Transport for London has unveiled its latest Tube map with a host of new features including details of which stations on different lines are less than a 10-minute walk or 700m apart.
To make changing trains easier for passengers and to help them find their quickest route, the new map has paired together stations which they can easily walk between using a well-lit, straight-forward route.
The map now links stations such as Walthamstow Queen’s Road on the Overground and Walthamstow Central on the Victoria line and Seven Sisters on the Victoria line and South Tottenham on the Overground with a thin dotted line.
Other stations that are paired up include Camden Town on the Northern line and Camden Road on the Overground and Swiss Cottage on the Jubilee line and South Hampstead on the Overground.
Most of the stations within walking distance in Zone 1 are not included on the map. For example, Holborn, Leicester Square and Covent Garden are not linked presumably because it would overcomplicate the map and turn it into a spider’s web.
“Connections between several pairs of stations that are near to each other, but have traditionally not been shown as interchanges, now appear on the map for the first time,” TfL said.
“The stations shown meet a set of criteria that has been used to help determine which should be included.
“This criteria includes stations less than a 700m or a 10minute walk apart, where there is an easy, well-lit, signposted walking route and where making the change opens up additional travel options.
“In addition, interchanges between stations have traditionally appeared on the Tube map as two solid lines, irrespective of whether they are internal or external (which means customers need to leave the station and then re-enter for the station or stop they need).
“This approach has now been updated and shows a clear distinction between the two types, with external interchanges now being depicted by a dashed line, linking the two stations or stops.”
Boat symbols have been added at Canary Wharf, Westferry and Woolwich Arsenal to better reflect the interchange capabilities that exist with river services.
TfL said the map has also simplified information on fares and changes and now refers customers to the TfL website for the most up to date information.
Julie Dixon, Head of Information and Design at TfL, said: “TfL’s iconic Tube map design is widely recognised around the world.
“We constantly keep the map under review, looking for improvements that will help our customers get around London. Customers may not always be aware of how close some stations are and we hope this new design will give customers better information to plan their journeys and use London’s transport network more easily.”
Janet Cooke, Chief Executive of London TravelWatch commented: “This is a great outcome of our work on interchanges. It will open up a whole new set of easier journeys and save passengers time and money at the same time by avoiding the need to go into central London.
“For the first time, the new map shows where passengers need to actually leave a station to continue a journey at places like Hammersmith, where previously it may have appeared as if it was one station.”
