London Underground
British capital's subway
The London Underground is the rapid transit system serving London, commonly called the Tube after its cylindrical tunnels.
Opened in 1863, it was the world's first underground railway.
The system's colored lines and distinctive roundel logo are iconic: Take the Tube to Piccadilly.
The phrase mind the gap warns passengers of the space between train and platform.
Busiest commuting period
- commutersDaily work travelers
- platformRaised flat structure
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- delayEnforced waiting period
overcrowded · ticket barrier · turnstile · passengers · standing room · announcement · interchange · escalator
Enclosed underground route
- trackPath or monitored route
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- stationFixed stopping point
- escalatorAutomated people-lifting stairs
platform · signal · ventilation · depot · rolling stock · third rail · gauge · engineering
Circular heraldic symbol
- buskersPublic space entertainers
- announcementsOfficial statements to many
- way outMeans of departure
- BankMoney-holding institution
Waterloo · King's Cross · Oxford Circus · Leicester Square · Piccadilly Circus · Baker Street · etiquette · signal failure
Central London street
- CentralNamed-entity descriptor
- JubileeNamed royal anniversary event
- VictoriaFemale monarch's name
- CircleGoogle's social feature
Hammersmith · Waterloo · Elizabeth · Overground · Heathrow
Of a prim era
- steam trainsRail vehicles powered by vapor
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- vintage postersOld decorative advertisement reproductions
roundel · electrification · expansion · ghost stations · Churchill · Blitz · air raid
rush hour
Busiest commuting period
delay · overcrowded · ticket barrier · turnstile · passengers · standing room · announcement · interchange · escalator · timetable
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
escalator · platform · signal · ventilation · depot · rolling stock · third rail · gauge · engineering · maintenance
roundel
Circular heraldic symbol
- buskersPublic space entertainers
- announcementsOfficial statements to many
- way outMeans of departure
Bank · Waterloo · King's Cross · Oxford Circus · Leicester Square · Piccadilly Circus · Baker Street · etiquette · signal failure
Piccadilly
Central London street
Circle · Hammersmith · Waterloo · Elizabeth · Overground · Heathrow
Victorian
Of a prim era
- steam trainsRail vehicles powered by vapor
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
vintage posters · roundel · electrification · expansion · ghost stations · Churchill · Blitz · air raid
- transportation by regionParis Metro, British railways
- British Transportrailway, railways, canal, tram, trams
- Metro Systemssubway station, Paris Metro, metro line, subway line, station platform
- Railway Historysteam locomotive, locomotive, railway station, railway bridge, railway museum
- Transit Historystreetcars, trams, trolleys, electric trams, steam trains
- UK TransportOverground, tube station, train station, bus station, railway
London Undergroundoverground
Rail above street level
elevated railway · sky train · monorail · aerial tramway · streetcar
London UndergroundLondon bus
British capital's public transport
private car · black cab · river ferry · taxi · river bus
London Undergroundintercity rail
Train service linking cities
British Rail · Eurostar · commuter rail · high-speed rail · motorway