Altogether there are 25 stations, 15 of which are underground, on 23.2 km of track. [310], Early advertising posters used various letter fonts. This list includes all stations on the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway. Bank and Monument operate as a combined station with shared usage statistics. In the 2010s, the 18.8bn Crossrail project built a new eastwest railway tunnel under central London. Five trains will be required for the Northern line extension and 45 to increase frequencies on the rest of the line. The line operates under traditional signalling and does not use Automatic Train Operation. If you take the average depth below sea level of all the platforms in each tube station - an important clarification - London Bridge comes out on top (bottom). These were all delivered by 2017. [58] The Second World War suspended these plans after the Bakerloo line had reached Stanmore and the Northern line High Barnet and Mill Hill East in 1941. 14:18, Tue The London Underground uses a system of nine concentric zones for the calculation of fares between stations. Under TfL, London's public transport network became more unified, with existing suburban rail lines across London upgraded and rebranded as London Overground from 2007, with the former East London line became part of the Overground network in 2010. Devised in 1933 by Harry Beck, the London Underground map is a 20th-century design classic. [56], In the following years, the outlying lines of the former Metropolitan Railway closed, the Brill Tramway in 1935, and the line from Quainton Road to Verney Junction in 1936. The trains have been replaced with 47 new higher-capacity 2009-stock trains. The typesetters P22 developed today's electronic version, sometimes called TfL Johnston, in 1997. The Central line will be part of the New Tube for London Project. Likewise, Southwark follows at 21m, Elephant & Castle at 18m, followed by Pimlico at 16m . It also depends on an absence of turbulence in the tunnel headspace. [111], The London Underground was used by 296.1million passengers in 202021.[3]. [12], The early tube lines, originally owned by several private companies, were brought together under the Underground brand in the early 20th century, and eventually merged along with the sub-surface lines and bus services in 1933 to form London Transport under the control of the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB). London Underground also plans to add up to an additional 18 trains to the current fleet of 63 trains of 1996 stock. [315] Pick found he was limited by the commercial artists the printers used, and so commissioned work from artists and designers such as Dora Batty,[316] Edward McKnight Kauffer, the cartoonist George Morrow,[312] Herry (Heather) Perry,[316] Graham Sutherland,[312] Charles Sharland[317] and the sisters Anna and Doris Zinkeisen. Access from platform to train at some stations can be assisted using a boarding ramp operated by staff, and a section has been raised on some platforms to reduce the step. [228] A 2010 London Assembly report concluded that over 10% of people in London had reduced mobility[229] and, with an ageing population, numbers will increase in the future. A London Underground line and the London Overground have been suspended as a result of the incident as police swarmed the station this afternoon Police arrive at the scene following the double . [63] On 3 March 1943, a test of the air-raid warning sirens, together with the firing of a new type of anti-aircraft rocket, resulted in a crush of people attempting to take shelter in Bethnal Green Underground station. The system is composed of eleven lines Bakerloo, Central, Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria, and Waterloo & City serving 272 stations. [306] A bold version of the capitals was developed by Johnston in 1929. [162] The EE network has also recently released a WiFi calling feature available on the iPhone. [171][172], The Central line was the first line to be modernised in the 1990s, with 85 new 1992-stock trains and a new automatic signalling system installed to allow Automatic Train Operation. This opened in 1890 with electric locomotives that hauled carriages with small opaque windows, nicknamed padded cells. Overall, 75 of the 100 best-performing busy stations in the UK are in the capital, and London Overground is one of the top three most punctual railway lines, rail tracker website On Time Trains found. [134] A 2000 study reported that air quality was seventy-three times worse than at street level, with a passenger inhaling the same mass of particulates during a twenty-minute journey on the Northern line as when smoking a cigarette. [210] Residents born before 1951 were eligible after their 60th birthday, whereas those born in 1955 will need to wait until they are 66. [168][169] In 2019, the Canary Wharf Group suggested the construction of a new rail line between Euston and Canary Wharf, to improve connections to the future High Speed 2 railway. This London Underground Stations quiz is designed to test London's biggest transport fanatics. In many stations the ventilation system is now ineffective because of alterations that reduce tunnel diameters and increase