The Victoria Line on the London Underground system is a hotspot for noise complaints, according to new statistics from City Hall.
Five stretches of the route between Walthamstow and Brixton have accumulated 306 complaints over loud screeching in Tube tunnels.
Caroline Pidgeon, a member of the London Assembly, has urged Transport for London (TfL) to do more to prevent the noise.
In the past six months, TfL has reportedly completed 17,500 meters of rail grinding to reduce noise.
It indicates that noise emanating from the rails may be the result of natural track wear and tear, track defects, or misaligned joints.
Ms. Pidgeon, who received the information via a response to a Mayor’s Question Time, stated that the noise complaints came from passengers, vehicles, and individuals who live above or near Tube lines.
People on the London Underground are increasingly covering their ears on particular sections.
“The portion of the Jubilee Line that I currently use to get to City Hall near Canning Town is dreadful, abysmal.
You cannot speak above the noise because you cannot hear anything.
Since November 2016, the Victoria Line segment between King’s Cross St. Pancras and Highbury and Islington has received the most noise complaints (108), according to TfL data.
The Northern Line route from West Finchley to Hendon Central ranked second with 75 complaints.
Three of the other top five portions are also on the Victoria Line: between Victoria and Pimlico, between Vauxhall and Stockwell, and between Walthamstow Central and Blackhorse Road.
Director of Asset Performance and Capital Delivery for TfL, Esther Sharples, urged that every noise complaint be properly and swiftly examined.
She stated, “We recognize the significance of minimizing noise levels on the Tube itself and in the surrounding region for the benefit of our customers, employees, and neighbors.”
This is our top objective, and we are committed to achieving it. We’ve been working to improve noise and vibration issues and have made several improvements, such as removing insulated rail joints, which eliminates a source of noise, and improving the track’s condition.”
Senior management of TfL reviews important noise sources regularly, and noise complaints can be filed online.
