The London Underground

The London Underground  is a public transportation electric railway that operates both above and below ground throughout the Greater London area. Is the transport system of this type world's oldest. Became operational on January 10, 1863 and its older sections have completed 150 years into operation in 2013.

Londoners often refer to him as "the Tube" because of the shape of their tunnels.

Today there are 274 stations open and more than 408 kilometers of active lines, with more than three million passengers use the metro daily. It is the second metro system in the world (after Shanghai) for miles and the first of the European Union.

Since 2003, the underground part of the organization Transport for London (TfL), which also manages London's buses, including the famous red double-decker buses. Previously London Regional Transport was the company that owns the London Underground.