl's Court train indicators]
* [http://150greatthingsabouttheunderground.com/2012/09/01/45-the-police-box-outside-earls-court/ 150 Great Things post on the police box outside the east entrance]
== Line 20 == == Line 17 ==
host='2a00:1098:86:4d:c0ff:ee:15:900d'
 host='213.165.225.132'
== Line 22 == == Line 19 ==
latitude='51.491370'
 latitude='51.490858'
== Line 24 == == Line 21 ==
longitude='-0.194520'
 longitude='-0.192946'
== Line 35 == == Line 32 ==
postcode='SW5 9QA'
 postcode=''

Tube station on the zone 1/zone 2 border. This is where the 386,251 different branches of the District Line all join up. Avoid at peak times if possible; not only are the platforms packed with people, all trying to shove past you to get to a different end of the platform, but District Line trains often have to wait quite some time before they can enter the station, because it's a bottleneck due to trains from all branches trying to get through. The platforms can also get quite unpleasant when there's something on at the Exhibition Centre; they'll be full of people who don't normally spend time in London.

It's OK if you're only after the Piccadilly Line though.

The photo shows the Earl's Court Road entrance. There's another entrance at the other end of the station, on Warwick Road photo; the Warwick Road one is the one you want for the Exhibition Centre.

See also:

Exit Information

  • Piccadilly Line eastbound: platform exit is on right-hand side of train.

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