Incredible maps show the London Underground as you've never seen it before
These incredible maps show the London Underground as you've never seen it before.
Incredible maps show the London Underground as you've never seen it before.
(Image: Getty)These incredible maps show the London Underground as you've never seen it before.
The Tube is considered one of the best transport systems in the world but there’s much more to it than meets the eye.
Even the most adept Londoners get lost in the network’s endless tunnels, escalators and stairs. But looking at them in 3D can be even more confusing.
Following a 2015 freedom of information request, Transport for London released its own drawings of every London Underground station's public areas, including the train tubes themselves, foot tunnels, stairs and more.
We've selected some of the most iconic for you to view here, but you can browse the layouts of every single station here.
Undoubtedly the largest 'station', the interconnected Bank and Monument stations accommodate Central, District, DLR, and Northern Line services. The Central Line is on the Bank end of the complex, District on the Monument end, and the other two lines fill the space between these two stations.
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Kings Cross, one of the busiest stations in London, is a major hub with four interconnecting Tube tunnels. It's served by an impressive six London Underground Lines: Circle, Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan, Piccadilly, Northern, and Victoria.
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East London's transport hub connects the area with the rest of the city. It offers Overground, National Rail, and Tube services on the Central, Circle, Hammersmith and City and Metropolitan lines. However, only the Central Line runs deep underground, as shown on the map.
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Despite its relatively simple layout, Victoria Station sees two lines running perpendicular to each other. The deeper level Victoria Line crosses beneath the District and Circle lines.
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