2. Victoria

Saturday 12th January, about 5.30pm

For years I never went near Victoria - I had no need to, because apart from two theatres very near the station there's no other reason to be there. But then I knew people who travelled into London by train from the south and I started going there to meet them.

It's the second busiest Tube station, which shouldn't be a surprise if I think about it, and it is always horribly hectic, which isn't helped by the fact that it seems to have been undergoing changes for as long as anyone can remember - much like the roads above it, which have been dug up and covered in cones forever.

It's a shame the station isn't a bit nicer as I have a fondness for the line it takes its name from - it's short, but surprisingly useful, and the blue colour is my second favourite colour for a Tube line (the darker blue of the Piccadilly line being my favourite). Perhaps when all the upgrade work is finished in 2018 I'll love it more?

Wikipedia entry here