Northern Line Revealed it has the ‘worst behaved passengers in London

Revealed: The Northern line has the ‘worst behaved passengers in London’

Passengers on the Northern line are the most badly behaved of those on the entire Tube network, it has been revealed. Transport for London figures show people on the Northern line were the worst overall for behaviour including fighting, “soiling” the trains and vandalism. Across London Underground, there were 2,316 logged incidents classed as anti-social or criminal behaviour in the last financial year.

Of those, 389 were on the vast expanse of the Northern line, the highest figure on the network.

The route, sometimes dubbed the ‘Misery line’, saw 64 fights between customers over the 12-month period, with several happening during the morning rush hour. There were also 52 reported problems caused by drunks or vagrants travelling on the services, which run between Morden and Edgware. Other incidents included scores of people vomiting or otherwise soiling the carriage, maliciously setting off the train alarm or scrapping with station staff. Particular hotspots on the line included Golders Green, Edgware and Kennington, the figures showed.

Customers on the Jubilee line were close behind, with 350 reported incidents over the same period. Of those, 152 involved people throwing up, breaking glass or finding some other way of creating mess inside the trains. And the Piccadilly line, a favourite with tourists due to its Heathrow stations, took the bronze medal for bad behaviour. The line saw 293 incidents logged as either anti-social or criminal behaviour, including a string of altercations between customers. Steve Burton, Director of Enforcement and On-Street Operations, said: “The Tube network is a safe, low-crime environment with very few people ever experiencing or witnessing crime.

“The Northern and Jubilee lines rank among the top four busiest railway lines in the country with more than 360 million passenger journeys made annually. “We do not tolerate any form of anti-social or criminal behaviour and we work closely with the British Transport Police to encourage reporting of incidents to keep our customers safe and secure. “Services on London Underground are now more reliable than ever before, having improved by 38 per cent since 2011 and by more than that on the Northern and Jubilee lines. “Disruption of any kind can have a knock on effect which is why we’re committed to eradicating any type of anti-social or criminal behaviour that can cause delays to our customers.”