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How many London Underground stations can you name?

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Carter Sullivan

Updated on February 19, 2026

How many London Underground stations can you name?

There are 268 to choose from.

Thereof, can you name all tube stations?

The correct answers were: Embankment, Green Park, Waterloo, Gloucester Road, Mile End, Canary Wharf, Baker Street, Holborn, King's Cross St. Pancras, Bank, Tottenham Court Road, Gants Hill, Clapham Common, Knightsbridge, Piccadilly Circus, Swiss Cottage, Southwark, Turnpike Lane, Westminster and Hyde Park Corner.

Similarly, which tube station has the longest name? @@@ Hint: the longest name is made up of five words, with 'for' the third word (and the station is sometimes called by just the first two words, but the official name does include all five words).

Then, how many London Underground stations are there?

270 stations

What are the names of London Underground stations?

London Tube stations

  • Stamford Brook Underground Station. Tube Station.
  • Covent Garden Underground Station. Tube Station.
  • Piccadilly Circus Underground Station. Tube Station.
  • Seven Sisters Underground Station.
  • Stratford Underground Station.
  • Vauxhall Underground Station.
  • Westminster Underground Station.
  • Aldgate Underground Station.

How many tube stations are named after pubs?

five tube stations

What are the Colours of the tube lines?

Line colours
LineTfL colour nameShown as
Notes
CentralCorporate Red Pantone 485red 1934–present
CircleCorporate Yellow Pantone 116yellow 1987–present
DistrictCorporate Green Pantone 356green 1933–present

Which Circle Line station is named after a pub?

The Royal Oak

Which Circle Line station is named after a public house?

The station opened on 30 October 1871, although the Metropolitan Railway extension to Hammersmith had opened in 1864. It is close to the elevated Westway section of the A40 road. The station is named after a nearby public house, "The Royal Oak" (later "The Railway Tap" and now "The Porchester").

What is the least used tube station?

With a little over 368,400 passengers recorded in 2017, the Central line's Roding Valley is officially the least used station across the London underground network. To put that into perspective, King's Cross station recorded 97 million passengers that same year.

What is the biggest underground station in London?

As well as being the busiest in the UK, Waterloo Station is the largest in terms of floor space and has the greatest number of platforms. The Underground station is served by the Northern and Jubilee Lines.

What is the busiest tube line?

Northern Line

What are the 11 underground lines?

The system is composed of eleven lines – Bakerloo, Central, Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria, Waterloo & City – serving 272 stations. It is operated by Transport for London (TfL).

Why does the tube have 4 rails?

The fourth rail was chosen, partly as a cheaper option and partly for signalling reasons. As direct current track circuits were to be used to control signals, an insulated return system for the traction current was an effective way of separating the two systems.

What is the shortest Tube line in London?

Popular facts and figures ?
Date opened ?1863
Highest station above mean sea level ?Amersham (Metropolitan line) – 147 metres
Furthest station from central LondonChesham to Chalfont & Latimer (Metropolitan line) – 6.3km
Shortest distance between stationsLeicester Square to Covent Garden (Piccadilly line) – 0.3km

How do Londoners call the underground today?

London Underground, also called the Tube, underground railway system that services the London metropolitan area.

What is the newest tube station?

The Elizabeth line will stretch more than 60 miles from Reading and Heathrow in the west through central tunnels across to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east.

Who owns London Underground?

Underground Electric Railways Company of London

How old is the tube?

London Underground
Overview
Website
Operation
Began operation10 January 1863
Operator(s)London Underground Limited

How fast does a tube train go?

20.5 miles per hour

Which tube station has no vowels?

AA (zone 3) — the only station without any of the letters of UNDERGROUND in its name. OOO (zone 2) — famously, the only station to contain none of the letters of MACKEREL, and pictured above.

What is the deepest metro station in the world?

Arsenalna

What is the most northern tube station?

Chesham station is 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Charing Cross, making it the furthest London Underground station from central London. It is both the northernmost and westernmost station in the system.

How many abandoned Tube stations are there?

There are 270 functioning stations across our network, but at least 40 Overground and Underground stations still in existence are no longer used for travel.

Disused underground stations.

NameLineClosed
Down StreetGreat Northern Piccadilly and Brompton Railway1932
Brompton RoadGreat Northern Piccadilly and Brompton Railway1934

What is the most common word to appear in the names of London Tube stations?

Most Common Words In London Underground Station Names
#Answer
24Park
13Street
12Road
10Green

What are the busiest tube stations in London?

List of busiest London Underground stations
Rank (2018)Station2018
1King's Cross St. Pancras89.82
2Victoria84.47
3Oxford Circus76.40
4Waterloo76.54

What stops are on the Piccadilly line?

The Piccadilly line conveniently stops at King's Cross St Pancras for national train journeys.

Cockfosters

  • Cockfosters.
  • Oakwood.
  • Southgate.
  • Arnos Grove.
  • Bounds Green.
  • Wood Green.

Which Tube line is Green Park on?

Green Park is a London Underground station located on the edge of Green Park, with entrances on both sides of Piccadilly. It is served by the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Victoria lines.

What does tube station mean?

(tjuËb ˈsteɪʃən) noun. British. an underground station where underground trains depart and leave, esp in London.

How many London Underground stations are above ground?

270 stations

How many stations does the Piccadilly line have?

The Piccadilly line now has 51 stations and a route length of 70km, making it one of the longest lines on the Underground map.

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