Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway

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The Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway was the original stretch of the world’s first underground railway in London, linking Paddington to Farringdon when it opened in 1863.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line section
underground railway
cityServed Camden NERFINISHED
City of London NERFINISHED
City of Westminster NERFINISHED
connectsStation Baker Street NERFINISHED
Edgware Road NERFINISHED
Euston Square NERFINISHED
Farringdon NERFINISHED
Great Portland Street NERFINISHED
King’s Cross St Pancras NERFINISHED
Paddington NERFINISHED
constructionMethod cut-and-cover
country United Kingdom
electrification not electrified at opening
heritageSignificance world’s first underground railway line
historicalEra Victorian era NERFINISHED
historicalStatus original section of the Metropolitan Railway
infrastructureType cut-and-cover trench
tunnel
isPartOfNetwork London Underground NERFINISHED
lineCharacter sub-surface
linkedTerminusRailway Great Western Railway at Paddington NERFINISHED
Thameslink route at Farringdon NERFINISHED
locatedIn London NERFINISHED
notableFor being the first urban underground railway in the world
opened 1863
openingDate 1863-01-10
operatorAtOpening Metropolitan Railway NERFINISHED
originalPurpose passenger transport
originalTraction steam locomotives
partOf Metropolitan Railway NERFINISHED
railGauge standard gauge
servedBy Circle line NERFINISHED
Hammersmith & City line NERFINISHED
Metropolitan line NERFINISHED
significanceInTransportHistory prototype for later metro systems worldwide
status in operation
terminus Farringdon NERFINISHED
Paddington NERFINISHED

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Paddington (Bishop’s Road) station isOnRoute Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway