Trains to London Bridge Station

Why can’t it all be as simple as taking the Victoria Line at Stockwell? Waterloo and St Pancras are bad, but changing for the Jubilee Line to Canary Wharf is a nightmare.

One of my major bugbears about travelling in London (and believe me, I have many) is the amount of time it can often take to change from one underground Tube line to another.

Northern Line to Victoria Line at Stockwell

At some stations, it’s fine – to change from the Northern Line to the Victoria Line at Stockwell, for example, is simply a case of walking across the platform.

Changing trains at London St Pancras and Waterloo Station

But at others you have to walk seemingly miles to change lines and get on the correct train to your destination. Classic examples of this are at Waterloo and the distance between the Kings Cross/ St Pancras underground station and the St Pancras mainline train station.

Jubilee Line to Canary Wharf at London Bridge

The most annoying though, purely because of the frequency at which I have to change there is London Bridge. I play indoor cricket at Canary Wharf on Monday nights, and have to change from the Northern Line to the Jubilee Line. I swear it would be quicker to actually walk direct to Canary Wharf rather than change trains at times…