In response to a freedom of information request from a man named james burbage, tfl created a new version of its london underground map that shows exactly where the tube. Londons underground rail system is a map or a diagram. Route map of london underground, london overground, docklands light railway and crossrail, including most greenlighted proposals. To create the tube map, we typed in the name of each tube station, and labelled the map with the three words it came up with. This is an animated timeline showing how the london underground started in 1863, and then grew over the years to present day. Technically its not really a map but a diagram, as it doesnt reflect the real geography of london at all accurately but its clear, colourcoded lines and. Travel guide to touristic destinations, museums and architecture in london. A london underground enthusiast has designed an unofficial tube map that reveals how the capitals famous transport network could look in 2040. Click the tube map to zoom in and find your station. Its not as simple as it sounds the entire world has been divided.
Technically its not really a map but a diagram, as it doesnt reflect the real geography of london at all. View the london underground map courtesy of the bbc. As londons early transport system was operated by a variety of independent companies, there were no complete maps of the. Constructed by sir marc brunel and his son isambard, the thames tunnel opens. Becks representation of londons underground system. The tube map is the schematic diagram transit map representing the lines and stations of some. On 10 january, the metropolitan railway opens the worlds first underground railway, between paddington then called bishops road and farringdon street.
Large london maps for free download and print high. The map also includes major rail lines used for journeys within london, such as london. We take a look at its history, from 1931 to the present day. London underground overground dlr crossrail map night. Pdf 621kb steps at street level between stations zones 12. A planned extension to the capitals public transport system could mark the end of the line for the classic london tube map. A brief history of the underground transport for london. The tube map sometimes called the london underground map or the tfl services map is a schematic transport map of the lines, stations and services of the london underground, known colloquially as the tube, hence the maps name. A geographically accurate map of the london underground. Becks map and its successors have inspired artists, too. David booths the tate gallery by tube 1986, a poster for london underground stations, showed tube lines squeezed from tubes of. Detailed and highresolution maps of london, great britain for free download. It should be used in place of this raster image when not inferior. London underground s tube map has been used as a metaphor for everything from the shape of the galaxy to famous footballers.
Online tube map january 2020a transport for london. Since then, it has been expanded to include more of london s public transport systems, including the. These pdf maps of london show in detail the center of the city with the top attractions and the nearest tube stations. A brief introduction to londons underground railways and. This tool uses sirv dynamic imaging to zoom fast into the image. Now with c2c weekend service to liverpool street via stratford. The london tube map pdf 265kb is a design classic and makes. Find what 3 words represent each tube station on this. The tube map is a schematic transport map of the lines, stations and services of the london. History of the london tube map 18632008 visual how the london tube map has changed over the years.