34 miles.
The London Underground has a staggering 270 stations. The longest possible single journey on one train is 34 miles, between West Ruislip and Epping on the Central Line. During the Second World War, part of the Piccadilly line was used to store British Museum treasures.
What Tube line is the longest?
The longest continuous tunnel is on the Northern line and runs from East Finchley to Morden (via Bank), a total of 17.3 miles.
What is the longest train line in London?
The longest line on the London Underground is the Central line at 54.9km. That means the longest continuous journey that you can take without changing is from Epping in Essex, to West Ruislip, in Hillingdon.
What is the longest distance between stations on the London Underground?
3.9 miles
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.
What is the shortest Tube line?
It is one of only two lines on the Underground network to run completely underground, the other being the Victoria line. Printed in turquoise on the Tube map, it is by far the shortest line on the Underground network, being 2.37 km (1.47 miles) long, with an end-to-end journey lasting just four minutes.
Which Tube line is hottest?
The Central Line is one of the hottest tube lines because of its age and depth beneath the ground.
Which Tube line is most polluted?
Northern
Our study found that the Northern line is the worst Tube line for your skin – bad news for its 1.1 million weekly riders. With the highest number of weekly passengers, the Northern Line exposes riders to pollution levels six times above the World Health Organisation (WHO) limit.
What is the slowest underground line?
Bakerloo is slowest line and Central is fastest.
Which is the most used tube line?
Northern Line
Which are London’s busiest morning Tube Lines?
| Position | Tube Line | Morning peak hour capacity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Line | 130 per cent |
| 2 | Central Line | 116 per cent |
| 3 | Jubilee Line | 115 per cent |
| 4 | Victoria Line | 105 per cent |
What is the UK’s longest train journey?
Aberdeen to Penzance
Britain’s longest train journey
The longest single train journey in Britain is the 08:20 from Aberdeen to Penzance, operated by CrossCountry. It takes nearly 13 and a half hours (arriving at 21:43) making thirty-three intermediate stops and covering 1162km (722 miles).
What is the deepest underground station in the world?
Arsenalna Station
THE world’s deepest metro system is the Pyongyang Metro in North Korea which is 110 meters deep. The tunnel was built as part of an underground military facility. THE world’s deepest metro, underground station is the Arsenalna Station on the Kiev Metro in Ukraine, at 107 meters deep.
What is the slowest Tube line in London?
Meanwhile the slowest line is the Circle line which crawls along at an average speed of 14.7mph. This is followed by the Bakerloo line (16.7 mph) and District line (18.1mph).
Which tube line is the quietest?
When you think of the Central line, you don’t usually think of quiet. That’s what makes Roding Valley station just that little bit extra special. It’s the quietest station on the entire London Underground network. Just 449,612 passengers used the station in the last year, an average of 1231 per day.
What is the least busiest London Underground line?
1. Roding Valley, Epping Forest – 368,000 journeys per year. The dubious award of being the London Underground’s least used station goes to Roding Valley. It is the next station on from Chigwell meaning the three least used stations on the network are all next to each other.
Which Tube line is fastest?
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).
Why is there no air conditioning on the Tube?
When engineers built the tube tunnels back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, they left no extra space and so there isn’t enough room to install air conditioning units because there’s nowhere for the hot air to escape. As well as this, the clay surrounding the deep running line locks in all the heat.
Which Tube train is the fastest?
In terms of maximum train speed, the line with the fastest max train speed is the Metropolitan where trains can reach speeds over 60mph at times on the longest stretch between stations out in Buckinghamshire (nearly 4miles between Chesham and Chalfont & Latimer).
Which is the No 1 polluted city in world?
Delhi, India
LIST OF 20 MOST POLLUTED CITIES IN THE WORLD:
| RANK | CITY, COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi, India |
| 2 | Kolkata, India |
| 3 | Kano, Nigeria |
| 4 | Lima, Peru |
What is the number 1 pollution in the world?
5 levels in most polluted countries worldwide 2020-2021. Bangladesh had an average PM2. 5 concentration of 76.9 micrograms per cubic meter of air (µg/m3) in 2021, making it the most polluted country in the world.
Which Tube line is black?
The Northern line
The Northern line is a London Underground line that runs from North London to South London. It is printed in black on the Tube map. The Northern line is unique on the Underground network in having two different routes through central London, two southern branches and two northern branches.
Can Tube drivers listen to music?
But, there is one thing a driver is completely forbidden from doing – using any electronic device. That includes listening to music, even if it’s “softly” and in “one ear” as one Redditor asked on a recent Tube driver Ask Me Anything.