{ "version": "https:\/\/jsonfeed.org\/version\/1.1", "title": "Ilya Birman’s Blog: posts tagged wayfinding", "_rss_description": "Ilya Birman’s blog on design, cities, music, and life", "_rss_language": "en", "_itunes_email": "ilyabirman@ilyabirman.net", "_itunes_categories_xml": "<\/itunes:category>\r\n<\/itunes:category>\r\n\r\n", "_itunes_image": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/userpic\/userpic-square@2x.jpg?1573933764", "_itunes_explicit": "no", "home_page_url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/tags\/wayfinding\/", "feed_url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/tags\/wayfinding\/json\/", "icon": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/userpic\/userpic@2x.jpg?1573933764", "authors": [ { "name": "Ilya Birman", "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/", "avatar": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/userpic\/userpic@2x.jpg?1573933764" } ], "items": [ { "id": "387", "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/all\/paging-public-displays\/", "title": "Public information screens that cycle through pages", "content_html": "

In airports and at public transport stops, you often see screens that need to show more information than can physically fit. The usual solution is to cycle through pages, which is poor design.<\/p>\n

Let’s look at an extremely bad example from Hong Kong International Airport. It is now 13:22, but the screen is showing about an hour of departures starting from 17:30 (as we can see in the corner, this is page 5):<\/p>\n

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Every ten seconds the screen switches, but instead of showing the next batch of flights, it shows the same ones in Chinese:<\/p>\n

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Only another ten seconds later does the next batch appear.<\/p>\n

The cycling continues all the way to flights departing late at night. The last screen is number 16, which means a full cycle takes more than five minutes. I had to wait almost three minutes for my page. That is unacceptably long for an airport, where every minute may be critical. At the same time, most of these screens contain no useful flight information at all — not even gate assignments; they simply list the flights. By the fifth (out of 16!) page that you see on the photo, already only two flights have thier gates assigned.<\/p>\n

Designing such a screen well only requires a minute of thought, but the problem in the design world is that almost nobody does even that. In what situations do people look at this screen, and what information are they trying to find? Obviously, those whose flights are departing soon need the information more than those whose flights are in five hours.<\/p>\n

First, the languages should be combined. There is enough space to show both, and if there were not, abbreviations would be preferable.<\/p>\n

Second, the screen should be split into two areas: the upper part should permanently show the nearest departures, while the lower part should page through later ones. Also, starting from a certain point, none of the flights have gates assigned yet. Among those, only cancelled or delayed flights are worth keeping visible; the rest should be removed from the list altogether (with graphical indication of the gaps, of course).<\/p>\n

Third, the cycling section should have a clear visual indication of which page is currently shown and how many there are in total, with sections filling progressively so it is clear when the next switch will happen.<\/p>\n

Fourth, next to every such display there should be a QR code that instantly opens the same display on your phone, so you can keep walking and always know your flight status. Something like what we implemented at Wildberries<\/a>. I only just noticed there is a QR code on the screen, but it is almost impossible to spot in the footer due to banner blindness and its poor caption.<\/p>\n

I would be glad to redesign the wayfinding system and all passenger information displays at your airport.<\/p>\n", "summary": "In airports and at public transport stops, you often see screens that need to show more information than can physically fit", "date_published": "2026-04-09T09:28:52+03:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-09T09:30:13+03:00", "tags": [ "airports", "Hong Kong", "information display", "wayfinding" ], "image": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/airport-screen-1-IMG_7689.jpg", "_date_published_rfc2822": "Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:28:52 +0300", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "387", "_rss_enclosures": [], "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": false, "links_required": [], "og_images": [ "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/airport-screen-1-IMG_7689.jpg", "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/airport-screen-2-IMG_7690.jpg" ] } }, { "id": "384", "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/all\/tashkent-metro-wayfinding\/", "title": "Tashkent Metro wayfinding", "content_html": "

I’m happy to show and tell you about a great and very interesting project I’ve done last year. Tashkent Metro wayfinding<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n\n\"\"\n<\/a><\/div>\n", "summary": "I’m happy to show and tell you about a great and very interesting project I’ve done last year. Tashkent Metro wayfinding", "date_published": "2025-12-25T15:52:20+03:00", "date_modified": "2025-12-25T15:51:44+03:00", "tags": [ "projects", "Tashkent", "transportation", "wayfinding" ], "image": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/tashkent-metro-wayfinding-cover.jpg", "_date_published_rfc2822": "Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:52:20 +0300", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "384", "_rss_enclosures": [], "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": false, "links_required": [], "og_images": [ "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/tashkent-metro-wayfinding-cover.jpg" ] } }, { "id": "375", "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/all\/parus-wayfinding\/", "title": "Wayfinding elements for “Parus” station", "content_html": "

Another project, wayfinding elements for “Parus” station<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n\n\"\"\n<\/a><\/div>\n", "summary": "Another project, wayfinding elements for “Parus” station", "date_published": "2024-11-11T09:40:08+03:00", "date_modified": "2024-11-11T09:39:54+03:00", "tags": [ "maps", "projects", "release", "wayfinding" ], "image": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/parus-map.jpg", "_date_published_rfc2822": "Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:40:08 +0300", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "375", "_rss_enclosures": [], "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": false, "links_required": [], "og_images": [ "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/parus-map.jpg" ] } }, { "id": "373", "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/all\/wb-suppliers-wayfinding\/", "title": "Wayfinding for Wildberries suppliers", "content_html": "

Check out a new large project<\/a>: wayfinding for suppliers of Wildberries, the largest Russian online retailer.<\/p>\n

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Wayfinding is not about drawing signs, but about streamlining the whole scenario of how people find something, and even how they understand what they need to look for. The project included signage, maps, printed instructions, a mobile website, an LED board, and a banner. And that’s all systematized for multiple warehouses.<\/p>\n", "summary": "Check out a new large project: wayfinding for suppliers of Wildberries, the largest Russian online retailer", "date_published": "2024-10-31T12:09:13+03:00", "date_modified": "2024-10-31T12:08:32+03:00", "tags": [ "projects", "release", "wayfinding" ], "image": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/wb-wall-kl@fx.jpg", "_date_published_rfc2822": "Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:09:13 +0300", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "373", "_rss_enclosures": [], "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": false, "links_required": [], "og_images": [ "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/wb-wall-kl@fx.jpg" ] } }, { "id": "370", "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/all\/tashkent-metro-map\/", "title": "Tashkent Metro map", "content_html": "

Check out our new Metro map for Tashkent, Uzbekistan<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n\n\"\"\n<\/a><\/div>\n", "summary": "Check out our new Metro map for Tashkent, Uzbekistan", "date_published": "2024-02-03T18:31:31+03:00", "date_modified": "2024-02-03T18:31:21+03:00", "tags": [ "design", "projects", "transit maps", "wayfinding" ], "image": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/tashkent-metro-train.jpg", "_date_published_rfc2822": "Sat, 03 Feb 2024 18:31:31 +0300", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "370", "_rss_enclosures": [], "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": false, "links_required": [], "og_images": [ "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/tashkent-metro-train.jpg" ] } }, { "id": "360", "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/all\/chelyabinsk-transit-reform-communication\/", "title": "Chelyabinsk transit reform communication", "content_html": "

Check out the case about one of the stages in Chelyabinsk transit reform communication<\/a> — route changes from January 1, 2022:<\/p>\n

\n\n\"\"\n<\/a><\/div>\n", "summary": "Check out the case about one of the stages in Chelyabinsk transit reform communication — route changes from January 1, 2022...", "date_published": "2023-08-08T14:24:33+03:00", "date_modified": "2023-08-08T14:23:30+03:00", "tags": [ "design", "projects", "release", "transportation", "wayfinding" ], "image": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/chelyabinsk-transit-reform-communication.jpg", "_date_published_rfc2822": "Tue, 08 Aug 2023 14:24:33 +0300", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "360", "_rss_enclosures": [], "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": false, "links_required": [], "og_images": [ "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/chelyabinsk-transit-reform-communication.jpg" ] } }, { "id": "347", "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/all\/israeli-train-toilet\/", "title": "Signs in an Israeli train bathroom", "content_html": "

