![]() ![]() Some stations are in two zones, and the cheapest fare applies. The only London Underground stations in Zones 7 to 9 are on the Metropolitan line beyond Moor Park, outside London region. There are nine zones, zone 1 being the central zone, which includes the loop of the Circle line with a few stations to the south of River Thames. The Underground received £2.669 billion in fares in 2016/17 and uses Transport for London's zonal fare system to calculate fares. The Oyster card, a contactless smart card used across the London transport system The Underground's trains usually drive to 270 stations. Most lines have different trains, although they fit into one of the two categories. The big ones are used for the rectangular tunnels (District Line, Metropolitan Line, Circle Line), the small ones for the round tunnels. The system uses two kinds of trains, a big type - called sub surface trains and a smaller type - deep level trains. Zone 1 (central zone) of the Underground network as it would look in reality Trains The Jubilee Line was opened in 1979, and extended to Stratford 20 years later. Minor changes were made: Victoria Line was opened in the 1960s, and currently the Piccadilly Line was extended to Heathrow Airport in 1977. After the warĪfter the war more passengers used the underground. In the war, some Underground stations were used as shelters against bombs. It planned to make the network longer, but the Second World War stopped this. In 1933 a company was formed of all the bus, tram and underground companies, called London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB). Between 19 Charles Yerkes bought most of the companies and formed a company named Underground Electric Railways of London Company Ltd, short UERL. Into the 20th centuryīecause the different lines were run by different companies, changing lines was difficult. People liked them, so in 1905 the lines that used steam engines were changed to use electric trains. It was much deeper below ground than the other lines. ![]() In 1890, a line using electric trains was opened. Subway is used in Britain to refer to underground walkways. Underground train systems in other cities may be called metros or subways (in North America). From 2006–2007 over 1 billion passengers used the underground. The Underground has got 274 stations and over 408 km of track. The "Tube" is a slang name for the London Underground, because the tunnels for some of the lines are round tubes running through the ground. Even though it is called the Underground about half of it is above the ground. After the opening the system was copied in many other cities, for example New York and Madrid. It started running in 1863 as the Metropolitan Railway. It is the oldest underground railway in the world. The London Underground is a system of electric trains which are in London, United Kingdom. London Underground Ltd part of Transport for London Greater London, Chiltern, Epping Forest, Three Rivers and Watford
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