The Tube

The London Underground train service, or the 'Tube', is the quickest and easiest way of getting around London.

Westminster Station

There are 12 Tube lines and 275 stations:
- yellow Circle Line
- red Central Line
- green District Line
- brown Bakerloo Line
- purple Piccadilly Line
- blue Victoria Line
- black Northern Line
- grey Jubilee Line
- pink Hammersmith and City Line
- orange East London Line
- light green Waterloo and City Line
- Metropolitan Line

The London Underground train service, is the oldest and largest in the world. The 1st underground railway line opened in January 1863. The line was only 6 km long, but others were soon started, and in 1890 a line was opened which ran under the River Thames. Today the Tube has over 406 km of lines and 275 stations.

Interesting facts:
-The underground logo, which is still used today, was designed in 1913.
-The Tube has a total of 408 escalators and 112 lifts.
-About 18 million passengers a year use the Tube-about the same number as the population of Australia.