A couple of days ago I visited Beersheba, a city in southern Israel.<\/p>\n

In the train bathroom, there are two signs, one above the toilet, one above the button:<\/p>\n

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Both are dumb.<\/p>\n

The sign above the toilet wants you to not throw paper and diapers in the toilet as there is a bin for that:<\/p>\n

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But what do you really see? The toilet is crossed out (there is no toilet?). At a glance, you just see a green checkmark and a hand that throws stuff. So, it’s OK to throw stuff. Nobody cares that there is a bin on the sign: the sign itself in placed above the toilet. The proximity is more powerful than the pictogram of the bin.<\/p>\n

The sign above the button is dumb in a different way. The pictogram explains that it’s a button next to the toilet:<\/p>\n

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Oh really? I had no idea that it’s a button next to the toilet!<\/p>\n", "summary": "A couple of days ago I visited Beersheba, a city in southern Israel", "date_published": "2022-11-18T22:32:06+03:00", "date_modified": "2022-11-18T22:28:43+03:00", "tags": [ "Israel", "signs", "toilet", "transportation", "wayfinding" ], "image": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/israel-train-toilet-1.jpg", "_date_published_rfc2822": "Fri, 18 Nov 2022 22:32:06 +0300", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "347", "_rss_enclosures": [], "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": false, "links_required": [], "og_images": [ "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/israel-train-toilet-1.jpg", "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/israel-train-toilet-2.jpg", "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/israel-train-toilet-3.jpg" ] } }, { "id": "342", "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/all\/derbent-bus-map\/", "title": "Derbent bus map", "content_html": "

Check out our new transit map. This time it’s Derbent<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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We made it with Nikita Dubrovin. The city is undergoing a public transport reform. The first bunch of bus routes have been simplified: 3, 4, 7, 10. The challenge was to lay out the old routes, which are still confusing. In several years, all routes will look reasonable.<\/p>\n", "summary": "Check out our new transit map. This time it’s Derbent", "date_published": "2022-10-25T16:11:36+03:00", "date_modified": "2022-10-25T16:13:22+03:00", "tags": [ "projects", "release", "transit maps", "transportation", "wayfinding", "work" ], "image": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/derbent-bus-map-cover@2x.jpg", "_date_published_rfc2822": "Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:11:36 +0300", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "342", "_rss_enclosures": [], "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": false, "links_required": [], "og_images": [ "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/derbent-bus-map-cover@2x.jpg" ] } }, { "id": "323", "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/all\/nyc-subway-voice-announcements\/", "title": "New York City Subway voice announcements", "content_html": "

My post on London Underground voice announcements<\/a> turned out to be surprisingly popular. So, here is another one. This time, let’s listen to the announcements on New York City Subway. This post is much smaller, but if you send in more recordings, I’ll be happy to update it.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn bound Q Express train<\/h2>\n

From Lexington Av\/63 St to Canal St:<\/p>\n

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This is Lexington Av\/63 St. Transfer is available to the F train. A free transfer is available to the 4, 5, 6, N, R, & W trains by walking to the Lexington Av\/59 St station and using your MetroCard. This is a Brooklyn bound Q Express train. The next stop is 57 St-7 Av. Stand clear of the closing doors please<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is 57 St-7 Av. Transfer is available to the N, R, & W trains.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is a Brooklyn bound Q Express train. The next stop Times Sq-42 St. Stand clear of the closing doors please<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Times Sq-42 St. Transfer is available to the 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, R, & W trains and shuttle to Grand Central. Connection is available to the Port Authority Bus Terminal...<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is a Brooklyn bound Q Express train. The next stop 34 St-Herald Sq. Stand clear of the closing doors please<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is 34 St-Herald Sq. Transfer is available to the B, D, F, M, N, R, & W trains. Transfer is available to the M34 Select Bus Service. Connection is available to the PATH (?). This is a Brooklyn bound Q Express train. The next stop 14 St-Union Sq<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is 14 St-Union Sq. Transfer (?) for 4, 5, 6, L, R, N, & W trains. Transfer is also available to M14 Select Bus Service [Crying baby] This is a Brooklyn bound Q Express train. The next stop is Canal St. Stand clear of the closing doors please<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Canal St. Transfer is available to the J, N, R, & W trains.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Brooklyn bound L train<\/h2>\n

6 Av to Bedford Av:<\/p>\n

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This is 6 Av. Transfer is available to the 1, 2, 3, F and M (?) trains. Connection is available to the PATH<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is a Brooklyn bound L train. The next stop is 14 St-Union Sq. Stand clear of the closing doors please<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It is against the rules and very dangerous to ride or walk between train cars and... This is 1 Av. Transfer is available to the M14 and M15 Select Bus Services<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is a Brooklyn bound L train. The next stop is Bedford Av<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Manhattan bound L train<\/h2>\n

An announcement on the Bedford Av platform:<\/p>\n

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Manhattan bound L train is now arriving. Please stand away from the platform edge<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

3 Av to 14 St-Union Sq:<\/p>\n

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This is 3 Av<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is a 8 Av bound L train. The next stop is 14 St-Union Sq. Stand clear of the closing doors please<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

6 train<\/h2>\n

An announcement on the 68 St Downtown platform:<\/p>\n

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There is a Downtown Local 6 train to Brooklyn Bridge City Hall approaching the station. Please stand away from the platform edge<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A couple of operator announcements on the train:<\/p>\n

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33 St<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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28 St is Next<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A usual pre-recorded announcement:<\/p>\n

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This is Brooklyn Bridge City Hall. As you exit please be careful of the gap between the platform and the train. Transfer is available to the J train<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Miscellaneous<\/h2>\n

These you may hear on any train:<\/p>\n

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Hello everyone! The New York City Police Department would like to remind you that backpacks and other large containers are subject to random search by the police. Thanks for riding with us.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hello everyone! The New York City Police Department would like to remind you to keep your belongings in sight and stay aware of your surroundings. If you see something suspicious in the station or on the train, tell a police officer an MTA employee. Thanks for riding with us.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Please offer your seat to passengers with disabilities or to those who are elderly or pregnant. You’ll be standing up for what’s right. Thank you<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Do you have more or better quality New York City Subway announcements recorded? Please send them to me at ilyabirman@ilyabirman.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n", "summary": "My post on London Underground voice announcements turned out to be surprisingly popular. So, here is another one", "date_published": "2020-01-16T00:14:46+03:00", "date_modified": "2022-01-23T19:50:38+03:00", "tags": [ "New York City", "New York. City Subway", "voice announcements", "wayfinding" ], "_date_published_rfc2822": "Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:14:46 +0300", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "323", "_rss_enclosures": [ { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-Q-BrB-This-Lex-Av-63-St.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 268775 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-Q-BrB-This-57-St-7-Av.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 68142 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-Q-BrB-Next-Times-Sq-42-St.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 192355 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-Q-BrB-This-Times-Sq-42-St-Plus.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 366325 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-Q-BrB-Next-34-St-Herald-Sq.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 124207 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-Q-BrB-This-34-St-Herald-Sq.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 246127 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-Q-BrB-This-14-St-Union-Sq.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 313691 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-Q-BrB-This-Canal-St.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 74848 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-L-BrB-6-Av.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 106718 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-L-BrB-Next-14-St-Union-Sq.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 121517 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-L-BrB-1-Av.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 122846 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-L-BrB-Next-Bedford-Av.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 58923 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-L-Platform-Bedford-Av-MaB.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 70253 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-L-MaB-This-3-Av.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 20323 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-L-MaB-Next-14-St-Union-Sq.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 85997 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-6-Platform-68-St-Downtown.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 74077 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-Operator-33-St.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 16099 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-Operator-28-St-is-Next.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 22444 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-6-This-Brooklyn-Bridge-City-Hall.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 92129 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-NYPD-Random-Search.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 94427 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-NYPD-Stay-Aware.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 141667 }, { "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/audio\/NYCS-Stand-up.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": 75419 } ], "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": true, "links_required": [ "jquery\/jquery.js", "jouele\/jouele.css", "jouele\/jouele.js" ], "og_images": [] } }, { "id": "261", "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/all\/kiev-signs\/", "title": "Signs and plaques in Kiev", "content_html": "

