This is an animated timeline showing how the london underground started in 1863, and then grew over the years to present day. Our archives feature a wide range of subjects covering many aspects of our organisation and london s transport history. Total operated kilometres, total number of lost customer hours lch all causes, average excess journey time, and percentage of scheduled operated. There is an entry for each station on the london underground and gives a nutshell history of each station and interesting tidbits on what happened in the area around those stations. This tool uses sirv dynamic imaging to zoom fast into the image. In the london underground map, for instance, the correlation between actual distance. Organisations, individuals and all other entities that directly, or indirectly infringe, the trademarks, or any infringing mark, will be subject to legal action for unauthorised activity in relation to. The online pdf of the london tube map has however been updated. London by tube was a fun book to read and kept me glued to the screen for many a night. Tfl tube and rail maps, bus maps, santander cycle maps, river maps, congestion charge maps, oyster ticket stop map, visitor and tourist maps, audio maps. The network is divided into nine zones, with zone1 being the most central area.
The names of 361 tube station stops have been changed to names of olympic athletes, with each line dedicated to an olympic sporting discipline. Transport for londonss key london underground performance measures since may11. Transport for london produce a number of documents to help people get around london more easily. London underground map the london underground map is a classic design that when first launched was immediately taken up worldwide for similar systems. Underground station closed until late 2011 open until 2100 mondays to fridays.
Underground, docklands light railway, overground, tfl rail. Interchange with national rail services to airport. Christian wolmar celebrates the vision and determination of the 19thcentury pioneers who made the worlds first, and still the largest, underground passenger railway. Travel any time of day, any day of the week around central london. Mind the map how the map of the london underground. London underground map in 2011 by andrewtiffin on deviantart.
The world is not short of london underground network maps, there is something very appealing about the mix of lines, curves, dashes and circles, all shown across a distinctive set of colours. Route map of london underground, london overground, docklands light railway and crossrail, including most greenlighted proposals. London underground performance reports london datastore. Feb 27, 2011 the transport for london tfl has released a special olympic legends underground map to celebrate the upcoming 2012 olympics. London bridge there is no stepfree access tofrom the jubilee line until midaugust 2015. Buckhurst hill is a london underground station, in the epping forest district of essex. The london underground map has probably prompted more pastiches, tributes and pisstakes than any inanimate object in. Since the victorian era, londons underground has had played a vital role in the daily life of generations of londoners.
Jun 05, 2011 in his paper, mind the map working paper pdf here, guo looks at the london underground system and argues that the tube map has a tremendous impact on a passengers perceptions and his or her usage of the transit system since passengers often trust the tube map more than their own travel experience on deciding the best. The circuitdiagram style map invented by henry beck in 1933 paved the way for the way in which most modern metrosubway systems portray their transit networks today. The biggest change for 2015 will be the completion of the london overground with an extension from clapham junction. London underground tube diary going undergrounds blog. The new london tube map august 2011 version mark pack. Online tube map january 2020a transport for london.
Large print tube map london institute of space policy and law. Underground how much of the tube is actually underground. It is served by the central line and is between woodford and loughton. See jenny, 2006 and jenny and hurni, 2011 for an investigation of. London underground map presents a map of the underground train in a huge resolution london underground map features. Mind the map how the map of the london underground affects. Connect at london liverpool street for the city and central london, tottenham hale for the victoria line to kings cross, oxford circus, green park and victoria, or stratford london for connections to the dlr and canary wharf. Londons underground rail system is a map or a diagram. The london underground map has probably prompted more pastiches. Visit our website where you can let us know what you think. Information on flatsharing from the flat and house sharing experts, spareroom. Transport for london tfl is a local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in greater london. In his paper, mind the map working paper pdf here, guo looks at the london underground system and.
At the turn of the nineteenth century, new technology. Underground creepers clothing winklepicker shoes boots. View the london underground map courtesy of the bbc. The transport system now known as the london underground began in 1863 with the metropolitan railway, the worlds first underground railway. Underground station closed until late 2011 served until about 2400 no special arrangements stepfree interchange between. Realtime service status, list of stations, fares, timetables, maps and tourist information about the 11 underground lines of the london tube network. Check our updated 2018 london tube map to reach important areas in london including heathrow airport. Closed saturdays and sundays district blackfriars cannon street kensington olympia.
