What colour is the district line on the London Underground?

Printed in green on the Tube map, the line serves 60 stations (more than any other Underground line) over 40 miles (64 km). It is the only Underground line to use a bridge to traverse the River Thames, crossing on both the Wimbledon and Richmond branches.



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  • UERL lines: Bakerloo Railway – brown. Hampstead Railway – indigo. Piccadilly Railway – yellow. District Railway – green.
  • Other lines: Central London Railway – blue. City and South London Railway – black. Great Northern and City Railway – orange. Metropolitan Railway – red.


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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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Why is it called the District line? The line was established as the Metropolitan District Railway, but quickly became known as the District due to the oldest Underground railway having already taken the name Metropolitan. It became the District line after the unification of London Transport in 1933.

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Metropolitan line Opened in 1863, The Metropolitan Railway between Paddington and Farringdon was the first, urban, underground railway in the world. An extension from Baker Street to Swiss Cottage in 1868, however, put an end to this claim to fame.

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Despite being named under the same system as London Underground lines, and having sections which are underground, the Elizabeth line is not classified as a London Underground line. Under the project name of Crossrail, the system was approved in 2007, and construction began in 2009.

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