More photos from Kiev.<\/p>\n

Listed building:<\/p>\n

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1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A memorial plaque:<\/p>\n

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2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A museum:<\/p>\n

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3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Hand-written posters:<\/p>\n

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4<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Hardware store:<\/p>\n

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5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A hairdresser’s sign:<\/p>\n

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6<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Another one:<\/p>\n

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7<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Some kind of a special kind of house:<\/p>\n

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8<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Don’t park here:<\/p>\n

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9<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A cafe:<\/p>\n

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10<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

M & M:<\/p>\n

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11, 12<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Nice curves:<\/p>\n

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13<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A clothes and vinyl shop:<\/p>\n

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14<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Nice layout:<\/p>\n

\n\"\"\n
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In the previous two parts, we’ve figured out that the preferred distortion<\/a> and layers<\/a> depend on the map’s supposed use case.<\/p>\n

With public transport maps, our goal is to help the customer get from point A to point B using the displayed transport network.<\/p>\n

This is a map of Paris Metro of 1915:<\/p>\n

\n\"Paris\n<\/div>\n

The city is shown in full detail. There are many layers. The metro lines, however, stand out because of the use of contrasting red thick lines.<\/p>\n

Compare with the map of London underground railways of 1908:<\/p>\n

\n\"London\n<\/div>\n

The lines of different railways are denoted by different colours. The rest of the city — the roads, the parks and the river — makes one pale-gray layer.<\/p>\n

But even this layer is removed by 1932:<\/p>\n

\n\"London\n<\/div>\n

The river Thames is the only non-railway object that remains on this map. And it is the only device that links the railways to the surface geography.<\/p>\n

It is always interesting to explore a detailed map with lots of layers. But in this case, the pleasure of exploration is much less important than the customers’ ability to quickly pick out which train to take. The information richness is sacrificed to the comprehension speed.<\/p>\n

But as we see, despite all the simplifications, the central part is still rather hard to read. In several places, arrows had to be used to clarify the correspondence of labels and stations.<\/p>\n

The engineer Harry Beck has come up with a radical idea. He suggested redesigning the maps using the principles of electrical circuit drawings.<\/p>\n

\n\"Electrical\n<\/div>\n

Such drawings prioritise the logical connection between the elements over their physical position. What if a railway map also displayed first and foremost the logical connection between the stations?<\/p>\n

The Beck’s diagram<\/i> replaced the map in 1933:<\/p>\n

\n\"Beck’s\n<\/div>\n

All lines segments were put to the angles of 45° and 90°. The distances between stations were equalised.<\/p>\n

The modern diagram has twice as many lines and many more layers, but it inherits the Beck’s principles:<\/p>\n

\n\"Modern\n<\/div>\n

Compare with a geographical map of the same lines:<\/p>\n

\n\"Geographical\n<\/div>\n

The central part here is so dense that it had to be put in a cutaway at a bigger scale. And even so, everything turned out very small. Now we see that showing “true” geography is not universally useful. This geographical map is much harder to read. For the railways’ customers, the diagram excels.<\/p>\n

If the distances between the stations are equal, the reader will grasp that it’s just a convention and won’t rely on it. If the lines are strictly at 45° or 90°, the reader will grasp that they do not represent the actual paths of the underground tracks and won’t rely on it either. But this doesn’t mean that you can get rid of any<\/i> geographical reference.<\/p>\n

In 2007 I made a rectilinear Moscow Metro map<\/a> as an experiment:<\/p>\n

\n\n\"Rectilinear\n<\/a><\/div>\n

While the principles of the above diagram are easy to figure out, there still is a problem: even if you live in Moscow, you will have a hard time finding your station.<\/p>\n

Since any map is perceived in reference to the image of reality formed by the geographical maps, you have to respect that. If the reader knows roughly where a station is in the city, they should be able to find it on the diagram, too.<\/p>\n", "summary": "In the previous two parts, we’ve figured out that the preferred distortion and layers depend on the map’s supposed use case", "date_published": "2016-12-22T14:47:08+03:00", "date_modified": "2017-03-14T20:24:56+03:00", "tags": [ "information display", "maps", "transportation", "wayfinding" ], "image": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/pm1915.jpg", "_date_published_rfc2822": "Thu, 22 Dec 2016 14:47:08 +0300", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "239", "_rss_enclosures": [], "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": true, "links_required": [], "og_images": [ "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/pm1915.jpg", "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/lu1908.jpg", "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/lu1932.jpg", "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/shema@2x.png", "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/lu1933.gif", "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/lu2010-8bit.png", "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/lugeo.gif", "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/moscow-metro-rectilinear-full.png" ] } }, { "id": "238", "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/all\/map-and-reality-layers\/", "title": "Map and reality: layers", "content_html": "

In Map and reality: distortion<\/a> I talked about how distortion is inevitable on a map and the question is what to distort given a particular task.<\/p>\n

Now let’s talk about layers. What properties of land should a map display?<\/p>\n

\n\"Physical\n<\/div>\n

Physical and geographical world atlas (1964)<\/p>\n<\/div>

A physical map shows terrain: oceans, trenches, plains and mountains. On a political map, the land is divided into countries and states. A mineral resources map is covered with the symbols of mineral deposits and oilfields.<\/p>\n

One can’t say that a physical map is “truer” than, say, a railroad atlas. The following map shows the history of Amsterdam’s development, and it’s also true. Red houses are the oldest, the blue ones are the newest:<\/p>\n

\n\"Buildings\n<\/div>\n

Buildings age in the Netherlands<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

A good cartographer will find ways to display lots of data on a map:<\/p>\n

\n\"A\n<\/div>\n

A map of Chelyabinsk region, Russia (1956)<\/p>\n<\/div>

This map displays terrain, the region boundaries, motorways and railroads, settlements, ponds, mountain ridges, height markings, parallels and meridians.<\/p>\n

By carefully choosing colour shades, widths and styles of lines, typefaces of text, the cartographer achieves clear separation of visual layers. Background colours that marks the heights are unsaturated to let one see the labels clearly. A particular hatching is used along the region boundaries to make them well distinguishable. The letters У Р А<\/i><\/span> on the left separated by many other designations, are perceived as one label ЮЖНЫЙ УРАЛ<\/i><\/span> (Southern Ural) on the full map thanks to a special typeface.<\/p>\n

The more features are shown on a map, the more interesting it is to explore it.<\/p>\n

However, there are circumstances that do not suggest an unhurried examination by a curious reader. Sometimes a map should just answer a narrow set of practical questions.<\/p>\n

A pedestrian map shows the main landmarks, sidewalks, bike lanes, subway stations, toilets and Wi-Fi zones:<\/p>\n

\n\"WalkNYC\n<\/div>\n

WalkNYC wayfinding system<\/a> (2013)<\/p>\n<\/div>

A nautical chart displays water depths, navigational hazards, important routes, harbours and the details of the coastline:<\/p>\n

\n\"A\n<\/div>\n

The depths are marked with numbers — while the shades of blue as used on physical maps are more illustrative, a sailor wants the actual values. The dry land gets very little attention.<\/p>\n

The choice of the layers and the way to separate them, as well as the choice of appropriate distortion, depends on the map’s goal and supposed use.<\/p>\n

