Editing Victoria line (section)

===Planning===
The first proposal for a railway in this area appeared in the [[County of London Plan]], published in 1943.{{sfn|Day|Reed|2010|p=143}} In 1948, a working party set up by the [[British Transport Commission]] (BTC) proposed a tube railway from [[Victoria, London|Victoria]] to [[Walthamstow]],{{sfn|Horne|1988|pp=14–15}} largely based on a 1946 plan for a [[Croydon]]-to-[[Finsbury Park (area)|Finsbury Park]] line. Its main purpose was to relieve congestion in the central area, which had been a problem since the 1930s.{{sfn|Wolmar|2012|p=301}} Other benefits were linking the key railway stations at {{rws|Victoria|London}}, {{rws|Euston}}, {{rws|King's Cross|London}} and {{rws|St Pancras}} and improving connections between north-east London and the city.{{sfn|HMSO|1959|p=10}}

In early 1949, the BTC committee looked at the feasibility of building a deep-level tube to fulfil these requirements.{{sfn|Day|Reed|2010|p=148}} For the first time, [[cost–benefit analysis]] was used to ensure the line would be built within budget and be profitable.{{sfn|Wolmar|2012|pp=300–301}} A [[private bill]] was introduced in Parliament in 1955, describing a line from [[London Victoria station#London Underground station|Victoria]] to Walthamstow ({{rws|Wood Street}}), next to the [[British Rail]] station. Another proposal, not in the bill, supported an extension from Victoria to [[Fulham Broadway tube station|Fulham Broadway]] on the [[District line]] terminating at [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]] instead of Walthamstow.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[The Railway Magazine]] |date=April 1955 |editor-first=B.W.C. |editor-last=Cooke |title=Proposed New London Underground |volume=101 |issue=648 |pages=279–281 |location=London}}</ref>{{sfn|Day|Reed|2010|p=153}} Proposals were made to extend the line north to [[South Woodford tube station|South Woodford]] or [[Woodford tube station|Woodford]] to provide interchange with the [[Central line (London Underground)|Central line]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1963/dec/18/public-passenger-transport-london#S5CV0686P0_19631218_CWA_125 |title=Public Passenger Transport, London |publisher=Hansard |date=18 December 1963}}</ref> In 1961, it was decided that the line would terminate at Walthamstow (Hoe Street) station rather than Wood Street – this would cut costs by £1.4{{nbsp}}million, and "satisfactory interchange" with [[British Railways]] was available at Hoe Street station.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=January 1962 |title=Victoria Line Change |journal=London Transport Magazine |volume=15 |issue=10 |page=5 |quote=Plans for the alignment in the Walthamstow area of the proposed Victoria tube railway line are being changed so that it ends at Hoe Street station, and not at Wood Street station as originally intended. This is because alterations to the layout of the British Railways track and overhead electrical equipment at Wood Street would too costly. Satisfactory interchange with the Eastern Region electric service to Highams Park and Chingford will be provided at Hoe Street. [...] The revision of plans will cut the capital cost of the Victoria line by about €1,400,000.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Horne |first=Mike |title=The Victoria Line: An Illustrated History |publisher=Capital Transport |year=2005 |isbn=1-85414-292-5 |page=26}}</ref> Walthamstow (Hoe Street) was later renamed {{rws|Walthamstow Central}} on 6 May 1968 in anticipation of the line's opening).{{sfn|Horne|1988|p=15}}{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=240}} The line was planned to have [[cross-platform interchange]]s at [[Oxford Circus tube station|Oxford Circus]], [[Euston tube station|Euston]] and {{stn|Finsbury Park}} (with the Bakerloo, Northern (Bank) and Piccadilly lines respectively) and at Walthamstow Central to provide a quick and easy connection between the new line and existing services.{{sfn|HMSO|1959|p=13}}

The name "Victoria line" dates from 1955; other suggestions were "Walvic line" (Walthamstow–Victoria), "Viking line" (Victoria–King's Cross), "[[Mayfair]] line" and "[[West End of London|West End]] line".{{sfn|Day|Reed|2010|p=153}} During the planning stages, it was known as ''Route C'' and named the Victoria line (after the station) by David McKenna, Chairman of British Transport Advertising, whose suggestion was seconded by [[John Elliot (railway manager)|Sir John Elliot]].{{sfn|Day|Reed|2010|p=153}}{{sfn|Klapper|1976|p=123}} The board decided that the Victoria line sounded "just right".{{sfn|Day|Reed|2010|p=153}}