Underground Train Map In London
Live departure data is fetched from the tfl api and then it does a bit of maths and magic.
Underground train map in london. Bbc london travel london underground map. London underground trains come in two sizes larger sub surface trains and smaller deep tube trains. I have similar things for the london buses and national rail and an awesome bookmarkable train times journey planner. The tube network has 11 lines and 270 stations forming a rail network of 249 miles 402 km.
Twelve urban trains form one of london s public transport systems. The first schematic tube map was designed by harry beck in 1931. Whether it is incompetence strategic marketing or the benefit of hindsight there are at least 12 other similar stories across london of badly named stations. Routes maps plan a journey tickets sales realtime traffic and travel updates.
London subway tube or underground is a transit system serving the city of london united kingdom with the urban suburban commuter train the tram the bus the nigth bus or the river bus. Schematic version or skyfall version. Mayor of london tube map zonal tint values. The tube map sometimes called the london underground map or the tfl services map is a schematic transport map of the lines stations and services of the london underground known colloquially as the tube hence the map s name.
Barlow and later used. Visit this travel maps section to download a pdf of the london tube map. James henry greathead 1844 1896 was the engineer that dug the tower subway using a method using a wrought iron shield patented by peter w. Zones 10 zone 2 3 15 zone numbers 10 key to lines metropolitan victoria circle central bakerloo dlr london overground tfl rail london trams piccadilly waterloo city jubilee hammersmith city northern district district open weekends and on some public holidays emirates air line cable car special fares apply check before you travel heathrow.
Devised in 1933 by harry beck the london underground map is a 20th century design classic. The safest and most dangerous london underground stations on the jubilee line in 2020. In addition to the london underground suburban trains owned by several companies serve the city from end to end through the centre. This map shows all trains yellow dots on the london underground network in approximately real time.
It s very useful and clearly indicates the general directions used to designate trains north south east or westbound with all interchanges clearly shown. Information on all forms of transport in london including cycle hire. How does it work. Dlr crossrail south west train c2c first great western chiltern railways abelio greater anglia southeastern railway and heathrow connect.