How many people can fit on a Northern Line London Underground Tube Train?

Question

How many people can fit on a Northern Line London Underground Tube Train?

Answer 1

If at rush hour absolute loads packed in like sardines

I would estimate around 400 per carriage

That's 3200 people per train

Answer 2

Seems like about 5000 at times and why do people refuse to wear deodarant? Or is it a deliberate attempt to gain some personal space!

Answer 3

Officially, the capacity of one carriage is 152. There are six carriages on the train equalling 912. This is calculated by the number of seats plus approximately one square metre per every four people. In reality four people per square metre is unrealistic but during rush hour there are probably more people occupying this small amount of space meaning there are closer to a thousand people on a jam-packed train.

Answer 4

At a guess half of the London population - those that work that is.............................

Answer 5

About 100 per carriage I would say, maybe more, multiplied by the number of carriages.

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Wow a real tube train driver (Gerbil) ! Excellent answer puts all others in the shade.

Answer 6

Several more than you would ever think possible.

Answer 7

A lot trust me .... I'd say like 150 per car in the mornings ...

I'm one of them

Answer 8

Gerbil is pretty much there. There are 248 seats on a Northern line train. Assuming a maximum of five people per metre squared (which in practice is the maximum observed - people don't like getting closer than this!) the number of standing passengers is 552. That's 800 in total. The Jubilee line adds and extra car to what is otherwise pretty much the same train, so gets about 930 on a train.

For safety reasons the train is designed to be able to cope with at least seven people per metre squared, but if you want to try this with some friends you'll see that people won't stand like this for very long. If people did fit like this and used every bit of space you'd get 248 + 773 = 1021 people on a Northern line train!