I lately spent the day in London solely to journey round on the Underground to take pictures. Not your conventional time out in London perhaps, however one borne out of a railway fanatic pal considering of a pleasant time out to rejoice my birthday the place the theme was ‘the assembly of hobbies’. I like images and he loves something to do with rail transport. My pal commonly passes via and admires underground stations, so a day concentrating on photogenic underground spots was simply deliberate by him and gratefully loved by me.
Our day began at London Bridge Underground Station which is a station on each the Jubilee and Northern traces. As this station is subsequent to the Shard there would have been an entire avenue of above floor images not too distant too.
It’s not usually that you just get an opportunity to take pictures of such a sci-fi trying place so I appreciated the transient lack of individuals in one of many tunnels there and simply loved the symmetric and geometric magnificence earlier than the peace and solitude was damaged.
A brief journey down the Jubilee line took us to Canary Wharf. There are lots of picture alternatives above floor right here. Skyscrapers stand tall and are mirrored in different skyscrapers. Well dressed women and men stride about purposefully and breaking information is broadcast through an digital feed on the facet of a constructing. This place oozes monetary gravitas and I assumed the image beneath summed that up.
I felt that Canary Wharf Underground Station had a really completely different really feel in comparison with all the opposite stations that I’d ever been to because it appeared very open and spacious in comparison with the tunnel community format.
Two stations down out of the 270 and this expertise was already build up a want for extra that I knew wouldn’t be quenched in a single journey.
Gants Hill Underground Station was subsequent on the plan and we travelled there on the Central line.
This was on our agenda due to the gorgeous ceiling on the decrease concourse (see beneath) which I’ve heard known as the ‘Moscow concourse’ as a result of it was impressed by the grand trying Moscow Metro stations.
I loved the ‘unusual’ view above simply as a lot because the particular ceiling. I realised that this was a part of the attraction of the underground system as a venue for taking pictures; the unusual was particular and delightful too.
Subsequent we went to Clapham North and Clapham Frequent due to their island platforms and for an opportunity to see two underground trains on the similar time. These stations are served by the Northern line.
It was at this level within the day that I realised that I had barely any footage of any trains, the entire level of the place that I used to be specializing in for the day. I due to this fact ceremoniously took the beneath image and felt fortunate that within the brief window of time that I used to be there (in order that we may match all the pieces else in) I used to be in a position to seize two trains in a single go. I felt that this made up for my prior neglect!
A fast journey to Victoria Underground Station gave me the possibility to see this unbelievable city view. Within the different tunnels that I visited my goal was to seize them with out individuals however on the image beneath, the truth that somebody walked throughout the top simply as I used to be taking the image was a fortunate bonus I felt.
Regent’s Park on the Bakerloo line was the penultimate station on the plan for our day and it supplied stunning inexperienced tiles on the partitions of the doorway/ exit of the station. This station has a selection of lifts and a staircase to maneuver between the surface and the tube platforms and we optimistically used the staircase whereas we had been there. The staircase has 96 steps, so it was a welcome aid to cease for some time to take the picture beneath. There have been a few vacationers with the same concept so we stopped and exchanged pleasantries for some time earlier than we went our separate methods.
We then returned again to King’s Cross St Pancras Underground Station, an underground station which serves 6 underground traces, and one which ends up in the 2 mainline stations of the identical names (each featured in articles on this web site). This station was opened in 1863 and was one of many first stations to exist. My curiosity within the place on this event was for an additional probability to see extra futuristic area sort tunnels (see additionally the header picture) which fortunately I managed to {photograph} with the added bonus of both no individuals in them or simply the correct amount of individuals.
For my part the wonder that’s to be present in so many locations on the London Underground is astounding. The community serves a perform, it transports huge numbers of individuals each day, some on their commute and others paying occasional visits. As these individuals journey on their approach they’ve the possibility to have these options brighten up their days. To my thoughts, these design options present an immense satisfaction of the system and that’s why I maintain my head up excessive and say that I spent the day there solely to admire the London Underground. Many due to my pal who knowledgeably guided me round.
