London Underground

Summary

London Underground is a rapid transit^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.42% of rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,132 views/month, #1 of 236).^[2]

Key Facts

• London Underground was a member of Community of Metros Benchmarking Group^[3].
• London Underground is located in Greater London^[4].
• London Underground is located in Buckinghamshire^[5].
• London Underground is located in Hertfordshire^[6].
• London Underground is located in Essex^[7].
• London Underground is in the country of United Kingdom^[8].
• London Underground's instance of is recorded as rapid transit^[9].
• London Underground's instance of is recorded as light rail^[10].
• London Underground's maintained by is recorded as fluffer^[11].
• London Underground is operated by TfL^[12].
• London Underground is operated by London Underground Limited^[13].
• London Underground's headquarters location is recorded as London^[14].
• London Underground is part of TfL^[15].
• London Underground's Commons category is recorded as London Underground^[16].
• London Underground's industry is recorded as urban and suburban passenger land transport^[17].
• London Underground's industry is recorded as passenger transport^[18].
• London Underground's industry is recorded as rail transport^[19].
• London Underground comprises Bakerloo line^[20].
• London Underground comprises Central line^[21].
• London Underground comprises Circle line^[22].
• London Underground comprises District line^[23].
• London Underground comprises Hammersmith & City line^[24].
• London Underground comprises Jubilee line^[25].
• London Underground comprises Metropolitan line^[26].
• London Underground comprises Northern line^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include rapid transit^[9] and light rail^[10].

Origins

January 1, 1890 marks the founding of London Underground^[28].

Use and Application

Components include Bakerloo line^[20], a rapid transit line^[29], in United Kingdom^[30]; Central line^[21], a rapid transit line^[31], in United Kingdom^[32]; Circle line^[22], a rapid transit line^[33], in United Kingdom^[34]; District line^[23], a rapid transit line^[35], in United Kingdom^[36]; Hammersmith & City line^[24], a rapid transit line^[37], in United Kingdom^[38]; and Jubilee line^[25], a rapid transit line^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 1979^[41]. London Underground is part of TfL^[15].

Why It Matters

London Underground ranks in the top 0.42% of rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,132 views/month, #1 of 236).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]