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[@reececollison5101]

It’s actually almost scary to see. 1 o’clock in the afternoonand not a soul around! Unbelievably eerie.

[@beedslolkuntus2070]

Literally in every single country.....

[@reececollison5101]

Cio Dokop I know!!😖

[@ianchan5415]

It's beneficial for the country, but still, very eerie

[@LiftFan]

It's because we view apocalyptic events as something that just wipes out everything, here it's the lack of people but the infrastructure is running as if everything is unchanged, with trains and buses, electric, water, gas all still going like nothing has happened

[@TumblesYT]

True

[@emilianohaskurti9344]

"CUSTOMERS ARE REMINDED TO STAY AWAY FROM A PERSON!!!"

[@michaelsandford1015]

Do they really think that we can give cornona to each other

[@emilianohaskurti9344]

@@michaelsandford1015 No

[@bostonelevatorsaviation]

Michael Sandford yes we can give corona to someone if we don’t socially distance

[@CityWhisperer]

Michael Sandford are you serious

[@emilianohaskurti9344]

@@CityWhisperer No He Is Not

[@max010113]

imagine saving up for an ad space in a station and then this happens

[@TA-yt1qy]

A true bruh moment

[@fidkrdk7283]

If it happened to me i would just break every ad i saw.

[@hugohagg6420]

Omg i thought of this also😬😂

[@andrewmpachetti]

That sounds like a Gray Still Plays title

[@dykodesigns]

It must of cost a lot of money and energy to keep the underground partially in service with almost nobody using it at the moment. It’s completely surreal seeing it in this deserted state. It almost looks like an abandoned space ship like in the Alien movies.

[@tahmedurrahman666]

TFL are already financially struggling as it is and coronavirus just made it worse for them. I feel very sorry for them!

[@criticalminds7976]

It's not true. That's why you people will always be sheep's that don't know better. Before all this happened all trains were packed pretty much every day morning and evening. So when you were nose to nose like sardines, that's tfl making their money so do you think now they are losing??? Get real.

[@mikekirwan5326]

@@criticalminds7976 they certainly didn't have much! It might look like they must be rich, but it costs a lot to keep a railway like that running. Weren't well off by any means...struggling just a bit...

[@forza223bowe5]

TFL are government owned

[@tahmedurrahman666]

@@forza223bowe5 the Conservatives don't seem to be funding it. The TFL Finance Director said that they currently operate on Income from fares and congestion charge/ULEZ

[@CityWhisperer]

This is historic. True history.

[@bzbaz9687]

Indeed

[@MissLilyStar]

Absolutely.

[@tinaajram7622]

At

[@alisa2702]

yeah it was a year ago

[@ZLDSmogless]

I love the noise they make when accelerating 3:50

[@Leggett___]

We all do!!

[@1robis1]

TFL...

[@ZLDSmogless]

@@1robis1 especially the jubilee line

[@1robis1]

@@ZLDSmogless mind the gap between the train and the platform....this a district line train to Upminster...next station Barking

[@retardedthomasthetank1059]

Yes same!

[@Parliamentarian]

Those announcements at the start are apocalyptic.

[@angelinafinn1355]

Parliamentarian they scared me

[@tennyho3236]

The purpose of the PA is fulfilled if you’re scared.

[@d947]

Yes very scary!

[@secretmantiis6464]

I don't like angry announcements in fine if I'm standing on the white thiny

[@fnihp30]

Yea. If you don’t know Jesus Christ as your Lord & Savior, you better do so quickly! This is just a reminder that we are in the last of the last days. Read the book of Revelations in the Holy Bible.

[@DanielGliebe]

I traveled from California to visit the UK a couple years ago and riding the Underground was one of the highlights while in London. I'm creeped out to see the stark contrast here with nobody around. Thanks for filming this rare sight in these strange times.

[@minhajnizam5090]

Not really sure what time it's being filmed either but it's very strange seeing it so empty especially busy stations like green park and Canary wharf

[@dcplayzed]

@Minhaj Nizam He said he was filming it at 1:00 in the afternoon

[@FlyGuy-bx4gj]

The jubilee line has the cleanest of trains

[@kullurd]

Never realised that tube trains make the most beautiful noise coming into the stations and pulling out of the stations!

