- Is TFL privately owned?
- Which London Underground line has the most stops?
- What percentage of the underground is above ground?
- Which station has the greatest number of tube platforms in London?
- What is the oldest Tube line?
- How much does it cost to run TfL?
- What is the least used tube station?
- What is the deepest underground station in London?
- Which Tube stations are closest together?
- What Tube line is completely underground?
- How much of the district line is underground?
- Which tube station has no vowels?
Is TFL privately owned?
Technically, Transport for London is a private company that's wholly owned by the government. It's responsible for enacting the mayor's transport strategy as a whole, across a number of different transportation modes.
Which London Underground line has the most stops?
The District Line has the most stations: 60. 24. The Underground name first appeared on stations in 1908. 25.
What percentage of the underground is above ground?
The longest possible single journey on one train is 34 miles, between West Ruislip and Epping on the Central Line. During the Second World War, part of the Piccadilly line was used to store British Museum treasures. Around 55% of the London Underground is actually above the ground.
Which station has the greatest number of tube platforms in London?
Baker Street. Has the most platforms of any tube station – 10.
What is the oldest Tube line?
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.
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Lines.
Name | Waterloo & City line |
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Termini | Bank |
Waterloo | |
Depots | Waterloo |
Average weekday ridership, 2017 | 59,492 |
How much does it cost to run TfL?
Operating costs Budgeted operating costs for 2020/21 are £6,625m, which is in line with the 2019 Business Plan. We are mitigating inflationary pressures through our savings programme.
What is the least used tube station?
London Underground's quietest, least used tube station is “Roding Valley”. Located at the top end of the 'Hainault Loop' section of the Central Line (the red one on a tube map), Roding Valley station is situated in the north eastern Greater London & South Essex borders.
What is the deepest underground station in London?
Popular facts and figures 🔢
Date opened 🐣 | 1863 |
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Deepest lift shaft | Hampstead – 55.2 metres |
Shortest lift shaft | King's Cross St. Pancras – 2.3 metres |
Station with most platforms | Baker Street – 10 |
Highest station above mean sea level 🌊 | Amersham (Metropolitan line) – 147 metres |
Which Tube stations are closest together?
A: On the Piccadilly Line, Leicester Square and Covent Garden are the two closest stations together on the network with an average journey time of just 37 seconds.
What Tube line is completely underground?
The Victoria line was opened by the Queen (under whose garden it runs) in 1969. It's one of only two lines (the other being Waterloo and City) where you're completely underground as you travel from one end to the other.
How much of the district line is underground?
It is the busiest of the sub-surface lines and the fourth busiest overall on the Underground network. Out of the 60 stations served, 29 are underground.
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District Line.
District | |
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Year Opened | 1868 |
Line Type | Sub-Surface |
Rolling Stock | London Underground C69 Stock |
Stations Served | 60 |
Which tube station has no vowels?
50 things you never knew about the London Underground: There is only one tube station name which does not have any letters of the word "mackerel" in it - St John's Wood. There are only two tube stations which have all five vowels in them - Mansion House and South Ealing.