The London Underground was the first city underground in the world LONDON UNDERGROUND

London Underground was formed in 1985, but its history dates back to 1863 when the world's first underground railway opened. Today, London Underground is a major business with three million passenger journeys made every day, serving 275 stations and over 408 km of railway.Today, London Underground is a major business with three million passenger journeys made every day, serving 275 stations and over 408 km of railway. LONDON UNDERGROUND

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HARRY BECK The London Underground map has a classic 20 th century design with a great history of its own. Although it was designed in the 1930s, the original is still used today with modifications. Harry Beck, the designer of the map in 1933, was only paid five guineas for the job. Born 4 June 1902 Died18 September 1974 (aged 72) NationalityBritish Occupation Designer Known forTube map LONDON UNDERGROUND

The London Underground’s 11 lines are the Bakerloo line, Central line, Circle line, District line, Hammersmith& line, Jubilee line, Metropolitan line, Northern line, Piccadilly line, Victoria line and Waterloo & City line. LONDON UNDERGROUND

Someone has actually designed “The Way Out” tube map which is a pretty useful invention, since it shows where all the nearest exits are when you reach a station, allowing you to save valuable time. Someone has actually designed “The Way Out” tube map which is a pretty useful invention, since it shows where all the nearest exits are when you reach a station, allowing you to save valuable time. LONDON UNDERGROUND

"Mind the gap between the platform and the train." You are reminded of this by an announcement in London's underground each time the train comes to a halt at a station. LONDON UNDERGROUND

LONDON UNDERGROUND Interesting Facts About London Underground 1.An average of 2.7 million tube journeys are made on the tube each and every day. 2.Around people work at the London Underground. 3.The busiest station is Victoria, with 76.5 million passengers a year. 4.There are 64 lifts in the Underground system. 5.The largest Tube car park is at Epping and has 599 parking spots. 6.The average scheduled train speed (including stops) is 33 km/h. 7.The oldest tube line in the world is the Metropolitan line, which opened on the 10th of January in 1863.