London Underground | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-22

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Underground


00:02:56 1 History
00:03:05 1.1 Early years
00:06:56 1.2 The Underground Electric Railways Company years
00:09:36 1.3 The London Passenger Transport Board years
00:11:28 1.4 The London Transport Executive / Board years
00:13:03 1.5 The Greater London Council years
00:14:36 1.6 The London Regional Transport years
00:16:07 1.7 The Transport for London years
00:18:12 2 Infrastructure
00:18:21 2.1 Railway
00:21:37 2.2 Lines
00:21:54 2.3 Services using former and current main lines
00:28:35 2.4 Main line services that use LU tracks
00:29:09 2.5 Trains
00:30:21 2.6 Depots
00:30:51 2.7 Disused and abandoned stations
00:31:36 2.8 Ventilation and cooling
00:35:09 2.9 Lifts and escalators
00:37:07 2.10 Wi-Fi and mobile phone reception
00:38:15 3 Proposed improvements and expansions
00:38:25 3.1 Line extensions
00:38:34 3.1.1 Northern line extension to Battersea Power Station
00:39:26 3.1.2 Croxley Rail Link
00:40:23 3.1.3 Bakerloo line extension to Lewisham
00:40:59 3.1.4 Bakerloo line extension to Watford Junction
00:41:22 3.1.5 Central line extension to Uxbridge
00:41:43 3.2 Euston to Canary Wharf line
00:42:05 3.3 Infrastructure
00:49:34 3.4 New trains for deep-level lines
00:51:52 4 Travelling
00:52:01 4.1 Ticketing
00:55:35 4.2 Hours of operation
00:56:39 4.2.1 Night Tube
00:58:51 4.3 Accessibility
01:00:31 4.4 Delays and overcrowding
01:01:50 4.5 Safety
01:03:07 4.6 The Tube Challenge
01:03:53 5 Design and the arts
01:04:02 5.1 Map
01:05:45 5.2 Roundel
01:07:53 5.3 Architecture
01:11:36 5.4 Johnston typeface
01:12:47 5.5 Posters and patronage of the arts
01:15:22 5.6 In popular culture
01:16:51 6 Research
01:18:02 7 Notable people
01:20:39 8 See also



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The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground, or by its nickname the Tube) is a public rapid transit system serving London, England and some parts of the adjacent counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.The Underground has its origins in the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground passenger railway. Opened in January 1863, it is now part of the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines; the first line to operate underground electric traction trains, the City & South London Railway in 1890, is now part of the Northern line. The network has expanded to 11 lines, and in 2017/18 carried 1.357 billion passengers, making it the world's 11th busiest metro system. The 11 lines collectively handle up to 5 million passengers a day.The system's first tunnels were built just below the surface, using the cut-and-cover method; later, smaller, roughly circular tunnels—which gave rise to its nickname, the Tube—were dug through at a deeper level. The system has 270 stations and 250 miles (400 km) of track. Despite its name, only 45% of the system is underground in tunnels, with much of the network in the outer environs of London being on the surface. In addition, the Underground does not cover most southern parts of Greater London, with fewer than 10% of the stations located south of the River Thames.The early tube lines, originally owned by several private companies, were brought together under the "UndergrounD" brand in the early 20th century and eventually merged along with the sub-surface lines and bus services in 1933 to form London Transport under the control of the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB). The current operator, London Underground Limited (LUL), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL), the statutory corporation responsible for the transport network in Greater London. As of 2015, 92% of operational expenditure is covered by passenger fares. The Travelcard ticket was introduced in 1983 and Oyster, a contactless ticketing system, in ...