There are 20 miles (32km) of cut-and-cover tunnel and 93 miles (150km) of tube tunnel. The trains have exceeded their design life of around 40 years and are in need of replacement. [275] As of 2013[update], forms of the roundel, with differing colours for the ring and bar, are used for other TfL services, such as London Buses, Tramlink, London Overground, London River Services and Docklands Light Railway. The line operates under traditional signalling and does not use Automatic Train Operation. As of 2021, the record for fastest completion was held by Steve Wilson (UK) and Andi James (Finland), who completed the challenge in 15 hours, 45 minutes and 38 seconds on 21 May 2015. What is the busiest underground line in London? Electrification was extended north from Harrow to Rickmansworth, and branches opened from Rickmansworth to Watford in 1925 and from Wembley Park to Stanmore in 1932. [285], In the first decade of the 20th century Leslie Green established a house style for the tube stations built by the UERL, which were clad in ox-blood faience blocks. [43], In January 1913, the UERL acquired the Central London Railway and the City & South London Railway, as well as many of London's bus and tram operators. Of these, five (Amersham, Chalfont & Latimer, Chesham, and Chorleywood on the Metropolitan line, and Epping on the Central line), are beyond the M25 London Orbital motorway. The system operates below ground in central London but runs on the surface in the outlying suburbs. [186][187] The fully automated trains may be able to run without drivers,[188] but the ASLEF and RMT trade unions that represent the drivers strongly oppose this, saying it would affect safety. Temporary sign boards that stand at the top of escalators also maximise turbulence. [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. [171], New S Stock trains have been introduced on the sub-surface (District, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City and Circle) lines. [69] In the early 1960s, the Metropolitan line was electrified as far as Amersham, British Railways providing services for the former Metropolitan line stations between Amersham and Aylesbury. [211] Called a "Freedom Pass" it allows free travel on TfL-operated routes at all times and is valid on some National Rail services within London at weekends and after 09:30 on Monday to Fridays. [83], In 2000, Transport for London (TfL) was created as an integrated body responsible for London's transport system. [133] It was claimed in 2002 that, if animals were being transported, temperatures on the Tube would break European Commission animal welfare laws. [77], In 1984 control of London Buses and the London Underground passed back to central government with the creation of London Regional Transport (LRT), which reported directly to the Secretary of State for Transport, still retaining the London Transport brand. [192], The Underground received 2.669billion in fares in 2016/17 and uses Transport for London's zonal fare system to calculate fares. The Bakerloo line will receive new trains as part of the New Tube for London project. [163], A southern extension of the Bakerloo line from Elephant & Castle has been proposed multiple times since the line opened. The 85 existing 1992-stock trains are the most unreliable on the London Underground as they are equipped with the first generation of solid-state direct-current thyristor-control traction equipment. [72], On 1 January 1970 responsibility for public transport within Greater London passed from central government to local government, in the form of the Greater London Council (GLC), and the London Transport Board was abolished. [137], In June 2006 a groundwater cooling system was installed at Victoria station. The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England. [144] Each lift was staffed, and at some quiet stations in the 1920s the ticket office was moved into the lift, or it was arranged that the lift could be controlled from the ticket office. [298] Notable stations from this period include Moor Park, the stations of the Piccadilly line extension to Heathrow and Hillingdon. [84], TfL eventually replaced London Regional Transport, and discontinued the use of the London Transport brand in favour of its own brand. [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. During air raids in 1915 people used the tube stations as shelters. [286] Green pioneered using building design to guide passengers with direction signs on tiled walls, with the stations given a unique identity with patterns on the platform walls. According to Ruth Artmonsky, over 150 women artists were commissioned by Pick and latterly Christian Barman to design posters for London Underground, London Transport and London County Council Tramways. [106], London Underground's eleven lines total 402 kilometres (250mi) in length,[1] making it the seventh longest metro system in the world. [255] A Central London Railway route diagram appears on a 1904 postcard and 1905 poster,[256] similar maps appearing in District Railway cars in 1908. These were all delivered by 2017. The day-to-day running of the corporation is left to the Commissioner of Transport for London. This London Underground Stations quiz is designed to test London's biggest transport fanatics. District Line The District Line has the most stations: 60. Recurrent architectural structures, an array of surfaces and an abundance of beautifully designed furniture, lighting and details all make London's iconic 150-year-old transport system pretty special. [138] In 2012, air-cooling units were installed on platforms at Green Park station using cool deep groundwater and at Oxford Circus using chiller units at the top of an adjacent building. How many stations are there on the London Underground? [10] As of 2015[update], 92% of operational expenditure is covered by