turbulence. On 10 January, The Metropolitan Railway opens the world's first underground railway, between Paddington (then called Bishop's Road) and Farringdon Street. [313] The Central London Railway used colour illustrations in their 1905 poster,[314] and from 1908 the Underground Group, under Pick's direction, used images of country scenes, shopping and major events on posters to encourage use of the tube. [274] Between 1948 and 1957 the word "Underground" in the bar was replaced by "London Transport". In early 2014 the Bakerloo, Central, Piccadilly and Waterloo & City line rolling-stock replacement project was renamed New Tube for London (NTfL) and moved from the feasibility stage to the design and specification stage. [142] Often, electronic signs have their flat surface at right angles to the main air flow, causing choked flow. [6], The Underground has its origins in the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground passenger railway. [3] It is operated by Transport for London (TfL). Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has a single-player level named Mind The Gap where most of the level takes place between the dockyards and Westminster while the player and a team of SAS attempt to take down terrorists attempting to escape using the London Underground via a hijacked train. As at 19 March 2013[update] there had been 310days since the last major incident,[245] when a passenger had died after falling on the track. [65][66][67] Under the same act, the country's main line railways were also nationalised, and their reconstruction was given priority over the maintenance of the Underground and most of the unfinished plans of the pre-war New Works Programme were shelved or postponed. [209], A concessionary fare scheme is operated by London Councils for residents who are disabled or meet certain age criteria. These lines have the exclusive use of a pair of tracks, except for the Uxbridge branch of the Piccadilly line, which shares track with the District line between Acton Town and Hanger Lane Junction and with the Metropolitan line between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge; and the Bakerloo line, which shares track with London Overground's Watford DC Line for its aboveground section north of Queen's Park. For the album by Herbie Mann, see. [54] The Waterloo & City Railway, which was by then in the ownership of the main line Southern Railway, remained with its existing owners. [57] The 193540 New Works Programme included the extension of the Central and Northern lines and the Bakerloo line to take over the Metropolitan's Stanmore branch. District Line The District Line has the most stations: 60. [17][18][19] The schematic Tube map, designed by Harry Beck in 1931, was voted a national design icon in 2006 and now includes other transport systems besides the Underground, such as the Docklands Light Railway, London Overground, Thameslink, the Elizabeth line, and Tramlink. All underground trains are required to comply with The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2010 (RVAR 2010) by 2020.[130]. [243] Mobile phone apps and services have been developed to help passengers claim their refund more efficiently. [231][232], As of January2022[update], there are 90 stations with step-free access from platform to train,[154][233][234] and there are plans to provide step-free access at another 11 stations by 2024. [24] It was hailed as a success, carrying 38,000 passengers on the opening day, and borrowing trains from other railways to supplement the service. An example is Green Park tube station, where false ceiling panels attached to metal frames have been installed that reduce the above-head airspace diameter by more than half in many parts. Use our travel tools to check your travel. The line runs 34 trains per hour for half an hour in the morning peak but is unable to operate more frequently because of a lack of additional trains. A fresh London Tube strike has caused chaos in the capital the day after the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday, with 10 London Underground lines affected. This line is important in this project because it currently provides a less frequent service than other lines. [166], Several other extensions have been proposed in recent years, including a further extension of the Northern line to Clapham Junction. Victoria) London Overground & Bakerloo line. Heathrow has three London Underground stations - one for Terminals 2 and 3 and one each at Terminal 4 and Terminal 5. [47] An extension of the Central line west to Ealing was also delayed by the war and was completed in 1920. [129] Since 1999 all new stock has had to comply with accessibility regulations that require such things as access and room for wheelchairs, and the size and location of door controls. [340], This article is about the rapid transit system in London. Around 4,000 RMT Union station staff have . Over 28 stations will have lifts installed over the next 10 years, bringing the total of step-free stations to over 100. 3 District line - 64km. [278][279], In 2016, Tate Modern commissioned conceptual artist Michael Craig-Martin to "reimagine" the roundel, changing its colours for the first time since the sign was introduced. There are 184 lifts,[153] and numbers have increased in recent years because of investment in making tube stations accessible. 