Continued in Map and reality: diagrams<\/a>.<\/p>\n", "summary": "In Map and reality: distortion I talked about how distortion is inevitable on a map and the question is what to distort given a particular task", "date_published": "2016-12-12T23:14:51+03:00", "date_modified": "2016-12-22T23:00:09+03:00", "tags": [ "information display", "maps", "transportation", "wayfinding" ], "image": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/fizmap@2x-lq.jpg", "_date_published_rfc2822": "Mon, 12 Dec 2016 23:14:51 +0300", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "238", "_rss_enclosures": [], "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": true, "links_required": [], "og_images": [ "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/fizmap@2x-lq.jpg", "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/amster-lq.jpg", "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/chelobl-lq.jpg", "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/walknyc-lq.jpg", "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/navimap-lq.jpg" ] } }, { "id": "214", "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/all\/map-and-reality-distortion\/", "title": "Map and reality: distortion", "content_html": "

Often, transport diagrams do not accurately represent reality. But is this “lying” even acceptable? And if yes, to what degree?<\/p>\n

Schematic depiction of the land has been done since rock drawings. By any contemporary measure these “maps” are ridiculously inaccurate. But they include enough detail for orientation.<\/p>\n

This is an ancient road map of Roman Empire (created between −1 and 5 centuries; implemented in parchment in the 13th):<\/p>\n

\n\"Ancient\n<\/div>\n

Here is Rome:<\/p>\n

\n\"Rome\n<\/div>\n

We are used to a very different appearance of these territories on a map. It’s quite hard to figure out what’s going on here. However, for a man who haven’t seen other maps, there is no reason to think that something is wrong: the roads actually connect the places.<\/p>\n

On Ptolemy’s map of the world (2nd century; reproduced by the engraver Johan Schnitzer in the 15th century) the outline of Europe gets somewhat familiar:<\/p>\n

\n\"Ptolemy’s\n<\/div>\n

On Mercator’s map (16th century) it looks the way we are used to:<\/p>\n

\n\"Transit\n<\/div>\n

And here’s the whole world in Mercator projection:<\/p>\n

\n\"Transit\n<\/div>\n

Greenland looks bigger than Africa. The area of Antarctica’s looks comparable to everything else combined. But the red circles actually denote the same physical area, which gives you an idea of how distorted the map is.<\/p>\n

This is a modern Google Map:<\/p>\n

\n\"A\n<\/div>\n

After a man had been to space, it seems, there are no more uncertainties about the shapes of land and sea. But can we say this map is actually precise?<\/p>\n

The map is flat and Earth is “round”, so a precise map just can’t exist. Futhermore, let’s look from a distance:<\/p>\n

\n\"A\n<\/div>\n

This is Mercator projection!<\/p>\n

Mercator projection is one the most important map projections. Its main quality is that it preserves the angles. In each point the horizontal and vertical scales of the map are the same. That’s why when moving from the equator to the poles, the map is artificially stretched vertically the same way it naturally gets stretched horizontally.<\/p>\n

Google engineer explains<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n

The first launch of Maps actually did not use Mercator, and streets in high latitude places like Stockholm did not meet at right angles on the map the way they do in reality. While [Mercator] distorts a “zoomed-out view” of the map, it allows close-ups (street level) to appear more like reality. The majority of our users are looking down at the street level for businesses, directions, etc… so we’re sticking with this projection for now.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Turns out, angles are far more important for navigation than the fair relative representation of land area.<\/p>\n

The equidistant projection doesn’t distort area as much, but does distort the shape significantly:<\/p>\n

\n\"Equidistant\n<\/div>\n

The map projections are actually classified by the types of distortions they make. Depending on task at hand, the lengths, angles, areas or shapes can be sacrificed.<\/p>\n

When I was designing a map of UZP plant dealerships in Russia, I even split the country in two halves. The Eastern part was displayed at twice smaller scale. This has let me show the much more inhabited Western part in larger detail (I didn’t know then that using such colours was not a good idea):<\/p>\n

\n\"Map\n<\/div>\n

A map from Herbert Bayer’s “The World Geo-Graphical Atlas” the Earth is cut in pieces in order to preserve the shape of the mainlands. For a map that shows the world’s population the fair display of the oceans and Antarctica is not that important:<\/p>\n

\n\"World\n<\/div>\n

To some degree, any map is a lie.<\/p>\n

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Remember my old post with London Underground voice announcements<\/a>? I’ve found many more recordings in my collection, including the announcements on the Bakerloo and Jubilee lines. So here is another update.<\/p>\n

Some of these were sent to me by Pavel Shadrin. Thank you!<\/p>\n

Car line diagrams source: Transport for London<\/a><\/p>\n


<\/p>\n

Bakerloo line<\/h2>\n
\n\"Bakerloo\n<\/div>\n

Only one regular announcement:<\/p>\n

\n
This is Edgware Road. This is a Bakerloo Line train to Queens Park. Please stand clear of the doors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

And one overlapped with a service announcement:<\/p>\n

\n
Customer service update. Central line: no service between Marble Arch and Liverpool Street. Metropolitan line: no service between... This train is ready to leave. Please mind the doors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

And a service update on Baker Street:<\/p>\n

\n
Travel information. There is no Metropolitan line train services between Wembley Park and Northwood (?) For the fastest journey to any station north (of?) Harrow-on-the-Hill you should use the Chiltern Railways services from Marylebone. Thank you<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

Central line<\/h2>\n
\n\"Central\n<\/div>\n
\n
...Liverpool Street. Change here for the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, and National Rail services. This is a Central line train to West Ruislip<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Lancaster Gate — Marble Arch (towards Epping):<\/p>\n

\n
This is Lancaster Gate. This is a Central Line train to Epping<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
This is Marble Arch. This is a Central line train to Epping<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Liverpool Street — Bank (towards Ealing Broadway):<\/p>\n

\n
This is Liverpool Street. Change here for the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, and National Rail services<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
The next station is Bank. Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. Change here for the Circle, District, Northern and Waterloo & City lines, and the DLR<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
This is Bank. Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. Change here for the Circle, District, Northern and Waterloo & City lines, and the DLR. This is a Central Line train to Ealing Broadway<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

Circle line<\/h2>\n
\n\"Circle\n<\/div>\n
\n
The next station is Notting Hill Gate. Change for the Central line<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
This is Notting Hill Gate. Change for the Central line. This is a Circle line train via High Street Kensington and Victoria<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Tower Hill — Liverpool Street:<\/p>\n

\n
Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. This is Tower Hill. Change for the District line, DLR from Tower Gateway and National Rail services from Fenchurch Street. Exit here for the Tower of London, Tower Bridge and riverboat services from Tower Pier. This is a Circle line train via Liverpool Street and King’s Cross St. Pancras<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
The next station is Aldgate. Please mind the gap between the train and the platform<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. This is Aldgate. This is a Circle line train via Liverpool Street and King’s Cross St. Pancras<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
The next station Liverpool Street. Change for the Central and Hammersmith & City lines and National Rail services<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
This is Liverpool Street. Change for the Central and Hammersmith & City lines and National Rail services. This is a Circle line train to Hammersmith<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Operator announcement at Aldgate:<\/p>\n

\n
(?) Signal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

District line<\/h2>\n
\n\"District\n<\/div>\n
\n
This is Bayswater. The next station is Notting Hill Gate. This is a District Line train to Wimbledon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
This is High Street Kensington. The next station is Earl’s Court. This is a District Line train to Wimbledon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
...Change here to National Rail Services. This is a District Line train to Ealing Broadway<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

Jubilee line<\/h2>\n
\n\"Jubilee\n<\/div>\n

Operator announcement at Canary Wharf:<\/p>\n

\n
This train is now ready for depart, please stand clear of the closing doors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Canary Wharf — North Greenwich:<\/p>\n

\n
The next station is Canary Wharf. Change for the DLR<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
This station is Canary Wharf. Change here for the DLR. This train terminates at Stratford<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
The next station is North Greenwich. Exit here for the Emirates Air Line and the O2<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

