LONDON

System location

Country

 England

Region

City

 London

City population

 8 800 000

Metropolitan area population

 14 250 000

System description

Urban rail transport

Number of Lines

Stations, qty.

Length, km

Length underground, km

Last Update

Metro:

23

 364

 451,1

 196,5

 03.09.2021

- Underground

18

315

410,9

187,6

 12.04.2020

- Docklands LR

5

47

37,0

5,7

 12.04.2020

Other rail transport

Overground lines

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Key details of METRO Lines

Line Designation

Stations qty.

Length, km

Length underground, km

Bakerloo line

 25

 23,6

 10,9

Central line (West Ruislip - Epping), main route

 37

 54,8

 18,6

Central line (Ealing Brodway - Hainault), branches only

 12

 17,4

 6,0

Circle line

 36

 27,0

 26,2

District line (Ealing Brodway - Upminster),with Kensington (Olympia) branch and withiout Circle line common stretch

 30 (31*)

 37,6

 5,1

District line (Richmond branch)

 3

 5,2

 0,0

District line (Wimbledon branch)

 8

 8,9

 1,0

Hammersmith & City line (only Aldgate link)

 0 (29**)

 0,3 (25,5**)

 0,3

Jubilee line

 27

 37,3

 19,1

Metropolitan line (Amersham/Chesham - Aldgate), part up to Baker Str.

 14 (16*)

 44,8

 3,3

Metropolitan line (Uxbridge branch), different part from Piccadily line

 1

 2,5

 0,0

Metropolitan line (Watford branch)

 2

 3,4

 0,0

Northern line (Edgware - Morden)

 31

 32,0

 23,8

Northern line (Kennington - High Barnet/Mill Hill East)

 25

 29,1

 19,0

Piccadily line (Uxbridge - Cockfosters), without District line part

 37

 43,9

 20,5

Piccadily line (Airport branch)

 11

 22,1

 12,8

Waterloo & City line

 2

 2,2

 2,2

Victoria line

 16

 22,0

 22,0

DLR line (Bank - Woodwich Arsenal)

 13

 14,3

 3,5

DLR line (Stratford Int.- Beckton)

 15

 10,7

 0,5

DLR line (Stratford - Canary Wharf) Stratford branch

 6

 5,1

 0,0

DLR line (Bank - Lewisham) Lewisham branch

 12

 6,4

 1,7

DLR line (Tower Gateway - Beckton), Tower Gateway branch only

 1

 0,5

 0,0

*Common stations: "Mile End" for District & Central lines, "Finchley Road" and "Wembley park" for Metropolitan & Jubilee lines.

**Only separated section from other lines. Theese line use tracks shared with Circle, District and Metroplitan lines

History of METRO system

Date / Year

Line

Stretch

Remark

185X

Metropolitan line

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Start of Metro construction

10.01.1863

Metropolitan line

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System opening

Future

 

 

 

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