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The London Underground is a metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in England. It is the world's oldest underground railway system. It is usually referred to as the Underground or the Tube - the latter deriving from the shape of the system's deep-bore tunnels - although about 55% of the network is above ground.
The earlier lines of the present London Underground network, which were built by various private companies, became part of an integrated transport system (which excluded the main line railways) in 1933 with the creation of the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB), more commonly known by its shortened name: "London Transport".
The Underground has 268 stations and approximately 400 km (250 miles) of track,[1] making it the longest metro system in the world by route length,[4] and one of the most served in terms of stations. In 2007, over one billion passenger journeys were recorded.
Transport for London (TfL) was created in 2000 as the integrated body responsible for London's transport system. It replaced London Regional Transport. It assumed control of London Underground Limited in July 2003.
The London Underground's 11 lines are the Bakerloo line, Central line, Circle line, District line, Hammersmith & City line, Jubilee line, Metropolitan line, Northern line, Piccadilly line, Victoria line, and Waterloo & City line.
Until 2007 there was a twelfth line, the East London line, but this has closed for rebuilding work. It will be reopen as part of London Overground - part of the National Rail network and eventually connected to its North London Line - in 2010.
The Underground has been featured in many movies and television shows, including Sliding Doors, Tube Tales and Neverwhere. The London Underground Film Office handles over 100 requests per month. The Underground has also featured in music such as The Jam's "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" and in literature such as the graphic novel V for Vendetta. Popular legends about the Underground being haunted persist to this day.
The Underground currently sponsors and contributes to the arts via its Platform for Art and Poems on the Underground projects. Poster and billboard space (and in the case of Gloucester Road tube station, an entire disused platform) is given over to artwork and poetry to "create an environment for positive impact and to enhance and enrich the journeys of ... passengers".[
The London Underground's 11 lines are the Bakerloo line, Central line, Circle line, District line, Hammersmith & City line, Jubilee line, Metropolitan line, Northern line, Piccadilly line, Victoria line, and Waterloo & City line. Until 2007 there was a twelfth line, the East London line, but this has closed for conversion work and will be transferred to the London Overground when it reopens in 2010.
Transport for London (TfL) was created in 2000 as the integrated body responsible for London's transport system. It replaced London Regional Transport. It assumed control of London Underground Limited in July 2003.
TfL is part of the Greater London Authority and is constituted as a statutory corporation regulated under local government finance rules.[22] It has three subsidiaries: London Transport Insurance (Guernsey) Ltd., the TfL Pension Fund Trustee Co. Ltd. and Transport Trading Ltd (TTL). TTL has six wholly-owned subsidiaries, one of which is London Underground Limited.
London Underground From Wikipedia
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St. Paul's is a London Underground station in the City of London on the Central Line, between Bank and Chancery Lane stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 1.
The station should not be confused with City Thameslink station which opened in 1990 as St Paul's Thameslink, but is some distance from the underground station. That station was subsequently renamed City Thameslink to avoid confusion for the emergency services, but for years afterwards many maps and guidebooks in circulation continued to carry the earlier name.
The Station Today
The station entrances are located around the junction of Newgate Street, Cheapside and St Martin's le Grand and takes its current name from nearby St Paul's Cathedral, a short distance to the south. Visitors should note that the main entrance to the Cathedral is at its west end, a few minutes' walk away. As of summer 2008, the entrance and platforms are undergoing refurbishment.
St. Paul's tube station, From Wikipedia
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London Underground - Catch me if you can!!
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22 Декабрь 2009, 00:08 dave.ellins great shot david, maybe a bit to much of an orange cast though? Well done for they guy staying still and not moving!
22 Декабрь 2009, 01:28 lowell.ling Looks like me every morning...
22 Декабрь 2009, 18:43 zandall intense motion shot...beautiful colors and lines. love that there's only one person waiting. Is it you?
22 Декабрь 2009, 21:18 relumadrid
esplendida amigo,ese enfoque es terible,buen
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23 Декабрь 2009, 07:49 crazyfrogleg [catching flies]
excellent capture... how I wish I took this
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24 Декабрь 2009, 06:10 -Randy- Such clear lines, He must have been motionless for sometime. Such a great shot!
24 Декабрь 2009, 16:52 Tom M. Brown that
25 Декабрь 2009, 03:53 archer10 (Dennis) Awesome shot!
25 Декабрь 2009, 15:59 rich66 ~~
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26 Декабрь 2009, 09:14 Mimmo Photo amazing capture David.
26 Декабрь 2009, 23:28
Fantastic shot my friend
Bravo
27 Декабрь 2009, 13:25 GUNDOGAN
beautiful motion--
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28 Декабрь 2009, 05:19 pyukie Supperfine !! Woaw!!
28 Декабрь 2009, 17:36 MakingMemories(Deja-Vu photography) great shot ! love the motion
29 Декабрь 2009, 02:42 RajRem (busy) wow..awesome
29 Декабрь 2009, 10:22 DolliaSH Nice collection! Stunning capture! Love it
30 Декабрь 2009, 07:30 mpaulda™
I know of none better than you (sorry my
english is not good)
Excelent processing
31 Декабрь 2009, 05:13 donnairene
Awesome capture. Very nice golden tones.
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31 Декабрь 2009, 17:46 rodante
Fantabulous
Well Done
31 Декабрь 2009, 18:09 AnyGlo Great shot!:)
01 Январь 2010, 09:14 Tattooed JJ (more off than on for a while) Excelente una pasada nunca mejor dicho que sensacion de velocidad,saludos amigo
02 Январь 2010, 09:01 buttha Fantastic angle and perspective!!
02 Январь 2010, 14:51 glenndulay WOW love this super golden tones and love the motion of the train
03 Январь 2010, 03:12 Rainprel
great expsoure, very good perspective and
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04 Январь 2010, 00:12 Homayoun ! nice train exposure! awesome one!
04 Январь 2010, 08:57 cnmark Nicely executed shot!
04 Январь 2010, 15:07 Little Pebble For the animal rights! Wonderful image..great exposure !
04 Январь 2010, 18:59 Patrick Ciebilski Amazing - great work!
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