[@retardedthomasthetank1059]

It’s a lovely sound

[@angelinafinn1355]

Retarded Thomas the tank I Agree!

[@blissy1]

Love the London Underground

[@ZLDSmogless]

I listen to it like music

[@LOLman6499]

The most beautiful one is on the Jubilee line

[@gigteevee6118]

This is probably one of the BEST videos you've ever done, it's a fantastic piece of journalism of what's going on down there, I've seriously wanted to find out myself but you've saved me and and many more the trip! Stay safe with your CF and all that though...

[@thetrainspotter7]

Gig Tee Vee What’s CF?

[@gigteevee6118]

@@thetrainspotter7 It's Cystic Fibrosis, Beno's mentioned it on previous videos, it's a serious respiratory condition, a friend of mine's daughter has it and she's currently on 12wk full isolation due to what's going on. He's a fearless fellow but if we want to see more videos in the future it's best he stays safe....although we wouldn't have got such an awesome video as this if he had...hmmmm....

[@jamesdavison1786]

@@gigteevee6118 I didn't know he had CF, he shouldn't have done this video. from one CFer to another.

[@benolifts]

​@@jamesdavison1786 You have CF? How much improvement have you had from Orkambi? For me, I don't get chest infections any more. Every week a chest infection seems to start, then it disappears again on its own after 2 days. I am less tired, but not as much as I had hopped. I had not improvements on pancreas deficiency. Surprisingly I haven't had an improvement in lung function despite feeling a lot better.

[@jamesdavison1786]

@@benolifts i don't get orkambi as I don't have the right genes needed altho I have one DelF518 so I will be able to get trikafta

[@KinsonStudio]

The next station is: Closed.

[@jkchow4116]

This Train will not stopping at the next station

[@fidkrdk7283]

@@jkchow4116 he ment like the next station the train will he arriving at is called closed

[@jkchow4116]

@@fidkrdk7283 At Bermondsey

[@lonelyintrovert1208]

We are now at the station closed.

[@hamishandmason10]

We are now approaching: Closed.

[@lukenetherton5673]

At least you got some lovely uninterrupted Jubilee line sound. Love it.

[@Fookracists]

For people who have never been at any of these tube stations you will be amazed how busy it is it's unreal, the trains are jam packed, platforms full, take a look on Google, then come back here and watch the vid again. Cockney born and bred and it pains to see stations roads stores closed and empty. Shocking speechless and scary and sad. Stay safe all of you

[@juliefrancis8825]

@@class317 yep what's happened

[@rowanclark1422]

It’s amazing that all the places we are used to seeing really busy are eerie and quiet. Were you not asked by anyone what you were doing?

[@gamerboyfridayYT]

I bet they say they check but our government probaly doesn't they rely on the people

[@johnrauner2515]

I am pretty sure I know how Ben got away with this. He was prepared for being asked what he was doing, he had documentation on him. And very probably, one or two pieces of equipment he could pull out of his bag for anyone who questioned the documentation.

[@GalvinGaming]

Even the night tube was more popular at 2am... This is scary

[@CBeaumontHIGTFY]

Hmm, wonder if Night Tube will come back. Not sure it will if I'm honest.

[@NoName-vu6bt]

When is busy we complain when is empty again we feel sad

[@benolifts]

Yes. At the moment I keep wanting these to return to normal, but I will miss the underground being empty.

[@dunnohowtonamethechannel6402]

No, when it's empty is fantastic ahah

[@yakuhane8636]

Dave_something No, it looks haunted

[@ExploringTheSW]

The london underground ghosts can move around now :))

[@secretmantiis6464]

Dave that's not funny

[@dazz1566]

Thank you Ben for showing my birthtown at its most deserted. Never in my life have I seen where I grew up be quiet, unnerving and bugging me out. It’s as if everyone has been put in a deep sleep. This virus is most definitely a nightmare. Stay safe in the jungle mate.

[@Toxicpen456]

It’s just so weird that Zone 1is normally extremely busy and now it’s pretty much abandoned. Crazy!