Our archives feature a wide range of subjects covering many aspects of our organisation and londons transport history. Closed saturdays and sundays district blackfriars cannon street kensington olympia underground station closed until late 2011 open until 2100 mondays to fridays. In this map you will find the tube stations connected with. Pdf 621kb steps at street level between stations zones 12. In the center of the city you will find a densely developed tube network which is a fast means of transportation for tourists. The first schematic tube map was designed by harry beck in 1931. Sep 07, 2017 this is an animated timeline showing how the london underground started in 1863, and then grew over the years to present day. The london underground network in detail mapping london. It is the larger of the two underground stations in the town of buckhurst hill, with roding valley station being the smaller. Access to all london transport networks london underground tube buses docklands light rail overground trains. But the extensive line network can also be very confusing for a lot of city visitors. The key measures of underground performance contained in the excel spreadsheet are. London tube map 2019 lines, times, tickets, tourist info. 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.
Jun 22, 2011 mark noad sends us a link to a new version of the tube map hes put together. Getting around london your guide to accessibility available in large print, braille and audio cd. Click the tube map to zoom in and find your station. Since then, it has been expanded to include more of londons public transport systems, including the. It shows all stations on the network displayed in positions closer to their actual locations than on the official map. The transport for london tfl has released a special olympic legends underground map to celebrate the upcoming 2012 olympics.
This is the london of a century ago, in a form rarely captured. Sep 16, 2011 the artwork will be appearing, with many other london related maps, at the art of mapping, an exhibition curated by tag fine arts in london, which will be taking place at the air gallery from 1426 november. London city dlr to bank and stratford southend greater anglia to liverpool street out of system street grade transfers out of the central area walking distance street level transfers are. The first is the underground overground map pdf by andrew smithers, part of his project mapping. Its success in aiding the traveller to find their way from atob is a testament to its simplicity and as the. Check our updated 2019 london tube map to reach important areas in london including heathrow airport. London bridge d4 london city airport g4 london fields f2 loughborough junction d4 loughton g1 lower sydenham f5 m maida vale c2 malden manor b5 manor house e2 manor park g2 mansion house d3 marble arch c3 maryland f2 marylebone c3 maze hill f4 merstham d6 merton park c5 mile end f3 mill hill broadway c1 mill hill east d1 mitcham c5 mitcham. This social division has built up over many generations, each future one. Provision is made for the future integration of the crossrail line. Becks representation of londons underground system.
The london underground map is a classic design that when first launched was immediately taken up worldwide for similar systems. Mark noad sends us a link to a new version of the tube map hes put together. Hounslow west stepfree access for manual wheelchairs only. Over the next forty years, the early subsurface lines reached out from the urban centre of the capital into the surrounding rural margins, leading to the development of new commuter suburbs. In the center of the city you will find a densely developed tube network which is a fast means of transportation for tourists but the extensive line network can also be very confusing for a lot of city visitors.
With a wealth of tourist attractions, thames river cruises and sightseeing cruises near tube map stations, you need to be clear on london underground directions when you have a hectic itinerary planned. The map does not necessarily show service patterns or guarantee direct trains between the stations shown and some peak only or limited services are omitted. Tfl has secretly made a geographically accurate tube map. Transport for london has all the information you need for getting around london. Tfl have responsibility for london underground, london rail, and. Closed saturdays and sundays camden town charing cross branch mill hill east open for interchange and. View the 2020 london underground tube map of london, your helpful underground route planner to organise a fantastic day trip in london. Below is an example itinerary of where you could go with your credit while visiting the wide range of london attractions included in the london pass. It is the easier way to reach your desired destination in london. How to ruin a design classic the new london underground. All the quips and references would have no doubt been intelligible to tube passengers of 1914, when the map started appearing on the. Note that its showing you when the lines were first created and the. The london underground or the tube as we like to call it here has arguably the most iconic map in the world.
In his paper, mind the map working paper pdf here, guo looks at the london underground system and argues that the tube map has a tremendous impact on a passengers perceptions and his or her usage of the transit system since passengers often trust the tube map more than their own travel experience on deciding the best. Stepfree tube guide a tube map to help you plan your journey without using stairs and escalators available in large print. May 02, 2016 london underground map presents a map of the underground train in a huge resolution london underground map features. It is the only london underground station located in zone 5 but not in a london borough. The underground is usually the fastest option to move from one point to another, in such a busy metropolis. Here is the section showing the new dlr stations along with some of the new logos. Tag fine arts have kindly lent me a number of images from the exhibition, from which the above is my favourite.
The artwork will be appearing, with many other londonrelated maps, at the art of mapping, an exhibition curated by tag fine arts in london, which will be taking place at the air gallery from 1426 november. Tube maps are normally provided in pdf format online. It has no connection to transport for london and does not represent the official depiction of the london underground system. Tfl have responsibility for london underground, london rail, and surface transport. The clarity, simplicity and ease of use compromises strict geographical accuracy. Look at page 85 and page 86 of the pdf to see the maps in detail. Its role is to implement the transport strategy and to manage transport services across london.