GCSE student, 16, aims to ‘walk whole of London’ after Tube line hikes go viral
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A GCSE student with a passion for public transport has gone viral by hiking London’s Tube lines and has his sights set on the capital’s bus routes next. Jai, 16, who did not wish to share his surname, first trotted his way around the entirety of the Victoria line – from Walthamstow Central to Brixton – in August 2024.
He has since covered the Bakerloo line, from Elephant & Castle to Harrow & Wealdstone, the Hammersmith & City line from Barking to Hammersmith, and the Waterloo & City line from Waterloo to Bank. It was his completion of the Bakerloo line in December which was the main thrust behind his goal to “walk the whole of London” after a post about it to TikTok under the handle @jai_jai1908 was seen by over 400,000 people.
“The first line I did was the Victoria line last summer and it got 200 views at the time when I posted about it on TikTok, but then when I posted about the Bakerloo line one, it blew up,” Jai, who lives in central London, told the PA news agency. “After that, I thought: ‘Why don’t I just walk the whole of London?’.
“I really like walking and it is a hobby and I’ve got messages from people asking if they can join me.”. He said his parents think the project is “really cool” and added if anyone questions if he is too young to take on the challenge, he would say: “I think age should not be an issue here as at 16, many people are considered young adults and start experiencing more independence.”.