[@siobhan28483]

As a Londoner I can’t tell you how eerie this is, but I love it. It’s so strange to see the Underground so deserted. I passed through Piccadilly Circus a few weeks ago around 7pm and it was like a ghost town. Who knows, we may never experience anything like this ever again. Thanks for making this video.

[@amiausUSA]

Two years on, it seems very strange to see such empty stations. These last two weeks, I was in Germany, and things were about as close to pre-Covid as possible. Although the Garching-Forschungszentrum U Bahn station about 11 AM on a Sunday makes a person think it's like Covid times in Central London. Then again, on Sunday the 12th February 2023, everyone was in central Munich for the Fasching parade. Odeonsplatz and Marienplatz stations were almost to the brim that day.

[@carcontent8214]

This is how the underground always looks to me as I work on the track during the night.

[@godfreypoon5148]

5:50 "Hold the handrail" You're not gonna, are you?

[@Creative_Devise]

The announcements are so scary, it is like we are in an apocalypse also great video!

[@peridotfacet2r7p-5xr2]

This virus thing is technically an apocalypse

[@TheGWRailfan]

We pretty much are tbh

[@ryanpoggioli8602]

Does any Londoner remember the last time the city was as deserted as it is here (Outside of extreme weather events or bank holidays)?

[@siobhan28483]

Ryan Poggioli No. I was born here and I’ve lived here all my life. I have never seen this city so empty.

[@railwaybuddy]

Ryan Poggioli the last closet event was probably just after 7/7 happened.

[@DanielsUKT]

I'm sure most people in London have never seen the city empty like this on a normal day

[@MissLilyStar]

Seeing the whole of London pretty much deserted was scary but also really fascinating. Thanks for filming this, we’ll most likely never see something like this again unless of course we go back into full lockdown. This video will go down in history forever.

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

A sterling effort to record so much nothingness in so many different stations. A right little historical gem. I can vouchsafe for an unnerving emptiness in the Waterloo warren. This after a three hour journey up to London on South West Trains where I was the only passenger the whole time on a nine carriage train. Just the driver, the guard and me. I thought to myself at the time that not even the Queen gets to travel in such style as she'd have had loads of flunkies. Amazing.

[@ryanpoggioli8602]

As eerie as it is to see a global city like London so deserted, it is also encouraging to see Londoners taking the government's social distancing and isolation guidelines so seriously. Just keep this up for some time and the virus will undoubtedly run its course as in all other pandemics and everyone can resume their normal routines.

[@terminx7841]

this didnt age well

[@neon8253]

@@terminx7841 this still didn’t age well

[@OswestryGrey]

June 2022. There were two more lockdowns, both totally unnecessary, the country is £trillions in debt and there was no way of stopping Omicron.

[@Sebastian-po7jv]

I'm over in London for a gap year, and for this to have happened while I'm here is just the worst luck. I love catching the tube and exploring the city and now I can't 🤬

[@2H80vids]

Thousands of people have *died* prematurely but you can't go to Tower Bridge; my heart bleeds purple piss for you. smfh

[@discogareth]

Hopefully we’ll never see this again. So eerie and fascinating to see as a historical piece of film.

[@brocklievsay8262]

This is insane! On my adventure in the tube piccadilly line, I've encountered trains where I literally could not fit on then to have the doors close in my face and have to wait another 4 or so minutes.

[@Valle641]

I’m baffled! I live in Sweden, and I thought our system was empty, holy shit!

[@willy.william4582]

It reminds me of Seattle,Washington(The heart of the Coronavirus scare in the USA). I live in the Seattle suburb of Edmonds, a few miles north of the location of the first case in the US at the LifeCare Center. I live not more than 10 blocks from a major highway, and I usually can here traffic on it from where I live, right now, nothing. It's really scary and eerie. KEEP SAFE EVERYONE!!!

[@JBS319]

It's not centered on Seattle anymore. It's centered on New York.

[@willy.william4582]

@@JBS319 True

[@matthewhernandez8342]

I dont even know how it got so bad here in NYC, I thought it would've been more spread out :(

[@isaacg5438]

Hell. My state is five times worse than yours. Mass.

