London Underground

The London Underground was the first city underground in the world

There are more than 280 tube stations

The London Underground’s 11 lines are the Bakerloo line, Central line, Circle line, District line, Hammersmith& line, Jubilee line, Metropolitan line, Northern line, Piccadilly line, Victoria line and Waterloo & City line.

Harry Beck
The London Underground map has a classic 20th century design with a great history of its own. Although it was designed in the 1930s, the original is still used today with modifications. Harry Beck, the designer of the map.

Someone has actually designed “The Way Out” tube map which is a pretty useful invention, since it shows where all the nearest exits are when you reach a station, allowing you to save valuable time.

The shortest escalator on the system has 50 steps. All the escalators do the equivalent of two round the world trips every weeks.