The London Underground is a rapid transit railway system serving Greater London and parts of the surrounding counties in England. It began operation on 10 January 1863, making it the world's first underground passenger railway. The network comprises eleven lines and 272 served stations across roughly 402 kilometres of track. In the 2024-25 year the system carried about 1.216 billion passenger journeys, with its stations together handling as many as five million journeys on a single day.
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SignificanceManaged by Transport for London (TfL), the network spans 11 lines and 250 miles (400 km) of track, serving 272 stations. 1 Sources
1. London Underground (Wikipedia)
Wikipedialead section, second paragraph, sentence on the Metropolitan Railway's 1863 opening
The network has its origins in the Metropolitan Railway, which opened on 10 January 1863 as the world's first underground passenger railway.
lead section, first paragraph, sentence on network size
Managed by Transport for London (TfL), the network spans 11 lines and 250 miles (400 km) of track, serving 272 stations.
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In the 2024-25 year the system carried about 1.216 billion passenger journeys, with its stations together handling as many as five million journeys on a single day.
In Group: Transport Tunnels and Highway Networks, Introduction
The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or as the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and parts of the adjacent home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Hertfordshire in England.
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