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London Underground

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Also known as the Underground, the Tube, LUL, London Underground Limited

public rapid transit system in London, UK

AI overview

The London Underground is a public transportation system that carries millions of passengers daily through tunnels and elevated tracks across London and its surrounding areas. It matters because it's one of the world's oldest and most extensive metro systems, playing a crucial role in how people move around the city efficiently.

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Official website

Tube - Transport for London

Travel information for all London Tube lines: maps, timetables and fares

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
light rail
Part of
TfL
Has part
Elizabeth line
Official name
London Underground
Country
United Kingdom
Located in
Essex
Headquarters
London
Parent organization
Underground Electric Railways Company of London
Industry
rail transport
Legal form
private company limited by shares
Official website
tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube
Image
Lancaster Gate tube.jpg
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has list
list of London Underground stations
Commons category
London Underground
topic's main category
Category:London Underground
track gauge
standard-gauge railway
Commons gallery
London Underground
owner of
Canning Town station
date of official opening
1863-01-10
inception
1890-01-01
patronage
1337000000
different from
London Overground
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
history of topic
history of the London Underground
social media followers
40204
WordLift URL
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Encyclopedic overview

The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or as the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Hertfordshire in England. It is part of the network of transport services managed by Transport for London.

Sign on wall beside Marylebone Road beyond station entrance The Underground has its origins in the Metropolitan Railway, opening on 10 January 1863 as the world's first underground passenger railway. Despite sulphurous fumes, the line was a success from its opening, carrying 9.5 million passengers in the first year of its existence. The Metropolitan is now part of the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines. The first line to operate underground electric traction trains, the City & South London Railway in 1890, is now part of the Northern line.

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