4. Lewisham used to be served by the East London line (stations at New Cross and New Cross Gate). The Bakerloo, Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria and Waterloo & City lines are deep-level tubes, with smaller trains that run in two circular tunnels (tubes) with a diameter about 11feet 8inches (3.56m). The London Underground is a metro system in the United Kingdom that serves Greater London and adjacent districts of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. [143], Originally access to the deep-tube platforms was by a lift. This has the effect of reducing laminar airflow by 94%. Round 3: London Underground True or False Questions. [285] Clark would later design "Chiltern Court", the large, luxurious block of apartments at Baker Street, that opened in 1929. 2012 - A new fleet of electric trains are introduced, the first on the Underground to feature air conditioning and full-length, walk-through interiors Northern line The Northern line, opened. [167] The long proposed Croxley Rail Link (an extension of the Metropolitan line) was cancelled in 2018 due to higher than expected costs and lack of funding. [70] In 1962, the British Transport Commission was abolished, and the London Transport Executive was renamed the London Transport Board, reporting directly to the Minister of Transport. 1940: People asleep on the platform of Holborn underground station during an air raid. 1863. [79], On 18 November 1987, fire broke out in an escalator at King's Cross St Pancras tube station. This system depends on adequate cross-sectional area of the airspace above the passengers heads in the foot tunnels and escalators, where laminar airflow is proportional to the fourth power of the radius, the HagenPoiseuille equation. Photo Sales. It was the UK's deadliest terrorist incident since 1988. Tube stations were used as air-raid shelters during . The Metropolitan line can reach speeds of 62mph (100km/h). [26] The Metropolitan and District railways completed the Circle line in 1884,[27] built using the cut and cover method. This will replace the existing fleet with new air-cooled walkthrough trains and a new automatic signalling system. [269][270] The word "UNDERGROUND" was placed in a roundel instead of a station name on posters in 1912 by Charles Sharland and Alfred France, as well as on undated and possibly earlier posters from the same period. Waterloo & City line capacity increased by 50% by 2032, after the track at Waterloo station is remodelled. [38] There were other reports claiming beneficial outcomes of using the Underground, including the designation of Great Portland Street as a "sanatorium for [sufferers of ] asthma and bronchial complaints", tonsillitis could be cured with acid gas and the Twopenny Tube cured anorexia. London Underground was strongly criticised in the aftermath for its attitude to fires underground, and publication of the report into the fire led to the resignation of senior management of both London Underground and London Regional Transport. [235] New trains, such as those being introduced on the sub-surface network, have access and room for wheelchairs, improved audio and visual information systems and accessible door controls. [299] The project was critically acclaimed, with the Royal Fine Arts Commission describing the project as "an example of patronage at its best and most enlightened", and two stations shortlisted for the Stirling Prize. [148] Travellers were asked to stand on the right so that anyone wishing to overtake them would have a clear passage on the left side of the escalator. [37] Ironically, the term Tube was later adopted alongside the Underground. The extension was privately funded, with contributions from developments across the Battersea Power Station, Vauxhall and Nine Elms areas. [96][97] Many Overground stations interchange with Underground ones, and Overground lines were added onto the Tube map. [283] The City & South London Railway opened with red-brick buildings, designed by Thomas Phillips Figgis, topped with a lead-covered dome that contained the lift mechanism and weather vane (still visible at many stations e.g. [92], During the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Underground saw record ridership levels, with over 4.3 million people using the Tube on some days. 4 Northern line - 58km. [184][185] On 9 October 2014 TFL published a shortlist of those (Alstom, Siemens, Hitachi, CAF and Bombardier) who had expressed an interest in supplying 250 trains for between 1.0billion and 2.5billion, and on the same day opened an exhibition with a design by PriestmanGoode. [101] The Northern Line Extension opened in September 2021, extending the Northern line from Kennington to Battersea Power Station via Nine Elms. The Overground never runs underground. The stations were the first on the Underground to have platform edge doors, and were built to have step free access throughout. [226], Accessibility for people with limited mobility was not considered when most of the system was built, and before 1993 fire regulations prohibited wheelchairs on