London subway

Metro in pictures

here you can see photos of the metro

Information about the Metro

London

The first capital in which the metro was built. Believe it or not, it was called Tube, but this is one of its names (as Londoners themselves call it), and in general, the underground in England is called Undeground.

London Underground lines diagram

London Underground is one of the oldest, largest and most intricate subways in the world.

Brief information:

  • Has 11 lines, 270 stations.
  • Its length along the length of routes is 402 kilometers.
  • The number of wagons ranges from four to eight
  • Has a European gauge of 1435 mm.
  • The trains are charged from the fourth rail, which is energized at 630 volts. .

Stations

Each station has its own decoration, here you can see several of them.

Metro lines

Underground Lines Information

  • Name Map
    colour
    Opening
    date
    Type Length Termini Number of stations Depots Current
    rolling
    stock
    Number
    of cars
    Average weekday ridership, 2017  Trips
    per
    annum
    Average trips
    per mile
    ×1000, 2016/17
    Bakerloo line Brown 1906 Deep tube 23.2 km
    14.5 mi
    • Harrow & Wealdstone
    • Queen’s Park
    • Stonebridge Park
    • Waterloo
    • Elephant & Castle
    25
    • Stonebridge Park
    • London Road
    • Queen’s Park
    1972 Stock 7 401,123 117,000 8,069
    Central line Red 1900 Deep tube 74.0 km
    46.0 mi
    • West Ruislip
    • Ealing Broadway
    • Northolt
    • White City
    • North Acton
    • Hainault
    • Woodford
    • Epping
    • Loughton
    • Leytonstone
    • Newbury Park
    49
    • West Ruislip
    • Hainault
    • White City
    1992 Stock 8 1,021,084 288,800 6,278
    Circle line Yellow 1871 Sub surface 27.2 km
    17.0 mi
    • Hammersmith (via Moorgate and Ladbroke Grove)
    • Edgware Road (via Embankment and Notting Hill Gate)
    36
    • Hammersmith
    S7 Stock 7 257,391 73,000 4,294
    District line Green 1868 Sub surface 64.0 km
    40.0 mi
    • Ealing Broadway
    • Kensington (Olympia)
    • Richmond
    • Wimbledon
    • High Street Kensington
    • Edgware Road
    • Tower Hill
    • Barking
    • Upminster
    60
    • Upminster
    • Ealing Common
    • Lille Bridge
    S7 Stock 7 842,991 226,100 5,652
    Hammersmith & City line Pink 1864 Sub surface 25.5 km
    15.8 mi
    • Hammersmith
    • Plaistow
    • Barking
    29
    • Hammersmith
    S7 Stock 7 231,193 61,000 3,860
    Jubilee line Grey 1979 Deep tube 36.2 km
    22.5 mi
    • Stanmore
    • Wembley Park
    • Willesden Green
    • North Greenwich
    • West Ham
    • Stratford
    27
    • Neasden
    • Stratford Market
    1996 Stock 7 999,561 280,400 12,462
    Metropolitan line Magenta 1863 Sub surface 66.7 km
    42 mi
    • Amersham
    • Chesham
    • Uxbridge
    • Watford
    • Rickmansworth
    • Harrow-on-the-Hill
    • Wembley Park
    • Baker Street
    • Aldgate
    34
    • Neasden
    S8 Stock 8 352,464 80,900 1,926
    Northern line Black 1890 Deep tube 58.0 km
    36.0 mi
    • Edgware
    • High Barnet
    • Mill Hill East
    • Finchley Central
    • Golders Green
    • Kennington
    • Morden
    50
    • Edgware
    • High Barnet
    • Golders Green
    • East Finchley
    • Morden
    1995 Stock 6 1,123,342 294,000 8,166
    Piccadilly line Dark blue 1906 Deep tube 71.0 km
    44.3 mi
    • Cockfosters
    • Arnos Grove
    • Oakwood
    • Acton Town
    • Hatton Cross
    • Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
    • Heathrow Terminal 5
    • Northfields
    • Rayners Lane
    • Uxbridge
    [106]
    53
    • Cockfosters
    • Northfields
    1973 Stock 6 710,647 206,900 4,670
    Victoria line Light blue 1968 Deep tube 21.0 km
    13 mi
    • Brixton
    • Victoria
    • Walthamstow Central
    • Seven Sisters
    16
    • Northumberland Park
    2009 Stock 8 955,823 263,400 20,261
    Waterloo & City line Turquoise 1898 Deep tube 2.5 km
    1.5 mi
    • Bank
    • Waterloo
    2
    • Waterloo
    Modified 1992 Stock 4 59,492 16,900 11,267

information taken from wikipedia.org