The London Underground is the first in the world. London's modern metro system is one of the largest on the planet, and ranks fourth in the length after the metro in Seoul, Beijing and Shanghai.
What is the name of the subway in London?
The name of the London Underground London Underground, but in ordinary speech the English call it a tube.
History of the London Underground
When did the subway in London appear?
In the XIX century, in the capital of Great Britain, as in some other major cities of the world, the pressing question of overloading the central roads arose. In 1843, according to the project of Mark Brunel, a French engineer, a tunnel was built under the Thames, which for the first time in the world showed the direction of the metro development. The first tunnels of the subway were built in a trench way, when a moat was dug about 10 m deep, at the bottom were laid railway tracks, over which later brick vaults were created.
The first metro line was opened on January 10, 1863. The metro Railway included 7 stations, the total length of the tracks was 6 km. The power of the locomotive was steam locomotives, which burned terribly, and the windows in the trailers were missing for the reason that the engineers believed that there was nothing to consider under the ground. Despite some inconveniences, the London Underground from the very beginning enjoyed great popularity among the residents of the capital.
Development of the London Underground
By the end of the XIX century, the subway went beyond London, around new stations began to build new suburban settlements. In 1906, the first electric trains were launched, and a year later, in the construction of new stations, a more promising and safer method was used - "drilling shields", thanks to which it was not necessary to dig the tunnels for topping.
London Underground Map
The first map of the Moscow metro was created in 1933. Many tourists note that the modern scheme of the London metro is rather confusing, but to understand the intricacies of the lines when choosing the right path along with the map help numerous information boards and pointers.
The subway network consists of 11 lines, and they are at different levels of location: 4 of them are shallow lines (about 5 m below the ground), the remaining 7 are deep lines (on average 20 m from the surface). Currently, the length of the London Underground is 402 km, of which less than half is underground.
Tourists, who dream of visiting the capital of Great Britain, will be interested to know how many subway stations in London? So, now there are 270 operating stations, 14 of which are outside of London. In 6 metropolitan areas of the 32-meter subway is missing.
The cost of the metro in London
The fare in the London metro depends on the zone and the number of transfers from one zone to another. In total in the London underground 6 zones are defined. The farther from the center the zone and the fewer transitions made for the purpose of transplanting from one zone to another, the more economic the cost of travel. In addition, on weekends travel costs a bit less than on working days.
London Underground hours
Time of functioning of the underground in London depends on zones. In the first zone, the stations open at 04.45, the second zone is open from 05.30 to 01.00. There are some features of starting and ending work in other areas. The metro is open all year round in the New Year and the days of national celebrations.
In January 2013, the world's oldest metro scale marked the 150th anniversary. Londoners consider their underground transport very convenient and beautiful! The metropolitan metro network is constantly developing and modernizing.
