The Central line is 74 kilometres (46 mi) long and serves 49 stations.
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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.
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.
West Ruislip to Epping on the Central line is the furthest you can travel on a single, direct London Underground train in terms of distance. It's the longest continuous journey you can take on the whole network without getting off or changing lines.
The shortest distance between two adjacent stations on the underground network is only 260 metres. The tube journey between Leicester Square and Covent Garden on the Piccadilly Line takes only about 20 seconds, but costs £4.90 (cash fare). Yet it still remains one of the most popular journeys with tourists.
Whatever direction you're coming from –whether via car, tube or walk – you'll know you're reaching King's Cross St Pancras when traffic will start slowing down and you'll even have to queue to cross the road. As such, seeing it top the chart as London's most stressful station is certainly not a surprise.
London Underground is longer at 250 miles long to Paris Métro's titchy 133 miles. But the Métro has more lines (16 versus 11) and more stations (303) than London (270).
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).
It is easier and safer to dig at depth in London because of the nature of the soil and to avoid other infrastructure and the Thames. It also may result from the fact that London is quite hilly and trains don't like going up hills, so the tube goes through the hill.
As well as having the highest top speed, the Metropolitan line also has the highest average speed - 28.3mph. The second highest average speed is the Victoria line (25.2mph) followed by the Jubilee line (24.3mph). Meanwhile the slowest line is the Circle line which crawls along at an average speed of 14.7mph.
If you go to Kawasaki, Japan, stop at the JR Kawasaki station, go out the Southern Exit, cross the street to the More's Department store, then make your way down into the basement you'll see it: The World's Shortest Escalator.
Although each station has different timings, in general, the first tube trains start running around 5:00 am - 5:15 am and finish around 12:00 am - 12:30 am from Mondays through Fridays. On Sundays, the Tube begins a bit later, around 6:00 am - 6:15 am and the final trains depart around 11:30 pm - 12:30 am.