London Underground

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The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and surrounding areas, famous as one of the world's oldest and most extensive metro networks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf metro system
public transport network
rapid transit system
connectsTo Docklands Light Railway
Elizabeth line
London Overground
country United Kingdom
electrification fourth rail
third rail
fareSystem Oyster card
Travelcard
contactless payment
hasCharacteristic deep-level tube lines
sub-surface lines
hasIconicFeature diagrammatic tube map
tube roundel
hasPart Bakerloo line
Central line
Circle line
District line
Hammersmith & City line
Jubilee line extension
surface form: Jubilee line

Metropolitan line
Northern line
Piccadilly line
Victoria line
Waterloo & City line
inception 1863
language English
locatedIn London, England
surface form: London
mapDesigner Harry Beck
openingDate 1863-01-10
operator Transport for London
originalName Metropolitan Railway
owner Transport for London
partOf Transport for London
surface form: London public transport network
safetySystem automatic train protection
serves Buckinghamshire
Essex
Greater London
Hertfordshire
significantEvent Jubilee line extension
extension to Heathrow Airport
introduction of electric traction
opening of the Jubilee line
opening of the Victoria line
trackGauge standard gauge
uses Johnston typeface
London Underground roundel
website https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/

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Hanover Square hasTransportConnection London Underground
Regent’s Park station operatedBy London Underground
Regent’s Park station managedBy London Underground
Regent’s Park station isOnNetwork London Underground
this entity surface form: London Underground network
Victoria Station railwayNetwork London Underground
Victoria Station undergroundOperator London Underground
Monument station managedBy London Underground
Monument station isPartOf London Underground
this entity surface form: London Underground network
Watford tube station managedBy London Underground
Bloomsbury and Somers Town transportServedBy London Underground
Sir Basil Mott notableWork London Underground
this entity surface form: London Underground tunnels
Oxford Circus hasPublicTransportMode London Underground
Mornington Crescent managedBy London Underground
Mornington Crescent network London Underground
Oyster pay as you go appliesTo London Underground
Stratford station partOf London Underground
this entity surface form: London Underground network
Kew Gardens station managedBy London Underground
Kew Gardens station servedByOperator London Underground
Paddington (Bishop’s Road) station partOf London Underground
Ruislip depot operatedBy London Underground
Ruislip depot network London Underground
Ruislip depot hasConnectionTo London Underground
this entity surface form: London Underground network
1992 Stock operator London Underground
1992 Stock network London Underground
1992 Stock designedBy London Underground
Woodford railNetwork London Underground
Newbury Park servedBy London Underground
S7 Stock operator London Underground
S7 Stock network London Underground
Liverpool Street servedBy London Underground
subject surface form: Liverpool Street station
Liverpool Street partOf London Underground
subject surface form: Liverpool Street station
this entity surface form: London Underground network
Embankment managedBy London Underground
Embankment isPartOfNetwork London Underground
Tower Hill managedBy London Underground
Tower Hill network London Underground
east London transportServedBy London Underground
subject surface form: East London
Canning Town Underground station managedBy London Underground
Zone 5 appliesTo London Underground
Edward Johnston designedFor London Underground
Johnston Underground designedFor London Underground
Johnston Underground commissionedBy London Underground
Johnston Underground associatedWith London Underground
this entity surface form: London Underground corporate identity
Johnston Underground alsoKnownAs London Underground
this entity surface form: London Underground Johnston
New Johnston usedBy London Underground
Johnston100 associatedWith London Underground