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So kinda like riding a metro train, where the lines are named after the final destination.
by zymhan 7y ago
So kinda like riding a metro train, where the lines are named after the final destination.
- KineticLensman 7y agoYes, although the London underground uses a slightly different convention. The lines have names like Northern, Central etc, and most are linear. The line level signage at a station usually directs you to an eastbound / westbound / northbound or southbound platform. The direction and destination of a specific train is indicated by the furthest stop in each direction (which can vary depending on whether the line bifurcates, or a train isn't going all the way to the end). For example, you'd think about going westbound on the Piccadilly line if you wanted to get to Heathrow from Central London
- jefftk 7y agoEastbound, no? Since Heathrow is West of the center?
- KineticLensman 7y agoSince Heathrow is to the West of the centre, you go westbound to get to it, from the centre.
- jefftk 7y agoSorry, yes, I'm an idiot.