[@juliefrancis8825]

You should have seen these in mornings and evenings couldn't move man

[@mrichards55]

Only 2 or 3 weeks ago this was full of people with poor hygiene standards coughing and spluttering all over the place. Every man and his uncle in London seemed to be out and about with symptoms of the virus.

[@danm4320]

Before I started working from home, it was amazing how many people were on the train with a continuous cough. Wasn't long before I had one.

[@criticalminds7976]

That's symptoms of any virus though

[@CBeaumontHIGTFY]

I've got some footage of the DLR from February and yes - the coughs are there. Dry ones to. I feel very fortunate to have my health now, though I'm glad I went to London that time in Feb as it's unlikely I'll be going again for some time.

[@richardlangly4635]

This is amazing and I'm only 1 minute in. Thanks for taking the risk to document the Underground at a very weird time! Hope I don't get to the end and see you arrested by the transport police lol.

[@MichaelG_]

Great video! It is very eerie that crowded subway stations are empty.

[@littlemadmixergirlx7727]

This is 3 years Ago today how crazy is that

[@WGOWeekdayGamersOfficial]

The mice don’t know what social Distancing means 😂

[@Duncan1974]

One thing Ive always wanted to know about those stations that have platform screens...what if the driver overshoots the platform even just by a fraction...the doors won’t align up....the drivers must be very skilled to get the train to stop in the exact right place!

[@benolifts]

Before the days of Seltrack the drivers used to approach the stopping point very slowly. Nowadays seltrack is pretty efficient.

[@forza223bowe5]

The seltrack system is more efficient stopping at the peds.

[@metmatt]

As an ex-Jubilee Line driver (before ATO), it was always enjoyable to stop exactly on the mark to line all the doors up. After doing it many times per day, it didn't take long to get good at it. If a driver overshot the mark you would inform the controller of your mishap and be told to continue to the next station and apologise to your passengers (unless you were the first or last train of the day in which case there were procedures for driving backwards). Now it's all automatic with ATO - much more boring I would imagine.

[@Codestud]

In the future we can all look back at such a remarkable record of what went on, thanks.

[@MrJohnnyeagle]

Used to be 5mph I thought

[@khawajaimran1480]

I was driving the train 803 at 22:28. Driver on central line 😭😭

[@fullsteamahead5109]

This complete idiot surfs our trains on the Woodford loop.

[@fullsteamahead5109]

@@kieranstravels doesn't matter how long ago it was hes still an idiot.

[@absolutereigns8531]

@@fullsteamahead5109 Like you joking

[@tescotrain]

@@fullsteamahead5109 look on his about section, he says. 'Everything I am doing is completely legal'.

[@fullsteamahead5109]

@@absolutereigns8531 do I sound like I'm joking? The guy is a complete fool and we know who he is,hopefully soon he'll be held accountable for his actions.

[@AllTheTrainspotting]

0:14 This sounds like something from 1984 by George Orwell. That single-handedly made me grateful that I didn't travel during lockdown.

[@dtvfan24]

scary to see, having lived in london my whole life. the tube was crowded everyday of every hour and just full of buzz but now it is a void of people and just sign of uncertain times we live in

[@jessicamy]

As a Londoner, this is really weird and eerie to see. I cannot believe how quiet and deserted the tube really is at the moment. And in a weird way, it's kind of making me miss the tube lol and I kind of can't wait to use it again lol

[@noticks1961]

At least you're almost guaranteed the front seat on the dlr...I guess :/

[@john_smith1471]

Beno has made a social document, a London under quarantine but with transport still running, deserted stations, passages, platforms, concourses and streets, a rare chance to see the architecture and design of the stations as well. One day we will look back at this video, it will be one of the few visual reminders of this time. TfL has now run out of money and 7000 staff have disappeared.

[@Trolligarch]

This was incredibly fascinating. It's great to see that lockdown measures are generally being adhered to (although ironically in order to document it you had to violate it lmao). Thanks so much though!

