06.11.09
Circle line services to be extended to Hammersmith
On Sunday 13 December, Circle line services will be extended to Hammersmith. Passengers will now be able to get information about the new service from their local Tube station, as leaflets and posters detailing the changes are distributed across the Tube network.
The changes, which were announced earlier this year, will increase the frequency of trains between Hammersmith and Edgware Road as well as increasing reliability on the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines.
It is the first phase of the Sub-Surface lines upgrade, which when all phases are complete will include a new fleet of air conditioned trains and a new state of the art signalling system.
The Circle line is shown as a single line on the Underground map. However it shares tracks with the District, Hammersmith & City (H & C) and Metropolitan lines, which means any disruption on these lines can cause delays to the Circle. As Circle line trains currently move around the line without a fixed start and end point delays build up over time, and make it harder to offer a regular or reliable service.
However the new extended service will see trains run from Hammersmith (H & C station) to Edgware Road station and then join the current Circle, making a single loop and terminating back at Edgware Road. They will then reverse and do the full circle anti-clockwise, returning to Hammersmith. This will ensure that the service is able to recover quicker if there is disruption on the Circle or any of the lines that it shares tracks with.
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