You might be thinking, “Well, I’ve definitely gotten off the Tube near the palace.” And you’d be right. Green Park (Jubilee line) and St. James’s Park (District and Circle lines) are the closest public stations. They’re, like, a five-minute walk from the gates. But the palace itself? No public stop.
Unless you count the time in 1991 when a driver accidentally overshot the platform and ended up under the palace. The story goes that the train was evacuated, and the passengers were very confused to find themselves looking at a royal garden wall. (I bet the guards had a laugh.)
Watching the Changing of Guard at Buckingham Palace in London
The “Anecdote” That Started It All
So, back to Dave. He told me his uncle once worked as a signalman on the Jubilee line. The uncle claimed that every now and then, a special train would appear on the schedule—no driver, no passengers—just a single carriage. It would head straight past the station platforms and vanish into a tunnel near Green Park.
Urban legend? Probably. But the London Underground does have a secret “Royal Train”. It’s a maintenance vehicle, but rumor has it that it’s fitted with leather seats and a royal crest. Imagine that: the King sitting on a Tube seat with a little crown stitched into the fabric. Cheap and chic.
