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London Underground - the oldest in the world.
His first line, which was called the Metropolitan reyluey,
opened in 1863.
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In 1890, the London Underground was one of
the first railway systems, where they began to operate
on electric trains.
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Londoners call the subway in the city «The
Tube» (trumpet), in the form of deep tunnels.
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London Underground - one of the largest in
the world. It serves a large part of Greater
London, as well as partially Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex. By the total length of subway lines is the third largest in the world after Pekinskogo and Shanghai.
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London Underground is the longest metro in the
world (the total length of about 400 km of
lines) with the greatest number of stations (270 stations). London Underground network consists of 11 lines with a total length of 402 km, of which 45% are under way.
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London Underground is one of the symbols of
London. Round the London Underground logo can be seen
at the entrance to the station and on the platforms in the areas that are most clearly visible to passengers of trains. On the map of the London Underground is also noted DLR and London sky train, which are not part of the London Underground network.
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Schedule Usually trains run approximately from 4.30 to 1.30.
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Payment
Recently Service "Transport for London" has issued a
map Oyster, a smart card with an integrated contactless
chip with a radio frequency identification (RFID chip), on which passengers can make some money for future fare.
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Facts about the subway
The longest direct ride in
the subway - 54.9 km from the station. West
Raislip to the station. Epping on the Central line takes 1 hour 28 minutes . The largest distance between stations is 6.26 km long, between Chalfont-and-Latimer and Chesham on the Metropolitan line. The smallest distance between stations is 260 m between Leicester Square and Covent Garden on the Piccadilly line. The shortest escalator, a length of 4 m, at Stratford Station . The longest escalator, a length of 60 m, the station Angel . The deepest lift shaft - 55 m, at the Hampstead station . The deepest station - Hampstead, at the depth of 59 m below street level.