Northern line<\/h2>\n
\n\"Northern\n<\/div>\n

Moorgate — Euston (towards High Barnet via Bank):<\/p>\n

\n
This station is Moorgate. Change here for Circle and Hammersmith and Metropolitan lines and main line suburban rail services. This train terminates at High Barnet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
The next station is Old Street<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
This station is Old Street. Change here for (?) and main line suburban rail services. This train terminates at Edgware<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
This station is King’s Cross St. Pancras. Change here for Circle and Hammersmith, Metropolitan, Piccadilly and Victoria lines, and mail line intercity, suburban and international rail services. This train terminates at Edgware<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
The next station is Euston, Bank branch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Notice how the Hammersmith & City line is called just “ Hammersmith” line in these announcements.<\/p>\n

Goodge Street:<\/p>\n

\n
The next station is Goodge Street<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
This station is Goodge Street. This train terminates at Kennington<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

Piccadilly line<\/h2>\n
\n\"Piccadilly\n<\/div>\n

Osterley towards Heathrow:<\/p>\n

\n
Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. This is Osterley. This is a Piccadilly line service to Heathrow Terminals 4 and 1, 2, 3<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. This is Hounslow West. Customers for Heathrow Terminal 5 should change here and wait on this platform for a train to Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 5. This is a Piccadilly line service to Heathrow Terminals 4 and 1, 2, 3. The next station is Hatton Cross<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
This is Hatton Cross. Customers for Heathrow Terminal 5 should change here and wait on this platform for a train to Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 5. This is a Piccadilly line service to Heathrow Terminals 4 and 1, 2, 3<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

Victoria line<\/h2>\n
\n\"Victoria\n<\/div>\n
\n
This is Pimlico. Exit for Tate Britain. This is a Victoria line train to Brixton<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
The next station is Green Park. Doors will open on the right-hand side. Change for Jubilee and Piccadilly lines. Exit for Buckingham Palace. This station has step-free access<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Please change here for the Bakerloo and Central lines. This is a Victoria line train to Seven Sisters. National Rail services from Tottenham Hale are suspended. The Hammersmith & City line is part-suspended between Moorgate and Barking. London Overground is part-suspended. Please stand clear of the closing doors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
The next station is Warren Street. Doors will open on the left-hand side. Change for the Northern line. National Rail services from Tottenham Hale are suspended. The Hammersmith & City line is part-suspended between Moorgate and Barking. London Overground is part-suspended between Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate and Clapham Junction<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
...is Warren Street. Change here for the Northern line. This is a Victoria line train to Walthamstow Central<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Warren Street. Change here for the Northern line. This is a Victoria line train to Seven Sisters. Please stand clear of the closing doors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is King’s Cross St. Pancras. Change here for Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern and Piccadilly lines, National and International Rail services. This station has step-free access. This is a Victoria line train to Walthamstow Central<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Highbury & Islington — Green Park on a weekend where many services were suspended:<\/p>\n

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The next station is King’s Cross St. Pancras. Doors will open on the left-hand side. Change for Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines, national and international rail services. Exit for the British Library. This station has step-free access. The Northern Line is suspended due to planned engineering works. Please use alternative routes. The Hammersmith & City line is part-suspended between Moorgate and Barking<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Notice, that the suspended Northern line was not even listed in the “change” section.<\/p>\n

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This is King’s Cross St. Pancras. Change here for Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines, national and international rail services. Exit here for the British Library. This station has step-free access. This is a Victoria line train to Brixton. The Northern Line is suspended. The Hammersmith & City line is part-suspended between Moorgate and Barking<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Here the Northern Line announcement is shortened. I thought it was because the whole announcement was getting too long, but hold on.<\/p>\n

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The next station is Euston. Doors will open on the right-hand side. Change for London Overground and National Rail services. The Northern Line is suspended due to planned engineering works. Please use alternative routes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Euston. Change here for London Overground and National Rail services. This is a Victoria line train to Brixton. The Northern Line is suspended due to planned engineering works. Please use alternative routes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Warren Street. Doors will open on the left-hand side. Exit for University College Hospital. The Northern Line is suspended due to planned engineering works. Please use alternative routes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Warren Street. Exit here for University College Hospital. This is a Victoria line train to Brixton. The Northern Line is suspended.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Here, the Northern line announcement is shortened again, but the overall announcement is not nearly as long. So I have no clue.<\/p>\n

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The next station is Oxford Circus. Doors will open on the right-hand side. Change for Bakerloo and Central lines. The Northern Line is suspended due to planned engineering works. Please use alternative routes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

There is no Norther line on Oxford Circus, but it’s mentioned nevertheless, presumably due to its importance (the Hammersmith & City was mentioned only at King’s Cross).<\/p>\n

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This is Oxford Circus. Change here for Bakerloo and Central lines. This is a Victoria line train to Brixton. The Northern Line is suspended due to planned engineering works. Please use alternative routes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Green Park. Doors will open on the right-hand side. Change for Jubilee and Piccadilly lines. Exit for Buckingham Palace. This station has step-free access. The Northern Line is suspended due to planned engineering works. Please use alternative routes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

An operator announcement at Euston:<\/p>\n

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(?) ladies and gentlemen, train is ready to leave. Stand clear, mind the doors. Stand clear, mind the doors. Stand clear, mind the doors, mind the doors, mind the doors.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

Other announcements<\/h2>\n

This announcement on Highbury & Islington turned out to be very useful for my own journey planning:<\/p>\n

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Customer information. Arsenal are playing home tomorrow, Tuesday, 26th November. This station will be extremely busy between the hours of 1730 and 1945. Also between the hours of 2100 and 2230. If you have any alternative route, please use it. Thank you. Once again...<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

On a station of the Bakerloo or District line:<\/p>\n

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(?) service in operation (?)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Train operator announcements:<\/p>\n

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(?) something caught in a door. We’ll be on our way very shortly<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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(?) Chancery Lane station is closed, Chancery Lane station is closed (?) for short walk to Chancery Lane<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n



\nI have updated the original post<\/a> with the new recordings, make sure to check it out for my whole collection.<\/p>\n

That original post started with this text (no longer does):<\/p>\n

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I have recently returned from London where I had recorded a number of voice announcements on the Underground. Here I’m sharing this small collection for those interested. Sound quality may vary.<\/p>\n

Check out the train operator announcements on the Circle line; the Victoria line announcements for a red signal, doors opening on a right-hand side, final destination; the London Overground announcements.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

By the way, still missing is Bakerloo, Metropolitan, Waterloo & City lines and DLR. If you have any recording in your collection or would like to make some, do not hesitate to share them with me. Thank you!<\/p>\n<\/article>", "summary": "Remember my old post with London Underground voice announcements? 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The eternal mystery of signage design is that women on the toilet signs often have just one leg. They are all over the world:<\/p>\n

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One of the most used wayfinding method is a phone call. A person calls their friend and gets some voice instructions on how to get somewhere. For this to work, the person should know the left from the right.<\/p>\n

Some people have a hard time figuring this out. Here is a sign to help them:<\/p>\n

\n\"\"\n<\/div>\n", "summary": "One of the most used wayfinding method is a phone call. A person calls their friend and gets some voice instructions on how to get somewhere", "date_published": "2014-04-08T10:15:44+03:00", "date_modified": "2014-04-08T12:57:36+03:00", "tags": [ "design", "wayfinding" ], "image": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/leftright.png", "_date_published_rfc2822": "Tue, 08 Apr 2014 10:15:44 +0300", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "151", "_rss_enclosures": [], "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": true, "links_required": [], "og_images": [ "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/pictures\/leftright.png" ] } }, { "id": "146", "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/all\/london-underground-voice-announcements-update\/", "title": "London Underground voice announcements: update", "content_html": "

Following my original post with London Underground voice announcements<\/a>, reader Yaroslav Eremenko and another reader who preferred anonymity have sent me several other recordings. Now I have announcements from the Northern line, which I did not have before.<\/p>\n

A recording of a train operator explaining a delay with a red signal, the quality is very poor:<\/p>\n

