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Travelling by Underground

The underground railway system, known as the Tube, has some
270 stations, each identified by the Underground logo. Trains
run every day except Christmas Day, from about 5:30am till
midnight Monday to Thursday; 5:30am till 1am on Friday and
Saturday; and 6:30am to 11:30pm on Sunday. Five lines began
running 24-hour Tube services on Fridays and Saturdays in
2016, and there are plans to expand these services; its progress
can be checked on the TfL website: www.tfl.gov.uk. The
Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in east and south east London
connects with the Tube and runs to London City Airport. For
information, call 0343 222 1234 or check the TfL website. London Underground train

Planning Your Journey lines offer a night service on Buying a Ticket
Fridays and Saturdays. There are
There are 12 Tube lines, all named maps of the Tube system (see All Tube and DLR stations fall
and colour-coded (red for Central, inside back cover) at each station. within one of six main fare zones
blue for Victoria, etc.), which inter- The Tube map isn’t to scale, nor (see p374). The zones you travel
sect at various stations. Some can it be relied upon for direc- through determine the cost of
lines, like the Jubilee, have a tions. From it, you can work out your journey. Unless you plan
single branch; others, like the where to change to travel to any on making very few journeys
North ern, have more than one, so station on the system. All eight of by Tube, it will usually be best
it’s important to check the digital London’s main line rail stations to travel with a multi-journey
boards on the platform and the (see p368) have Tube stations. Due Travelcard or an Oyster card
destination on the front of the to ongoing Tube improv ement, (see p374). However, you can also
train. The Circle Line is a con tin- services are some times susp en- buy single or return tickets from
uous loop around cen tral London ded, usually at weekends. When ticket offices and ticket machines,
with an extension to Hammer- this happens, replacement buses or pay using a contactless credit
smith. The Central, Jubilee, are provided. Check for line or debit card. All Under ground
Northern, Victoria and Piccadilly closures before travelling. and DLR stations have touch-
screen machines giving step-by-
How to read the Journey Planner Maps step instructions in a variety of
(see inside back cover) Station for changing between languages. They accept coins,
lines or to British Rail train notes and credit and debit cards;
you can also use them to top up
your credit on an Oyster card.
To check current fares, select
the ticket type you need, choose
the station you wish to travel
Double circle, meaning to, and the fare will be displayed
two stations are linked Station serving on screen.
two lines
Tube Architecture
The Underground’s reputation
for exciting architecture was
established in the 1930s. In
1999, the Jubilee Line Extension
opened to great acclaim, with
six imposing and elegant
stations designed by a group
of top architects including
Will Alsop (North Greenwich),
Norman Foster (Canary Wharf)
and Matthew Hopkins (West-
minster). A similarly light,
spacious style has been adop-
ted in the impressive Tube, DLR,
bus and mainline rail hub at
Stratford, gateway to the Queen
Elizabeth Olympic Park. Inside Canary Wharf Underground station

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