Editing Victoria line (section)

==Design==
Every Victoria line station, apart from Pimlico and Blackhorse Road, <!-- Blackhorse Road was not originally built as an interchange, it was re-sited in the 1980s.--> was built as an [[interchange station|interchange]] and several stations were rearranged to allow for cross-platform interchange with the line. In some stations, the Victoria line platforms were built on either side of the existing arrangement; in others, the Victoria line uses the older platforms and the existing line was diverted onto a new alignment.{{sfn|Day|Reed|2010|pp=167–168}} All platforms on the line are {{convert|132.6|m}} long.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lurs.org.uk/documents/pdf%2007/march/2009%20Tube%20Stock%20on%20Track%20march.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221010/http://www.lurs.org.uk/documents/pdf%2007/march/2009%20Tube%20Stock%20on%20Track%20march.pdf |archive-date=10 October 2022 |url-status=live |title=2009 Tube Stock on Track |access-date=12 July 2009 |publisher=London Underground Railway Society}}</ref> The line has hump-backed stations to allow trains to store [[gravitational energy|gravitational potential energy]] as they slow down and release it when they leave a station, providing an energy saving of 5% and allowing trains to run 9% faster.<ref>{{withouthotair}}</ref><ref name=victoriacut>{{cite web |url=https://londonist.com/2016/05/slash-minutes-off-your-tube-journey-with-the-victoria-line-cut |title=This Northern Line Cheat Will Save You Minutes On Every Commute |work=Londonist |date=27 May 2016 |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref>

The stations were originally tiled in blue and grey, each decorated with tiled motifs in seating recesses for identification.{{sfn|Day|Reed|2010|p=169}} Some motifs were puns; the image for Brixton, for instance, was a ton of bricks.{{sfn|Day|Reed|2010|p=171}} During construction of the first stage of the [[Jubilee line]] in 1979, the motifs on [[Green Park tube station|Green Park station]] were replaced by others matching the design for the Jubilee line platforms.{{sfn|Day|Reed|2010|p=180}}

In late 2010 and 2011, platform humps were installed on all Victoria line stations except Pimlico to provide step-free access to trains.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tube Update Plan&nbsp;— Victoria |url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/18092.aspx |publisher=Transport for London|access-date=6 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226141058/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/18092.aspx}}</ref> The project was in accordance with the Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2010 and the [[Disability Discrimination Act 1995]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Victoria Line Platform Humps and RVAR |url=http://www.livis.co.uk/projects/victoria-line-platform-humps-and-rvar/ |publisher=Livis |access-date=6 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711144427/http://www.livis.co.uk/projects/victoria-line-platform-humps-and-rvar/ |archive-date=11 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Victoria Line Platform Humps and RVAR |url=http://www.livis.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Victoria-Line-Humps-RVAR.pdf |publisher=Livis |access-date=6 December 2011 |archive-date=11 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711144947/http://www.livis.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Victoria-Line-Humps-RVAR.pdf }}</ref> The Victoria line humps resemble the [[Harrington Hump]], a type of ramp being installed on some mainline stations, but are of a masonry construction.<ref>{{cite web |title=Creating Step Free Access for All |url=http://www.marshalls.co.uk/dam-svc/AssetStore/Creating-Step-Free-Access-for-All-5237.pdf |publisher=Marshalls |access-date=6 December 2011 |archive-date=11 July 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711145316/http://www.marshalls.co.uk/dam-svc/AssetStore/Creating-Step-Free-Access-for-All-5237.pdf}}</ref>