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Another Tube line with its own interesting quirk is the Hammersmith & City line, which no longer has unique stations. Every single one of this line's 29 stations is shared with another Tube line, something which no other line has. The stations shared with the line are mainly also on the Circle line, which also starts in Hammersmith moving eastwards.

The line runs all the way from Hammersmith in West London to Barking in the east, with its stations all being served by another line. Ladbrooke Grove and Edgware Road are on the Circle line, for example, while King's Cross and Farringdon stations are both on the Metropolitan line.

Aldgate East and Whitechapel, on the other hand, is served by the District line, as well as the Hammersmith & City line. Two stations on the line are served by four other TfL lines - one is Baker Street, which also connects to Bakerloo, Circle, Jubilee and Metropolitan. The other is Paddington, which connects to Bakerloo, Circle, District and the Elizabeth line.

However, it is fair to say that if the Hammersmith & City line disappeared, then you'd still be able to get where you needed to go - but you'd need to change a few times. This of course likely means the journey would take a bit longer than just sitting one train. However, the Hammersmith and City line trains only come every 10 minutes or so - so depending so good your timing is, maybe it would make no difference.

The "quirk" of no unique stations on just that line is, mind you, also shared by the circle line and the Waterloo and City ...

There possibly is something to be said for rebranding both "Hammersmith and City" and "Circle" into a single brand.   The Circle isn't a circle (or even a distorted one) any more,  and there may even be a case for slightly cutting back on the 12 trains per hour from Paddington to Liverpool Street now that the Elizabeth Line is open on that stretch.  But though you could get rid of the name "Hammersmith and City" many of its trains would still need to run.   It used to be part of the "Met" many years ago, and perhaps the Met could be extended from Aldgate to Whitechapel and Barking and the trains from Hammersmith in excess of those needed t o complete the circle (I think Aldgate via the District to South Ken is at capacity?) could be turned at Aldgate, but that may be a pointless changed - what through journeys are there from west and north of Baker Street to beyond Aldgate/East?

Removing the 'ot n cold (H&C) is not closing a line as such it would be just changing a service, no real cost savings as the 'ammersmith - Barking services would remain in the peaks at least.  What would the Circle (or not circle) and H&C rebranded as thought?  Errrrrrr Metropolitan District ............ no already used, Metropolitan Line ........... no already used

The W'loo - Bank does provide a direct link which is not easy to replicate without changes enroute

Now - if you want a quirk.   The most southerly station on the tube - Morden - in on the Northern line!!

Seems a sensible enough names from trains that take you north from Morden. Would it help if the southbound trains were called the Southern Line?

It struck me that we have a Victoria Line (after Queen Victoria) and an Elizabeth Line (after QE2).