the Underground. Listed for each station is the line or lines serving it, the local authority and London Travelcard zone in which it is located, the date it opened, previous names and passenger usage statistics in millions per year.. Opened on 10 January 1863,[7] it is now part of the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines. Printed in yellow on the Tube map, the 17-mile (27 km) line serves 36 stations, including most of London's main line termini. [91] In 2019[update], over 12 million Oyster cards and 35 million contactless cards were used, generating around 5bn in ticketing revenue. This page was last edited on 16 January 2023, at 16:57. It's useful and clearly indicates the general directions taken by the trains (north, south, east or westbound), with all interchanges clearly shown. [239] Capacity increases have been overtaken by increased demand, and peak overcrowding has increased by 16 percent since 200405. [83], In 2000, Transport for London (TfL) was created as an integrated body responsible for London's transport system. [146][147] In 1921 a recorded voice instructed passengers to stand on the right and signs followed in the Second World War. The London Underground is a metro system in the United Kingdom that serves Greater London and the home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire. Ackroyd, P. (2012). [300] Stations were built to the latest standards, future proofed for growth, with innovations such as Platform screen doors. Bakerloo line capacity could be increased by 25% with 27 tph at peak times by 2033. LONDON UNDERGROUND LINES & STATIONS THE BAKERLOO LINE The Bakerloo Line was opened in 1906 and is fourteen and a half miles long. The Underground uses several railways and alignments that were built by main-line railway companies. [266][267], Commissioned by Art on the Underground, the cover of the pocket map is designed by various British and international artists, one of the largest public art commissions in the UK. All Usage statistics (total entry plus exits) are in millions per year for 2021 , Video of every London Underground Station, Circle and Hammersmith & City lines station, Bakerloo, Circle and District lines station, List of former and unopened London Underground stations, List of busiest London Underground stations, London Underground stations that are listed buildings, "New Northern line stations open today as Tube extends to Battersea Power Station", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_London_Underground_stations&oldid=1132862226, Commercial Road: (Proposed before opening), Nightingale Lane: (Proposed before opening), Ilford North/Cranbrook: (Proposed before opening), King's Cross (Metropolitan line): 18631925, Cranbourn Street: (Proposed before opening), Lisson Grove/Marylebone: (Proposed before opening), King William Street: (Proposed before opening), Moorgate Street (Metropolitan line): 18651924, Seymour Street: (Proposed before opening), East Barnet/Merryhills: (Proposed before opening), Kennington Oval: (Proposed before opening), Paddington (Praed Street) (Circle line): 18681947, Ilford West/Red House: (Proposed before opening), Newgate Street: (Proposed before opening), Ducketts Green/Harringay: (Proposed before opening), Warrington Crescent: (Proposed before opening), Archway Tavern: (Proposed before opening), Arsenal (Highbury Hill): 1932 (suffix gradually dropped), Lombard Street (Northern line): (Proposed before opening), Bayswater (Queen's Road) & Westbourne Grove: 192333, Bayswater (Queensway): 1946 (suffix gradually dropped), Sheaves Hill/Orange Hill/Deansbrook: (Proposed before opening), Burnt Oak (Watling): 1928 (suffix gradually dropped), Chancery Lane (Grays Inn): 1934 (suffix gradually dropped), Trafalgar Square (Bakerloo line): 190679, Charing Cross (Strand) (Northern line): 191415, Charing Cross (Embankment) (Bakerloo & Northern lines): 191415, This page was last edited on 10 January 2023, at 23:39. [262][263], The current standard tube map shows the Docklands Light Railway, London Overground, Emirates Air Line, London Tramlink and the London Underground;[264] a more detailed map covering a larger area, published by National Rail and Transport for London, includes suburban railway services. ", "Elizabeth line: almost 50 years in the planning for Crossrail timeline", "Elizabeth line: Crossrail complete after decades of struggle", "Coronavirus: 40 London Underground stations to be closed", "London Underground: Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station set to open", "Northern Line extension: Two new Tube stations open", "150 London Underground facts (including the birth of Jerry Springer in East Finchley station)", "Which London Underground line is the fastest? [128] New trains are designed for maximum number of standing passengers and for speed of access to the cars and have regenerative braking and public address systems. [40], Yerkes soon had control of the District Railway and established the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) in 1902 to finance and operate three tube lines, the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway (Bakerloo), the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway (Hampstead) and