450,000 Won't Take the Tube ; As the Piccadilly Line Reopens, Astonishing Figures Show Daily Drop in Passengers Since 7/7

Evening Standard - London (August 04, 2005)

Author: Dick Murray; Justin Davenport

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THE number of Tube passengers has fallen by up to 450,000 a day in the wake of the 7 July bombings.

Tube bosses revealed the dramatic drop four weeks to the day since the 7/7 atrocity and as the Piccadilly line reopened.

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450,000 Won't Take the Tube ; As the Piccadilly Line Reopens, Astonishing Figures Show Daily Drop in Passengers Since 7/7

The fall in passenger numbers came as a massive police presence was deployed on the streets to prevent terrorists striking again.

Tube chiefs revealed the statisti...

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