passenger fares. [166], Several other extensions have been proposed in recent years, including a further extension of the Northern line to Clapham Junction. In 2020, passenger numbers fell significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic and 40 stations were temporarily closed. [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. [323] Today, commissions range from the pocket tube map cover, to temporary art pieces, to large scale permanent installations in stations. [214][215], The tube closes overnight during the week, but since 2016, the Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly, and Victoria lines, as well as a short section of the London Overground have operated all night on Friday and Saturday nights. Now, the ventilation space above head height is crowded with ducting, conduits, cameras, speakers and equipment acting as a baffle plates with predictable reductions in flow. 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The Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) was established in 1902 to fund the electrification of the District Railway and to complete and operate three tube lines, the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway, the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway and the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, which opened in 1906-07. [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. 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. Today, London Underground delivers approximately 2.5 billion passenger journeys annually on 11 lines, from 272 stations. . In recent years, the stations of the 1990s Jubilee Line Extension were designed in a high-tech style by architects such as Norman Foster and Michael Hopkins. [219] Some lines are occasionally closed for scheduled engineering work at weekends. At peak times, there are more than 543 trains whizzing around the Capital. Lewisham previously had two Underground stations on the East London Line, but they are part of the London Overground network. [243] Mobile phone apps and services have been developed to help passengers claim their refund more efficiently. A route from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham via the Old Kent Road and New Cross Gate was chosen by Transport for London in 2019. The game also features the multiplayer map "Underground", in which players are combating in a fictitious Underground station. Two people are stabbed outside Harlesden Tube station: Police rush to the scene and Bakerloo line is part-suspended. [282] Early District Railway stations were similar and on both railways the further from central London the station the simpler the construction. This pressure difference drives ventilation between platforms and the surface exits through the passenger foot network. The London Underground uses a system of nine concentric zones for the calculation of fares between stations. Popular legends about the Underground being haunted persist to this day. [3] It is operated by Transport for London (TfL). [171], The signalling system on the Victoria line has been replaced to increase capacity on the line by around 25%; the line now runs up to 36 trains per hour compared to 2728 previously. . [339] Analysis of the Underground as a network may also be helpful for setting safety priorities, since the stations targeted in the 2005 London bombings were amongst the most effective for disrupting the transportation system. 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. The Northern line operates at roughly 8-minute intervals between Morden and Camden Town via Charing Cross, and at 15-minute intervals between Camden Town and Edgware and between Camden Town and High Barnet. [218] Since 2010 a dispute between London Underground and trade unions over holiday pay has resulted in a limited service on Boxing Day.[221]. This page was last edited on 16 January 2023, at 16:57. Some stations were closed because of low passenger numbers rendering them uneconomical; some became redundant after lines were re-routed or replacements were constructed; and others are no longer served by the Underground but remain open to National Rail main line services. The Central line will be part of the New Tube for London Project. By Alastair Lockhart For Mailonline 14:22 17 Jan 2023, updated 14:22 17 Jan 2023. [50] The Metropolitan promoted housing estates near the railway with the "Metro-land" brand and nine housing estates were built near stations on the line. [230], The standard issue tube map indicates stations that are step-free from street to platforms. [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. [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). These would be used to increase frequencies and cover the Battersea extension on the Northern line.[183]. The Hammersmith & City and Circle lines share stations and most of their track with each other, as well as with the Metropolitan and District lines. [331] The Underground has also featured in music such as The Jam's "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" and in literature such as the graphic novel V for Vendetta. London tram workers in 1930. Numbers of commissions dropped, to eight a year in the 1950s and just four a year in the 1970s,[312] with images from artists such Harry Stevens and Tom Eckersley. 1 Piccadilly line - 71km. In others, such as British Museum, all evidence of the station has been lost through demolition. 1940: People asleep on the platform of Holborn underground station during an air raid. A number of crime scenes are in place after two men suffered stab injuries. [239] Capacity increases have been overtaken by increased demand, and peak overcrowding has increased by 16 percent since 200405. It has been shown as two separate stations at different times in the past. 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