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Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen... red signal... The train is now ready to depart... Mind the doors. Mind the closing doors... Mind the doors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Central line<\/h2>\n

<\/p>\n

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This is Greenford. Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. Change here for National Rail<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Northolt<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

District line<\/h2>\n

<\/p>\n

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This is Sloane Square. This is a District line train to Upminster<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Northern line<\/h2>\n

<\/p>\n

First, trains to Edgware:<\/p>\n

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The next station is Camden Town, Edgware branch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This station is Camden Town, Edgware branch. Change here for all stations to High Barnet and Mill Hill East from platform 3. This train terminates at Edgware. (Ladies and gentlemen, there is good service operating on all London Underground lines.)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Euston, both branches:<\/p>\n

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This station is Euston, Charing Cross branch. Change here for southbound Northern line service via Bank from platform 6, Victoria line and mainline intercity and suburban rail services. This train terminates at Edgware.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This station is Euston, Bank branch. Change here for southbound Northern line services via Charing Cross from platform 2, Victoria line and mainline intercity and suburban rail services. This train terminates at Morden via Bank.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

More Bank branch to Morden. This one is at King’s Cross, the beginning is omitted:<\/p>\n

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Change here for Circle and Hammersmith, Metropolitan, Piccadilly and Victoria lines and mainline intercity, suburban and international rail services. This train terminates at Morden. Stand clear of the doors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This station is Old Street. Change here for (?) and mainline suburban rail services. This train terminates at Morden<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This station is Moorgate. Change here for Circle & Hammersmith and Metropolitan lines and mainline suburban rail services. This train terminates at Morden<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

It is notable that on the Northern line, they say “this train terminates at S” instead of “this is a L line service \/ train to S”. I also like the expression “This train terminates at Morden via Bank” as a shorthand for “This is a Bank branch train and it terminates at Morden”.<\/p>\n

Piccadilly line<\/h2>\n

<\/p>\n

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Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. This is Hounslow West. Customers for Heathrow Terminal 4 should change here and wait on this platform for a train to Terminal 4. This is a Piccadilly line service to Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 5<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Victoria line<\/h2>\n

<\/p>\n

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This is Victoria. Change here for Circle and District lines, National Rail services and Victoria coach station. This is a Victoria line train to Seven Sisters<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

National Rail<\/h2>\n
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Our next station is South Greenford<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

I have updated the original post<\/a> with the new recordings, make sure to check it out for my whole collection.<\/p>\n

By the way, still no Bakerloo, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Waterloo & City lines and DLR. If you have any recording in your collection or would like to make some, do not hesitate to share them with me. Thank you!<\/p>\n", "summary": "Following my original post with London Underground voice announcements, reader Yaroslav Eremenko and another reader who preferred anonymity have sent me several other recordings", "date_published": "2014-03-17T00:52:33+03:00", "date_modified": "2016-05-12T18:50:43+03:00", "tags": [ "London Underground", "voice announcements", "wayfinding" ], "_date_published_rfc2822": "Mon, 17 Mar 2014 00:52:33 +0300", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "146", "_rss_enclosures": [ { "url": "http:\/\/audio.ilyabirman.ru\/Special\/Underground\/Operator\/Op-RedSignal-byYE.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": "" }, { "url": "http:\/\/audio.ilyabirman.ru\/Special\/Underground\/Line-Central\/LnCe-ThisGreenford-byYE.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": "" }, { "url": "http:\/\/audio.ilyabirman.ru\/Special\/Underground\/Line-Central\/LnCe-NextNortholt-byYE.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": "" }, { "url": "http:\/\/audio.ilyabirman.ru\/Special\/Underground\/Line-District\/LnD-ThisSloaneSquare-ToUpminster-byYE.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": "" }, { "url": "http:\/\/audio.ilyabirman.ru\/Special\/Underground\/Line-Northern\/LnN-NextCamdenTownEdgwareBranch-byYE.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": "" }, { "url": "http:\/\/audio.ilyabirman.ru\/Special\/Underground\/Line-Northern\/LnN-ThisCamdenTownEdgwareBranch-ToEdgware-byYE.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": "" }, { "url": "http:\/\/audio.ilyabirman.ru\/Special\/Underground\/Line-Northern\/LnN-ThisEustonCharingCrossBranch-ToEdgware-byYE.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": "" }, { "url": "http:\/\/audio.ilyabirman.ru\/Special\/Underground\/Line-Northern\/LnN-ThisEustonBankBranch-ToMorden-byYE.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": "" }, { "url": "http:\/\/audio.ilyabirman.ru\/Special\/Underground\/Line-Northern\/LnN-KingsCross-Morden-byYE.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": "" }, { "url": "http:\/\/audio.ilyabirman.ru\/Special\/Underground\/Line-Northern\/LnN-ThisOldStreet-ToMorden-byYE.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": "" }, { "url": "http:\/\/audio.ilyabirman.ru\/Special\/Underground\/Line-Northern\/LnN-ThisMoorgate-ToMorden-byYE.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": "" }, { "url": "http:\/\/audio.ilyabirman.ru\/Special\/Underground\/Line-Piccadilly\/LnP-HounslowWest-ToHeathrow1235-byJH.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": "" }, { "url": "http:\/\/audio.ilyabirman.ru\/Special\/Underground\/Line-Victoria\/LnV-ThisVictoria-ToSevenSisters-byYE.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": "" }, { "url": "http:\/\/audio.ilyabirman.ru\/Special\/Underground\/Line-NationalRail\/LnNR-NextSouthGreenford-byYE.mp3", "type": "audio\/mpeg", "length": "" } ], "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": true, "links_required": [ "jquery\/jquery.js", "jouele\/jouele.css", "jouele\/jouele.js" ], "og_images": [] } }, { "id": "108", "url": "https:\/\/ilyabirman.net\/meanwhile\/all\/london-underground-voice-announcements\/", "title": "London Underground voice announcements", "content_html": "

Here is my collection of the London Underground voice announcements. This post has been significantly updated twice (in March 2014<\/a> and in May 2016<\/a>). I still don’t have any announcements from the Metropolitan and Waterloo & City lines, and the DLR.<\/p>\n

Car line diagrams source: Transport for London<\/a><\/p>\n


<\/p>\n

The “Mind the Gap” announcement<\/h2>\n

First of all, the famous “Mind the Gap” announcement:<\/p>\n

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Mind the Gap<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

Bakerloo line<\/h2>\n
\n\"Bakerloo\n<\/div>\n

Only one regular announcement:<\/p>\n

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This is Edgware Road. This is a Bakerloo Line train to Queens Park. Please stand clear of the doors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

And one overlapped with a service announcement:<\/p>\n

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Customer service update. Central line: no service between Marble Arch and Liverpool Street. Metropolitan line: no service between... This train is ready to leave. Please mind the doors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

And a service update on Baker Street:<\/p>\n

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Travel information. The is no Metropolitan line train services between Wembley Park and Northwood (?) For the fastest journey to any station north (of?) Harrow-on-the-Hill you should use the Chiltern Railways services from Marylebone. Thank you<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

Central line<\/h2>\n
\n\"Central\n<\/div>\n
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...Liverpool Street. Change here for the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, and National Rail services. This is a Central line train to West Ruislip<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Lancaster Gate — Marble Arch (towards Epping):<\/p>\n

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This is Lancaster Gate. This is a Central Line train to Epping<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Marble Arch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Marble Arch. This is a Central line train to Epping<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Marble Arch — Bond Street (towards West Ruislip):<\/p>\n

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This is Marble Arch. This is a Central line train to West Ruislip<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Bond Street. Change here for the Jubilee line<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Bond Street. Change here for the Jubilee line. This is a Central line train to West Ruislip<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Just in case you would like to imagine yourself travelling the whole way between the two stations, here is a full recording of that:<\/p>\n

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The next station is Bond Street. Change here for the Jubilee line... This is Bond Street. Change here for the Jubilee line. This is a Central line train to West Ruislip<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Liverpool Street — Bank (towards Ealing Broadway):<\/p>\n

