How fast is London Underground?

The average speed on the Underground is 20.5 miles per hour, including station stops. On the Metropolitan line, trains can reach over 60 mph.



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Not including the Elizabeth line, which technically is not a standard Tube line, the line which is the fastest therefore is the Metropolitan Line. It is the fastest line on average across London but also has the fastest stretch of line - where trains can reach that magic speed of 60mph.

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The Tube (London Underground Train / Subway) The tube is the quickest way to travel around London, and you'll find that most places you want to go will have a tube stop close by.

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The maximum speed currently possible in the UK is 186mph, achieved by Eurostar trains on the HS1 line between London and the Channel Tunnel. The HS1 line is used by Eurostar services and Javelin commuter services from Kent, although the latter have a max speed of 140mph.

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The improved connectivity of the Elizabeth line means many journeys will now be direct and significantly quicker, in fact some will take less than half the time. Example of time savings: Abbey Wood to Liverpool Street will take 18 mins rather than 45 mins. Abbey Wood to Paddington will take 29 mins rather than 55 mins.

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This means that the slowest line of them all is the Circle Line which only has an average speed of 24.31 Km per hour. This means that the Circle Line is almost 20 Km per hour slower than the Metropolitan Line on average.

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Which London Tube line is the busiest?
  • Central, 260.9 million.
  • Northern, 252.3 million.
  • Jubilee, 213.6 million.
  • Piccadilly, 210.2 million.
  • District, 208.3 million.
  • Victoria, 200.0 million.
  • Circle and Hammersmith & City lines, 114.6 million.
  • Bakerloo, 111.1 million.


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London Underground trains generally run between 5am and midnight Monday to Saturday. Operating hours are slightly reduced on Sunday. Night Tube trains run on some lines throughout the night on Fridays and Saturdays.

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He added: 'The Central line has the loudest section out of all of the tube lines, and it basically gets as loud as almost 110dB. ' The Jubilee, Central, Victoria and Bakerloo lines were also recorded to be louder than 105dB on ten different occasions.

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The deepest station is Hampstead on the Northern line, which runs down to 58.5 metres. 15. In Central London the deepest station below street level is also the Northern line.

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The longest distance between two stations is 3.9 miles (6.3 km) between Chalfont & Latimer and Chesham on the Metropolitan line. The shortest distance between adjacent stations is the 330 yards (300 m) between Leicester Square and Covent Garden on the Piccadilly line.

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The Victoria line runs faster trains than other Underground lines because it has fewer stops, ATO running and modern design. Train speeds can reach up to 50 miles per hour (80 km/h).

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The Central line is a London Underground line that runs through central London, from Epping, Essex, in the north-east to Ealing Broadway and West Ruislip in west London. Printed in red on the Tube map, the line serves 49 stations over 46 miles (74 km), making it the longest line on the Underground.

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Researchers have found the underground lines with the most polluted air are the Northern, Bakerloo, Jubilee and Victoria – because they are the deepest.

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The Waterloo and City line won the title of the safest line was followed by the London overground with 24, Docklands railway at 92, the Metropolitan line with 166 and the Hammersmith and City line with 364 thefts.

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If you're seeking a cooler tube ride, you'll want to stick to the Jubilee or Waterloo Lines. With an average of 26.9C and 25C respectively, they recorded the lowest temperatures.

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The designer of the iconic Underground map, Harry Beck, based his design on an electrical circuit diagram. The average speed on the Underground is 20.5 miles per hour, including station stops.

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