The Tube Line Relay
Sunday 4th May 2014
Can we get a Serpie to all 270 tube stops by foot in one day? On Sunday 4th May we're aiming to do this by means of the Tube Line Relay: a team running from the far ends of each tube line, all to meet in Central London!
This is an event organised by Serpentine members for Serpentine members, and we expect it will be a one-off. As we'll be covering 249 miles of territory in the day it will not be supported or marked and runners will be expected to take maps to find their way, and drinks/snacks etc. as they need. Each branch will have an organiser to help with route planning, but that does not mean there will necessarily be a leader on each part. So be prepared to get involved and get map reading! Remember also that you run at your own risk and there will be no road closures, so you'll need to respect traffic lights, other pedestrains, cyclists, cars, etc.
This event is open to all and is not a race - you can choose to run whatever part of the network you want and the legs will be run at the pace of the slowest. We plan for the last legs to finish at the Seymour Centre for showers, and then to retire to a pub nearby. Online sign-up is now closed. Please contact James Edgar or Nick Barberis if you'd like to take part.
Start times will be decided later, in order for all finish at around 6pm on the day - so for example Amersham on the Metropolitan Line will likely start in the morning, with Elephant & Castle on the Bakerloo probably around 4.30pm.
You can run as much or as little of each branch as you want; the distances below are the totals if you run from the end of the tube line to the Seymour.
Tube Line Details
"Connection points" are where the teams from each end of the line meet together, celebrate and then run to the Seymour. All distances are estimates as routes are still being worked out.
Hammersmith & City Line
- Barking to the Seymour: 15 miles
- Hammersmith to the Seymour: 6 miles
Connection point: Edgware Road
Jubilee Line (Captain: Lisa Pettit)
- Stanmore to the Seymour: 14 miles
- Stratford to the Seymour: TBC (around 26 miles due to river crossings)
Connection point: Baker Street
Piccadilly Line (Captain: Eda Korkmaz)
- Uxbrige to the Seymour: 27 miles
- Heathrow to the Seymour: TBC (around 30 miles depending on how we handle Heathrow)
- Cockfosters to the Seymour: 14.5 miles
Uxbridge and Heathrow teams will join together at Acton Town.
Connection point: Russell Square
Victoria Line (Captain: Paula Lueshing)
- Walthamstow Central to the Seymour: 11 miles
- Brixton to the Seymour: 6.5 miles
Connection point: Oxford Circus (may be shifted to Green Park)
Northern Line (Captain: Sarah Pemberton)
- Morden via Bank to the Seymour: 17 miles
- Morden via Charing Cross to the Seymour: 15 miles
- High Barnet to the Seymour: 14 miles
- Edgware to the Seymour: 13 miles
- Mill Hill East to the Seymour: TBC, around 10-12 miles
The Morden teams will runs as one then split at Kennington to head up the branches.
The Mill Hill East team will merge with the High Barnet Branch at Finchley Central, and then that team will merge with the Edgware Road branch at Camden Town.
Connection point for all the branches: Euston
Bakerloo Line (Captain: Kristin Duffy)
- Elephant and Castle to the Seymour: 7 miles
- Harrow and Wealdstone: 14 miles
Connection point: Edgware Road
Waterloo & City Line (Captain: Karen Hancock)
- Waterloo to the Seymour: 4.7 miles
- Bank to the Seymour: 5 miles
Connection point: Blackfriars Bridge
Central Line (Captain: Stephanie Vaatz)
- Epping to the Seymour: 27 miles
- Roding Valley to the Seymour: 24.5 miles
- Ealing Broadway to the Seymour: 9 miles
- West Ruislip to the Seymour: 16 miles
The Roding Valley team will join the Epping team at Leytonstone.
The Ealing Broadway team will join the West Ruislip team at North Acton.
Connection point: Marble Arch
District Line (Captain: Simon Watts)
- Richmond to the Seymour: 14 miles
- Ealing Broadway to the Seymour: 13.5 miles
- Wimbledon to the Seymour: 13 miles
- Kensington (Olympia) to the Seymour: 5 miles
- Upminster to the Seymour: 26.6 miles
The Richmond team will join the Ealing Broadway team at Turnham Green, then both teams will be joined by the Wimbledon team at Earl's Court. Both will then head on to the connection point at Westminster.
Separately, the Kensington (Olympia) team will be a "tortoise" leg for those who want a leisurely run/walk with no pressure at all on pace. They will head up to Edgware Road tidying up those stations.
Connection point: Westminster
Metropolitan Line (Captain: Fraser Johnson)
- Chesham to the Seymour: 36 miles
- Uxbridge to the Seymour: 19.6 miles
- Watford to the Seymour: 23 miles
- Amersham to the Seymour: 29 miles
- Aldgate to the Seymour: 5.2 miles
The Amersham team will join the Chesham team straight away at Chalfont & Latimer. They will both be joined by the Watford team at Moor Park, and then the Uxbridge team will join the lot of them at Harrow-on-the-hill.
Connection point: Baker Street
Circle Line
- Edwgare Road round the circle to the Seymour: 16.5 miles
- Hammersmith to the Seymour: 6 miles
We've split the Circle into it's "loose end" down to Hammersmith, and the circle itself starting (and ending) at Edgware Road.
Connection point: Edgware Road