[@dfa3366]

London Underground is the best subway system in the world. I’m absolutely amazed how clean both the stations and trains are.

[@criticalminds7976]

Says who. Do you know the pollution levels down there?

[@matthewhernandez8342]

London may be cleaner but, I think we have a bigger system here in NYC.

[@jamesdavison1786]

@@matthewhernandez8342 he didn't say it was the biggest

[@londontransport6586]

@Bardock New York has more stations, London has more miles of track

[@grandslam4597]

Creepy, as a regular on the tube I find this very eery. Shows how much life has changed..

[@ReubenAshwell]

The stations here look empty but I saw news articles about overcrowding still happening at rush hour during the lockdown. Probaly only that busy during rush hour but still I find it quite bizzare that overcrowding has still happened during lockdown.

[@audreyfoster1695]

Have never seen the inside of the trains so clean and shiny.

[@lucaspublictransport995]

This maked me cry. Thank you for sharing. I really miss London. Take care UK :(

[@bb-3653]

ITS ACTUALLY AMAZING breh to see london.....BUSY LONDON ...THAT EMPTY !! I might have to go for a stroll real soon, this video is worthy of being viral world wide , I wont be surprised if this ends up on tv

[@dandagames6030]

23:34 hey atleast you can sit in the front seat

[@ErichAimLocking]

So true tho

[@fidkrdk7283]

23:42 what about now?

[@Hejhej781]

I have always wondered if it would ever in my lifetime happen that one of the most busy places in the world would be totally empty. And when i saw this i couldn’t believe my eyes. It actually happened. I never thought that i ever was gonna see something like this in my entire life. It’s very scary!

[@irelandbloke]

Great video. If only it was like this going to work every day :) 👍🏻

[@louscr8249]

Lol every person’s dream XD

[@KuteKelly200]

this is so soothing to listen to

[@RichardsAdventures]

Brave soul... Thanks for filming the Underground, and showing us around 😊 Very nice n very intresting

[@schweizerd6303]

Shocking just a few weeks ago things were completely normal, especially to see it like that at major interchange stations like Kings Cross / St Pancras. We've got a major recession coming

[@nigelstott1849]

Thank you for recording this real history

[@max010113]

so weird seeing what used to be my everyday stations and platforms, completely empty through a video, like some weird dream

[@harrymcandrew1447]

i quiet like the VF drive sounds from the tube trains adds to the video showing deserted station

[@ZLDSmogless]

0:48 Victoria line 2:08 Jubilee line 6:57 Northern line 10:28 Piccadilly line 11:59 Bakerloo line 16:16 Sub-surface line 16:48 Jubilee again 19:34 Central line 22:42 DLR

[@tanishandshanvigaming4396]

Subsurface (Circle, Hammersmith and City,Metropolitan, District)

[@tantaf123]

now this is actually the weirdest feeling to have on the tube, it ain't the same without so many people rushing to get on a train xD

[@nopeoppeln]

seeing Kings Cross St Pancras so quiet want me to really go out for a ride but I am not stupid it’s just beautiful

[@petercdowney]

The last time I went up to London was on 20 March 2020. I avoided the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark, and will avoid them again when I next go back up to London because those are among the worst affected areas.

[@user-qv9zd6zk5m]

Ну что мне сказать? Красавчик! Показал нам лондонский метрополитен. What can I say? Nice! He showed the London Underground for us.

[@timtube1663]

Seeing Waterloo national rail station deserted was weird......with the distant clicking of a Class 455 Westinghouse compressor.

[@______1973]

this empyness is beautiful

[@everything_brex]

This is so creepy to watch. I study aboard in the Fall of 2019 in London and used the tube all the time where it was packed sometimes. This just doesnt seem right.

[@wildSpiritboy857]

Wow it feels like a movie to see london like this

[@joshuahawkes7218]

wow, I'm used to waterloo mainline being incredibly busy, especially back in December... now it's a ghost town

[@AluminumOxide]

straight out of an apocalypse movie

[@KBilt92]

A great opportunity to appreciate the station architecture. Reminds me of an experience I had in college. I attended a large university that was divided into 3 campuses. The day before Thanksgiving my freshman year, the school was considered open, but all the classes were cancelled. So I took the opportunity to visit each of the campuses and explore the vintage facilities. Nobody around, just the sounds of steam pipes and mechanical equipment as I'm walking through these old corridors - absolute bliss.

