The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 6 and Version 5 of Category Tube

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The London Underground

The Underground, near-universally known as the Tube, is the way most out-of-towners get around, and fairly well used by residents, too. It's unfortunately expensive, crowded at rush hour (and closing time), and it's patchy in its coverage; it's also probably the best value method out there. Sometimes it doesn't work; see the status page at London Transport.

Bits of it are getting on for 150 years old, and it also contains some of the oldest deep tubes in the world. The Tube map and Tube roundel are design classics known the world over.

Lines can be split into two main groups: Subsurface lines were built by 'cut and cover', even in the centre of London. These are the oldest lines on the network. Tube lines are the ones that go deep underground, with the vast majority of the central London sections dug in the 'tube boom' between 1900 and 1915. The following useful table comes from the London Underground page on Wikipedia.




Line Name



Colour on Tube map




Year of Opening

Type







Bakerloo Line

Brown
1906
Deep level







Central Line

Red
1900
Deep level







Circle Line


Yellow
1884
Sub-surface







District Line

Green
1868
Sub-surface







East London Line

Orange
1869
Sub-surface







Hammersmith and City Line

Pink
1864
Sub-surface







Jubilee Line

Silver
1979
Deep level







Metropolitan Line

Purple
1863
Sub-surface







Northern Line

Black
1907 (part)
Deep level







Piccadilly Line

Dark blue
1906
Deep level







Victoria Line

Light blue
1969
Deep level







Waterloo and City Line

Teal
1898
Deep level

		




There's the obligatory official website, or the independent tubeplanner.com or Clive's UndergrounD Line Guides.


Tube things:



Tube Frequently Asked Questions:






1 I heard the "Inspector Sands" announcement at Bank station. Having read the blurb on the Guardian "Any Answers" page (see link above), my first thought was "Yikes!" My second thought was "Double Yikes!" owing to the fact that there was a Firemen's strike on. Then, the doors closed on the tube train I was on and it departed the platform. --IvorW


As someone comments on that Guardian page, "I often hear it at Notting Hill Gate". I can verify this; I have to admit that it's quite worrying. At least they've finally got rid of the wooden escalators now, though. --Earle


I've heard calls for "Inspector Sands" a few times at Stratford station. Often they seem to want him to go to the control room. --mstevens






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