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This is Liverpool Street. Change here for the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, and National Rail services<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Bank. Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. Change here for the Circle, District, Northern and Waterloo & City lines, and the DLR<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Bank. Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. Change here for the Circle, District, Northern and Waterloo & City lines, and the DLR. This is a Central Line train to Ealing Broadway<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Greenford — Northolt:<\/p>\n

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This is Greenford. Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. Change here for National Rail<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Northolt<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

Circle line<\/h2>\n
\n\"Circle\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Notting Hill Gate. Change for the Central line<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Notting Hill Gate. Change for the Central line. This is a Circle line train via High Street Kensington and Victoria<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Tower Hill — Liverpool Street:<\/p>\n

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Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. This is Tower Hill. Change for the District line, DLR from Tower Gateway and National Rail services from Fenchurch Street. Exit here for the Tower of London, Tower Bridge and riverboat service from Tower Pier. This is a Circle line train via Liverpool Street and King’s Cross St. Pancras<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Aldgate. Please mind the gap between the train and the platform<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. This is Aldgate. This is a Circle line train via Liverpool Street and King’s Cross St. Pancras<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station Liverpool Street. Change for the Central and Hammersmith & City lines and National Rail services<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Liverpool Street. Change for the Central and Hammersmith & City lines and National Rail services. This is a Circle line train to Hammersmith<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Farringdon:<\/p>\n

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The next station is Farringdon. Change for National Rail services<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Farringdon. Change for National Rail services. This is a Circle line train via Liverpool street and Tower Hill... This is a Circle line service via Liverpool street and Tower Hill. This train is ready to depart, please stand clear of the doors, mind the closing doors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Baker Street:<\/p>\n

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The next station is Baker Street. Change for the Bakerloo, Jubilee and Metropolitan lines. Exit for Madam Tussaud’s<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Baker Street. Change for the Bakerloo, Jubilee and Metropolitan lines. Exit here for Madam Tussaud’s. This is a Circle line train via King’s Cross St. Pancras and Liverpool street. (Plus some platform announcement on Aldgate service)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Train operator announcement about short delay at Baker Street:<\/p>\n

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We should be back on the move short... Train’s now ready to depart, please stand clear of the doors, mind the closing doors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Train operator announcement at Aldgate:<\/p>\n

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(?) Signal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

District line<\/h2>\n
\n\"District\n<\/div>\n
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This is High Street Kensington. The next station is Earl’s Court. This is a District Line train to Wimbledon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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...Change here to National Rail Services. This is a District Line train to Ealing Broadway<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Paddington:<\/p>\n

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The next station is Paddington. Change for the Bakerloo line and National Rail services<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Paddington. Change for the Bakerloo line and National Rail services<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Bayswater:<\/p>\n

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The next station is Bayswater<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Bayswater. This is a District line train to Wimbledon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Bayswater. The next station is Notting Hill Gate. This is a District Line train to Wimbledon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Chiswick Park:<\/p>\n

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Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. This is Chiswick Park. This is a District line train to Upminster<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Turnham Green:<\/p>\n

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The next station is Turnham Green. Change for the District line to Richmond<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Sloane Square:<\/p>\n

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This is Sloane Square. This is a District line train to Upminster<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

Hammersmith & City line<\/h2>\n
\n\"Hammersmith\n<\/div>\n

Great Portland Street, Euston Square:<\/p>\n

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The next station is Great Portland Street<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Euston Square. Change for London Overground and National Rail services from Euston<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Euston Square. Change for London Overground and National Rail services from Euston. This is a Hammersmith & City line train to Barking<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

Jubilee line<\/h2>\n
\n\"\"\n<\/div>\n

Operator announcement at Canary Wharf:<\/p>\n

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This train is now ready to depart, please stand clear of the closing doors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Canary Wharf — North Greenwich:<\/p>\n

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The next station is Canary Wharf. Change for the DLR<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This station is Canary Wharf. Change here for the DLR. This train terminates at Stratford<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is North Greenwich. Exit here for the Emirates Air Line and the O2<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

Northern line<\/h2>\n
\n\"Northern\n<\/div>\n

Moorgate — Euston (towards High Barnet via Bank):<\/p>\n

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This station is Moorgate. Change here for Circle and Hammersmith and Metropolitan lines and main line suburban rail services. This train terminates at High Barnet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Old Street<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This station is Old Street. Change here for Moldfields Eye Hospital and main line suburban rail services. This train terminates at Edgware<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This station is King’s Cross St. Pancras. Change here for Circle and Hammersmith, Metropolitan, Piccadilly and Victoria lines, and mail line intercity, suburban and international rail services. This train terminates at Edgware<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Euston, Bank branch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Hammersmith & City line is called just “Hammersmith” line in these announcements.<\/p>\n

Euston (towards Morden via Bank):<\/p>\n

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This station is Euston, Bank branch. Change here for southbound Northern line services via Charing Cross from platform 2, Victoria line and mainline intercity and suburban rail services. This train terminates at Morden via Bank.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Euston — Camden Town (towards Edgware via Charing Cross):<\/p>\n

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This station is Euston, Charing Cross branch. Change here for southbound Northern line service via Bank from platform 6, Victoria line and mainline intercity and suburban rail services. This train terminates at Edgware.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
The next station is Camden Town, Edgware branch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This station is Camden Town, Edgware branch. Change here for all stations to High Barnet and Mill Hill East from platform 3. This train terminates at Edgware. (Ladies and gentlemen, there is good service operating on all London Underground lines.)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Goodge Street (towards Kennington):<\/p>\n

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The next station is Goodge Street<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This station is Goodge Street. This train terminates at Kennington<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

King’s Cross St. Pancras — Moorgate (towards Morden via Bank):<\/p>\n

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Change here for Circle and Hammersmith, Metropolitan, Piccadilly and Victoria lines and mainline intercity, suburban and international rail services. This train terminates at Morden. Stand clear of the doors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This station is Old Street. Change here for Moldfields Eye Hospital and mainline suburban rail services. This train terminates at Morden<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This station is Moorgate. Change here for Circle & Hammersmith and Metropolitan lines and mainline suburban rail services. This train terminates at Morden<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

It is notable that on the Jubilee and Northern lines, they say “this train terminates at S” instead of “this is a L line service \/ train to S”. I also like the Northern-line expression “This train terminates at Morden via Bank” as a shorthand for “This is a Bank branch train, and it terminates at Morden”.<\/p>\n


<\/p>\n

Piccadilly line<\/h2>\n
\n\"Piccadilly\n<\/div>\n

Covent Garden — Green Park (towards Rayners Lane, Uxbridge):<\/p>\n

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This is Covent Garden. This is a Piccadilly line service to Rayners Lane<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
The next station is Leicester Square. Change for the Northern line<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Leicester Square. Change here for the Northern line. This is a Piccadilly line service to Rayners Lane<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Piccadilly Circus. Change here for the Bakerloo line. This is a Piccadilly line service to Uxbridge<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Green Park. Change for the Jubilee and Victoria lines<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
This is Green Park. Change here for the Jubilee and Victoria lines. This is a Piccadilly line service to Uxbridge<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Green Park. Change here for the Jubilee and Victoria lines. This is a Piccadilly line service to Rayners Lane<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Barons Court — Hammersmith (towards Uxbridge)<\/p>\n

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Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. This is Barons Court. Change here for the District line. This is a Piccadilly line service to Uxbridge<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. This is Hammersmith. Change here for the District and Hammersmith & City lines. The next station is Acton Town. This is a Piccadilly line service to Uxbridge<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Osterley towards Heathrow, including announcements for the customers who took the wrong train to Heathrow:<\/p>\n

