Why is the Piccadilly line called that?

The line originated in the Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway (GNP&BR), which was shortened to Piccadilly for convenience. As well as being the best-known location in the original company name, it is also the name of the main road it runs under between Piccadilly Circus and Hyde Park Corner.



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It was named the Northern line in 1937 after the ambitious Northern Heights extension project of the period, which was ultimately never fully realised. This was also an attempt at a simplified name for a complicated line.

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The Metropolitan line is the oldest underground railway in the world. The Metropolitan Railway opened in January 1863 and was an immediate success, though its construction took nearly two years and caused huge disruption in the streets.

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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. It is the DLR concourse at Bank, which is 41.4 metres below.

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The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England.

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...that Arsenal is the only Underground station to be named after a London football club (it was previously known as Gillespie Road)? Watford and West Ham are both named after the areas they serve.

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The Waterloo & City Railway Co. was absorbed by the L&SWR (which had worked the line from the outset) as from January 1907. Passenger access to the platforms at City (Bank) was by a lengthy sloping subway, the appearance of which, seemingly, gave the railway its nickname of 'The Drain'.

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The DLR is above ground so like the Overground it doesn't count. It also has driverless trains, making it unique amongst London transport! Is it a Tube line? Answer: No.

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How much does the DLR cost? DLR fares are the same as the Tube. You can pay for the DLR with a Visitor Oyster card, Oyster card or Travelcard, as well as contactless payment cards. For contactless payment cards issued outside the UK, check with your bank to see whether transaction fees or bank charges apply.

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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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Revealed: These are London's most overcrowded Tube lines Statistics from mayor of London Sadiq Khan show that morning peak hour capacity on the London Underground is more than 100 per cent, with the Northern, Central and Jubilee lines the most crowded.

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Roding Valley is London's least used tube station. Roding Valley is found on the central line. Roding Valley transports around the same number of passengers in 1 year, that London Waterloo does in 1 day.

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London's coldest Tube lines Don't be caught on the Circle, Hammersmith & City, District and Metropolitan Lines without a coat! According to data from TfL, these are the four coldest lines on the Underground network.

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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.

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The top ten busiest tube stations in London
  • King's Cross St Pancras (6,383,000 passengers)
  • Tottenham Court Road (4,843,000 passengers)
  • Waterloo (4,837,000 passengers)
  • Liverpool Street (4,742,000 passengers)
  • London Bridge (4,703,000 passengers)
  • Stratford (4,528,000 passengers)
  • Paddington (4,280,000 passengers)


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Our network includes 272 functioning Tube stations, but at least another 40 Overground and Underground stations exist that are no longer used for travel.

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