[@benolifts]

When I was a child I used to design imaginary metro systems (actually I still do this now when I am bored), and they always had no people on them. Lots of people about spoils the enjoyment of epic trains.

[@williamhuang8309]

5:35 this was the creepiest shot ever

[@no-damn-alias]

the first lockdown was just surreal

[@limeyosu2000]

3:52 prob cleanest underground train I have ever seen! good time to get some maintenance work done on stations/lines.

[@fidkrdk7283]

Because they are empty

[@jheeshin621]

4:46, 16:54 the fronts of Jubilee Line/1996 stock trains are, honestly, really cute! They look like curious little faces. That, along with their startup sound, makes the Jubilee Line my favourite line on the Tube, though I have never ridden it before.

[@wotchermuch]

I used to use Waterloo station a lot when I lived in the uk as I lived in the south west. It’s eerie seeing it empty with no shops open or people about

[@tomelvin255]

Looks quite cool to go through a station but not stop at it. Definitely on my bucket list 👍

[@tibbo9836]

Really great video! So interesting to see what london is like during this strange time. ✌

[@DanielsUKT]

Never seen London underground like this before definitely a new reality...

[@AliIslamic07]

Omg I went to Waterloo station like 6 months ago and when you compare the difference it’s soooooo shocking 😢

[@Dan_07]

Here in Melbourne, Australia our trains,buses,trams are still doing a full service!

[@northrailuk3138]

Everything over here has been dropped to at least half-frequency. I've never seen timetables so sparse!

[@Dan_07]

NorthRailUK it does make some sense as less people will be using the service.

[@northrailuk3138]

@@Dan_07 Yeah I completely understand and support that. It's just the stark contrast from the usual hustle and bustle of the typical morning commute - so weird!

[@Dan_07]

NorthRailUK crazy world we are living in!

[@Charlo__]

Those trains are actually accelerating way faster than NYC and Paris subways or even the new trains in Montréal’s Subway. That’s interesting

[@lauramolony]

Ghost Town by The Specials would be a fitting soundtrack to this.

[@Tomsonic41]

Really has a 28 Days Later vibe going on here (but the trains are still running). So eerie...

[@danieltheaviationman]

The Victoria and jubilee lines are the best

[@fnihp30]

I appreciate how clean and bright the stations are! U.S., please take notice.

[@LisaSargent03]

Nice to see a picture of House MD in there, lol.

[@MatsOrmhed]

Interesting movie! Scary that the stations are so empty, even though it looked like that in Stockholm's subway too. However, now people have got enough of Corona and more and more people are traveling again.

[@megankingsford5812]

I have to say, the underground air looks far cleaner then it was! Used to be a hot brown fog down there on a busy day!

[@niTeDFS]

3 years later I am really glad you documented it so well. Guess that made you a key worker :)

[@drlatenightnews5912]

Never seen so empty Nice video Thx

[@ArthurTK26]

Omg Waterloo mainline is amazingly quiet it’s unbelievable!!

[@kkrispy2009P]

Thanks 4 sharing it's eary to see how quiet it is at least people are listening and only traveling when nessersry hope you are staying safe no lifts 4 a bit lol bro

[@shlantilapanti8088]

Wooow, first time seekng this, those announcements sound like a evil movie scene

[@thehistoryconisseur1154]

Gosh. It's hard to believe that only about a month earlier the tube was so crowded we were complaining. Now, there is practically nobody!

[@aigerakabane6945]

My favorite is 2009, S, 1995, and 1996 stocks. My favorite bite is class 350, 321, 387, 171, 466, (And that class train from grand Continental railways that makes that “tick tock” sound)

[@Plaxton_presidents]

Jubilee line gives me some memories near waterloo I got stuck in the doors I've been at waterloo

[@DevonCornwallTransportVideos]

I've used it while on hoilday and did not like how busy it was to seeing it like this is very strange