Life Line Of London London Underground

T he London Underground is         formed in 1985, but its history    an electric mass transit        dates back to 1863 when the first  railway system or a metro       world underground railway opened   system that covers the whole area     in London. Today London            of London and beyond the city of      Underground is a major business,   London. It runs both above and        with over 3 million passenger      below ground. It is also known by     journeys a day, some 500 peak      the name of “the Tube”, for its       trains, 253 stations owned (275    round-shaped tube like tunnels        served), over 12,000 staff and     through which small trains move.      vast engineering assets.                                                                                    The London Underground is the         The Tube which links London from   oldest underground railway in the     outer sphere t its inner circle    world. The first tube line opened     is a vast maze of lines            in 1863 and the carriages were        connecting each other. Daily       pulled by steam engines. At the       about 3 million people use this    moment the London tube is the         service to go to their office or   longest underground railway in        to reach the sanctuary of their    the world. If the weather is nice     homes.                             and one has time then take a trip                                        on the Docklands Light Railway        One of the things which is most    (part of Tube Network) as it will     interesting is the changing        give a magnificent view of the        history of the railway, of which   River Thames and the part of town     there is still much hidden         called Docklands. The line is         evidence. For example, look        mostly above ground so one can        through the window as one travel   enjoy some fantastic views of the     between Tottenham Court Road and   city and its waterfront.              Holborn on the Central Line and                                          one can see a station - where no   London Underground Limited was        passengers have alighted since     1932. This used to be British         most “used” of the disused         Museum station. Or perhaps one        stations on the London             may notice the tunnel wall change     Underground - today not by         from cast iron tubing to bricks       passengers, but by film and        as one travel on the Piccadilly       television companies. The fact     Line between Green Park and Hyde      that it’s on a branch line still   Park Corner. This also used to be     connected to the main network and  a station. Down Street These          that it’s now deserted, yet at     stations are often referred to as     the same time being in reasonably  ghost stations.                       good condition down at platform                                         level makes the station an ideal   There are about 40 abandoned or       filming location. Films and TV     relocated stations on the             programs that have used it as a    Underground network along its         location include Paramoun’s        entire 255 miles (408Km) of track     Patriot Games; the All Saints      way - some subsurface and some        film Honest, the BBC production    above ground. Some have vanished      of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere.       without trace whereas others are                                         almost intact, grimy time             The many idiosyncrasies of London  capsules of the era when they         tube is a well  known fact and     were closed.                          not only the Londoner’s but also                                         the tourist enjoy the Tube ride.   Aldwych is almost certainly the        About the Author: Anil Gupta recommends that you visit http://www.bookings.it/city/gb/london.html?aid=305255 for more information on london hotels. Read more articles by: Anil Gupta Article Source: www.iSnare.com