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THE LONDON UNDERGROUND IS KNOWN AS THE TUBE. ITS ACTUALLY THE OLDEST SYSTEM OF ITS TYPE IN THE WORLD FIRST OPERATING IN 1863. STATIONS ARE DOTTED ALL OVER LONDON ON AVERAGE ABOUT A HALF MILE APART BUT SOME ARE ALMOST ADJACENT. IN 2003 THE LONDON UNDERGROUND BEGAN OPERATING AS A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP SYSTEM (PPP) WHICH MEANS ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS OWNED PRIVATELY BY SEPARATE COMPANIES BUT THE ACTUAL UNDERGROUND NETWORK ITSELF IS STILL OWNED BY TRANSPORT FOR LONDON UNDER THE EYE OF THE LONDON MAJOR. THE FOR THE MOST PART THE TUBE SYSTEM RUNS DEEP UNDERGROUND BENEATH LONDON. SOME STATIONS ARE PART OF MORE THAN ONE NETWORK FOR INSTANCE THE OVERGROUND SERVICE RUN BY NATIONAL RAIL SHARES MANY LINES AND STATIONS WITH THE TUBE SYSTEM. THE LONDON TUBE SYSTEM IS DIVIDED INTO 12 DIFFERENT COLOUR CODED (WHEN SEEN A TUBE MAP) LINES AND CHANGING FROM ONE LINE TO ANOTHER NORMALLY MEANS STOPPING AT A STATION TO BOARD A SEPARATE TRAIN. THESE DIFFERENT LINES ARE NAMED AS:
CENTRAL LINE, BAKERLOO LINE, DISTRICT LINE, CIRCLE LINE, NORTHERN METROPOLITAN LINE, PICCADILLY LINE, VICTORIA LINE, WATERLOO & CITY LINE, JUBILEE LINE AND HAMMERSMITH & CITY LINE.
IN GENERAL STATIONS ON THE NETWORK ARE OPEN 05.00 to 00.30 (07.30 to 23.30 on Sundays).

TICKETS CAN BOUGHT AT THE STATION BEFORE YOU BOARD FOR A SINGLE JOURNEY, A RETURN OR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. THE TUBE SYSTEM IS STILL ONE PART OF THE LONDON TRANSPORT NETWORK WHICH WORKS IN HARMONY. FOR EXAMPLE IF A STATION OR LINE HAS PROBLEMS THEN OFTEN A CONNECTION SERVICE BETWEEN STATIONS WILL BE RUN BY THE LONDON BUS SYSTEM WHERE YOUR TICKET ON THE TUBE IS VALID FOR THAT BUS JOURNEY. AFTER A DISCARDED CIGARETTE CAUSED A MAJOR FIRE AT KINGS CROSS STATION IN 1987 WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF FATALITIES SMOKING HAS BEEN BANNED ACROSS THE ENTIRE NETWORK. (SINCE 2007 SMOKING IN ENCLOSED PUBLIC SPACES HAS BEEN BANNED THROUGHOUT THE UK BY LEGISLATION ANYWAY) THE TUBE SERVICE ALL BUT SHUTS DOWN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE SERVICE STARTING UP AGAIN AT AROUND 5AM. A FEW TRAINS OPERATE DURING THESE HOURS BUT THESE ARE NORMALLY MEANT FOR TUBE WORKERS TO TRAVEL ON ONLY. ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS SUCH AS NEW YEARS EVE TRAINS ARE SPONSORED BY PRIVATE COMPANIES TO RUN THROUGH THE EARLY HOURS AT NO COST TO THE PUBLIC.

THE FRONT OF EACH TRAIN WILL TELL YOU ITS FINAL DESTINATION.
WHEN USING ESCALATORS IT IS ACCEPTED THAT IF YOU ARE JUST STANDING THEN YOU STAND ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THOSE WALKING UP THE ESCALATORS AS THEY RISE WILL DO SO TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE.

THERE ARE VARIOUS TICKETING AND PRICING OPTIONS FOR THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

Cash single fare is the normal rate when paying
WITHOUT an Oyster Card.


When Paying by an Oyster Card you will never
pay more in one day that the cap rate.
 

*PEAK: (Monday to Friday from 0700 and before 1900)
**OFF-PEAK: (All other times including public holidays)
>>>FULL LIST OF ALL FARES FOR THE LONDON TRANSPORT SYSTEM

TRAVELCARD
OYSTER PRE PAY

CARNET TICKETS
OTHER TERMS YOU MAY COME ACROSS INCLUDE A TUBE CARNET, WHICH WAS A BOOK OF TEN SINGLE FARE JOURNEYS. HOWEVER THESE ARE NO LONGER USED.

TO SEE STATIONS ON A MAP INCLUDING ZONES CLICK HERE

FOR A LONDON TUBE JOURNEY PLANNER CLICK HERE