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1. www.ltmuseum.co.uk › collections › storiesA very short history of the Underground - London Transport Museum

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   Aug 21, 2016 · The world’s first underground railway opened in London in 1863, as a way of reducing street congestion. It was soon followed by a related railway company, in 1868, but their owners fell out and the railways became rivals rather than partners, delaying progress. These were what we call sub-surface lines, built by digging a long trench, laying ...

2. www.britannica.com › topic › London-UndergroundLondon Underground | History, Routes & Facts | Britannica

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   May 16, 2024 · London Underground, underground railway system that services the London metropolitan area. The London Underground was proposed by Charles Pearson, a city solicitor, as part of a city improvement plan shortly after the opening of the Thames Tunnel in 1843.

3. www.bbc.co.uk › newsround › 46482813A history of the London Underground - BBC Newsround

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   Dec 19, 2018 · On 18 December 1890, the world's first electric railway deep underground was opened. It ran from King William Street in the City of London, under the River Thames, to Stockwell.

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4. londontopia.net › history › history-london-undergroundThe Tube: A History of the London Underground - Londontopia

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   May 31, 2018 · The world’s first underground railway, the London Underground was constructed as a response to the city’s rapid growth during the 19th Century. Today, it is the 11th-busiest subway system on the planet with 1.379 billion passengers using it from 2016-2017. Its tunnels stretch for 249 miles throughout London, often overlapping and giving ...

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_London_UndergroundList of London Underground stations - Wikipedia

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   The London Underground is a metro system in the United Kingdom that serves Greater London and the home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire. Its first section opened in 1863, [1] making it the oldest underground metro system in the world – although approximately 55% of the current network is above ground, [2] as it generally runs on the surface in outlying suburbs.

6. madeby.tfl.gov.uk › 2019/07/29 › tube-trivia-and-factsTube trivia and facts - Made by TfL blog

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   Jul 29, 2019 · London Underground’s history dates back to 1863 when the world’s first underground railway, the Metropolitan Railway, opened between Paddington and Farringdon serving six intermediate stations. Since then the Underground network, affectionately nicknamed the Tube by generations of Londoners, has grown to 270 stations and 11 lines stretching deep into the Capital’s suburbs, and beyond.

7. tfl.gov.uk › modes › tubeTube - Transport for London

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   Find a Tube station. For live departures, status information, route maps and timetables. Search for Tube station or line (e.g. Victoria)