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Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. This is Osterley. This is a Piccadilly line service to Heathrow Terminals 4 and 1, 2, 3<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. This is Hounslow West. Customers for Heathrow Terminal 4 should change here and wait on this platform for a train to Terminal 4. This is a Piccadilly line service to Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 5<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. This is Hounslow West. Customers for Heathrow Terminal 5 should change here and wait on this platform for a train to Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 5. This is a Piccadilly line service to Heathrow Terminals 4 and 1, 2, 3. The next station is Hatton Cross<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Hatton Cross. Customers for Heathrow Terminal 5 should change here and wait on this platform for a train to Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 5. This is a Piccadilly line service to Heathrow Terminals 4 and 1, 2, 3<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

Victoria line<\/h2>\n
\n\"Victoria\n<\/div>\n

Red signal:<\/p>\n

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Sorry for the delay. We are currently being held at a red signal. We should be moving again shortly<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Victoria — King’s Cross St. Pancras (towards Seven Sisters, Walthamstow Central, including announcement of suspended lines):<\/p>\n

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This is Victoria. Change here for Circle and District lines, Natinal Rail services and Victoria coach station. This is a Victoria line train to Seven Sisters<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Green Park. Doors will open on the right-hand side. Change for Jubilee and Piccadilly lines. Exit for Buckingham Palace. This station has step-free access<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Please change here for the Bakerloo and Central lines. This is a Victoria line train to Seven Sisters. National Rail services from Tottenham Hale are suspended. The Hammersmith & City line is part-suspended between Moorgate and Barking. London Overground is part-suspended. Please stand clear of the closing doors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
The next station is Warren Street. Doors will open on the left-hand side. Change for the Northern line. National Rail services from Tottenham Hale are suspended. The Hammersmith & City line is part-suspended between Moorgate and Barking. London Overground is part-suspended between Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate and Clapham Junction<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
...is Warren Street. Change here for the Northern line. This is a Victoria line train to Walthamstow Central<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
This is Warren Street. Change here for the Northern line. This is a Victoria line train to Seven Sisters. Please stand clear of the closing doors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
This is King’s Cross St. Pancras. Change here for Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern and Piccadilly lines, National and International Rail services. This station has step-free access. This is a Victoria line train to Walthamstow Central<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Highbury & Islington — Brixton (including announcements on a weekend when many services were suspended):<\/p>\n

\n
The next station is King’s Cross St. Pancras. Doors will open on the left-hand side. Change for Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines, national and international rail services. Exit for the British Library. This station has step-free access. The Northern Line is suspended due to planned engineering works. Please use alternative routes. The Hammersmith & City line is part-suspended between Moorgate and Barking<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Notice, that the suspended Northern line was not even listed in the “change” section.<\/p>\n

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This is King’s Cross St. Pancras. Change here for Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines, national and international rail services. Exit here for the British Library. This station has step-free access. This is a Victoria line train to Brixton. The Northern Line is suspended. The Hammersmith & City line is part-suspended between Moorgate and Barking<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Here the Northern Line announcement is shortened. I thought it was because the whole announcement was getting too long, but hold on.<\/p>\n

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The next station is Euston. Doors will open on the right-hand side. Change for London Overground and National Rail services. The Northern Line is suspended due to planned engineering works. Please use alternative routes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Euston. Change here for London Overground and National Rail services. This is a Victoria line train to Brixton. The Northern Line is suspended due to planned engineering works. Please use alternative routes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
The next station is Warren Street. Doors will open on the left-hand side. Exit for University College Hospital. The Northern Line is suspended due to planned engineering works. Please use alternative routes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
This is Warren Street. Exit here for University College Hospital. This is a Victoria line train to Brixton. The Northern Line is suspended.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Here, the Northern line announcement is shortened again, but the overall announcement is not nearly as long. So I have no clue.<\/p>\n

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The next station is Oxford Circus. Doors will open on the right-hand side. Change for Bakerloo and Central lines. The Northern Line is suspended due to planned engineering works. Please use alternative routes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

There is no Northern line on Oxford Circus, but it’s mentioned nevertheless, presumably due to its importance (the Hammersmith & City was mentioned only at King’s Cross).<\/p>\n

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This is Oxford Circus. Change here for Bakerloo and Central lines. This is a Victoria line train to Brixton. The Northern Line is suspended due to planned engineering works. Please use alternative routes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Green Park. Doors will open on the right-hand side. Change for Jubilee and Piccadilly lines. Exit for Buckingham Palace. This station has step-free access. The Northern Line is suspended due to planned engineering works. Please use alternative routes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Green Park. Change here for Jubilee and Piccadilly lines. This is a Victoria line train to Brixton. Exit here for Buckingham Palace<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Victoria. Doors will open on the right-hand side. Change for Circle and District lines, National Rail services and Victoria coach station<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Victoria. Change here for Circle and District lines, National Rail services and Victoria coach station. This is a Victoria line train to Brixton<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Pimlico. Doors will open on the right-hand side. Exit for Tate Britain<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Pimlico. This is a Victoria line train to Brixton. Exit here for Tate Britain<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Pimlico. Exit for Tate Britain. This is a Victoria line train to Brixton<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Vauxhall. Doors will open on the right-hand side. Change for National Rail services<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Vauxhall. Change here for National Rail services. This is a Victoria line train to Brixton<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Stockwell. Doors will open on the right-hand side. Change for the Northern Line<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Stockwell. Change here for the Northern Line. This is a Victoria line train to Brixton<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next station is Brixton where this train terminates. All change please. Change for National Rail services. This station has step-free access. Please remember to take all your personal belongings with you when you leave the train. All change please<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Brixton where this train terminates. All change please. Change here for National Rail services<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

An operator announcement at Euston:<\/p>\n

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Right down inside, please ladies and gentlemen, train is ready to leave. Stand clear, mind the doors. Stand clear, mind the doors. Stand clear, mind the doors, mind the doors, mind the doors.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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London Overground<\/h2>\n
\n\"London\n<\/div>\n

West Brompton:<\/p>\n

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The next station is West Brompton. Change here for London Underground District line and National Rail services. Alight here for Earl’s Court exhibition centre. Please mind the gap between the train and the platform... Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Currently District line is partly closed between Barking and Tower Hill due to planned engineering works. Good service operating on the rest of the line. Thank you<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is West Brompton. Change here for London Underground District line and National Rail services. Alight here for Earl’s Court exhibition centre. Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. This is the London Overground service to Clapham Junction. The next station is Imperial Wharf<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Wandsworth Road, Clapham High Street:<\/p>\n

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The next station is Wandsworth Road<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is Wandsworth Road<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is the London Overground service to Shadwell. The next station is Clapham High Street<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Here are some platform announcements at Queen’s Park:<\/p>\n

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The train now approaching Platform 1 is the 10:17 London Overground service to Euston<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The train now standing at Platform 1 is the 10:17 London Overground service to Euston calling at Kilburn High Road, South Hampstead and Euston<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The next train to arrive at Platform 2 is the 10:19 Bakerloo line service calling all stations to Elephant and Castle<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This train approaching Platform 3 is all stations to Harrow and Wealdstone<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

National Rail<\/h2>\n
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Our next station is South Greenford<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

Other announcements<\/h2>\n

This announcement on Highbury & Islington turned out to be very useful for my own journey planning:<\/p>\n

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Customer information. Arsenal are playing home tomorrow, Tuesday, 26th November. This station will be extremely busy between the hours of 1730 and 1945. Also between the hours of 2100 and 2230. If you have any alternative route, please use it. Thank you. Once again...<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A recording of a train operator explaining a delay with a red signal, the quality is very poor:<\/p>\n

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Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen... red signal... The train is now ready to depart... Mind the doors. Mind the closing doors... Mind the doors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

More train operator announcements:<\/p>\n

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(?) something caught in a door. We’ll be on our way very shortly<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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(?) Chancery Lane station is closed, Chancery Lane station is closed. Customers are advised to change at Holborn for a short walk to Chancery Lane<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

On a station of the Bakerloo or District line:<\/p>\n

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(?) service in operation (?)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Do you have any interesting London Underground announcements recorded? Please send them to me at ilyabirman@ilyabirman.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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