Since then the Underground network, affectionately nicknamed the Tube by generations of Londoners, has grown to 272 stations and 11 lines stretching deep into the Capital's suburbs and beyond.
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London Underground, also called the Tube, underground railway system that services the London metropolitan area.
The Tube is a slang name for the London Underground, because the tunnels for some of the lines are round tubes running through the ground. The Underground serves 270 stations and over 408 km of track. From 2006 to 2007 over 1 billion passengers used the underground.
British/American underground / subway / metro / tube. A city's underground railway system is usually called the underground (often the Underground) in British English and the subway in North American English.
When the first private tube companies began operating after 1863, they focused on north London, where there was more opportunity. 'The Underground chose to run extensions into the open semi-rural districts to the north instead, where they'd have less competition and sell more tickets,' says Murphy.
Similar to the New York Subway or the Paris Metro, the London Underground is London's series of (largely) underground trains that run a regular service throughout the city. Since the trains underground run through a series of tunnels, many people (Londoners and visitors alike!)refer to it as the tube.