the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, (Piccadilly), which all opened between 1906 and 1907. Updated: August 2022. [213], In addition to automatic and staffed faregates at stations, the Underground also operates on a proof-of-payment system. The Tube handles up to five million passenger journeys a day. Its first section opened in 1863,[1] making it the oldest underground metro system in the world although approximately 55% of the current network is above ground,[2] as it generally runs on the surface in outlying suburbs. [276] Crossrail will also be identified with a roundel. I would extend the Hayes Line to Sevenoaks via Keston, Biggin Hill Airport, Westerham, Brasted, Sundridge and Sevenoaks. [290] The Met's architect Charles Walter Clark had used a neo-classical design for rebuilding Baker Street and Paddington Praed Street stations before the First World War and, although the fashion had changed, continued with Farringdon in 1923. [193] There are nine zones with zone 1 being the central zone, which includes the loop of the Circle line with a few stations to the south of River Thames. Passengers may not get on the first train[236] and the majority of passengers do not find a seat on their trains,[237] some trains having more than four passengers every square metre. The line and the stations were transferred to the London Overground network in 2010. [321] Harold Hutchison became London Transport publicity officer in 1947, after the Second World War and nationalisation, and introduced the "pair poster", where an image on a poster was paired with text on another. 1869. In some places, the tunnels are above each other (for example, the Central line east of St Paul's station), or the running tunnels are on the right (for example on the Victoria line between Warren Street and King's Cross St. Pancras, to allow cross-platform interchange with the Northern line at Euston). [206], In 2014, TfL became the first public transport provider in the world to accept payment from contactless bank cards. London Tube Lines Bakerloo Line The Bakerloo Line runs from Harrow & Wealdstone in north west London to Elephant & Castle south of the River Thames and is colour-coded brown on tube maps. The study had showed that, with new generation trains and re-signalling: The project is estimated to cost 16.42 billion (9.86billion at 2013 prices). There were 43 deaths and 74 injuries, the greatest loss of life during peacetime on the London Underground. The 6 London boroughs with no Tube stations The five unlucky London boroughs that have never been served by a Tube station are Kingston upon Thames, Croydon, Bexley, Bromley and Sutton. Bank/Mounment has 6 (if you include the DLR). [272][39] The roundel was first printed on a map cover using the Johnston typeface in June 1919, and printed in colour the following October. Originally, air turbulence was kept to a minimum by keeping all signage flat to the tunnel walls. [82] The stations have subsequently been praised as exemplary pieces of 20th century architecture. Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3 station is between the terminals, which are a few minutes' walk away via pedestrian subway. The Tube Challenge is the competition for the fastest time to travel to all London Underground stations, tracked by Guinness World Records since 1960. [37], With the advent of electric Tube services (the Waterloo and City Railway and the Great Northern and City Railway), the Volks Electric Railway, in Brighton, and competition from electric trams, the pioneering Underground companies needed modernising. Many platforms have unique interior designs to help passenger identification. [171], New S Stock trains have been introduced on the sub-surface (District, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City and Circle) lines. Two people are stabbed outside Harlesden Tube station: Police rush to the scene and Bakerloo line is part-suspended. The Bakerloo line will receive new trains as part of the New Tube for London project. [158], This partially changed in March 2020, when 4G signal was made available on parts of the Jubilee line, between Westminster and Canning Town, throughout the stations and tunnels. [323] Today, commissions range from the pocket tube map cover, to temporary art pieces, to large scale permanent installations in stations. [3] It is operated by Transport for London (TfL). Answer (1 of 5): I believe it's London Waterloo, with 24 platforms. At peak times, there are more than 543 trains whizzing around the Capital. Part of the Greater London Authority, the TfL Board is appointed by the Mayor of London, who also sets the structure and level of public transport fares in London. [78] One person operation had been planned in 1968, but conflict with the trade unions delayed introduction until the 1980s. The trains have exceeded their design life of around 40 years and are in need of replacement. Until 1994 the Waterloo & City line was operated by British Rail and its predecessors. [146] In the 1920s and 1930s many lifts were replaced by escalators. [98] Although not part of the Underground, the line connects with several Underground stations. 4. 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