What is the oldest london undergound line?

Question

What is the oldest london undergound line?

Answer 1

The washing line

Answer 2

Metropolitan Line is the oldest in the world I think. Opened early 1863, January I think.

Answer 3

The oldest part of the London Underground actually predates by 20 years the opening of the world's first Underground railway between Paddington and Farringdon Street in 1863.

Answer 4

The London Underground is an all-electric metro railway system in England that covers much of the conurbation of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. It is the world's oldest underground system, and is the largest in terms of route length. Service began on 10 January 1863 on the Metropolitan Railway; most of that initial route is now part of the Hammersmith & City Line. Despite its name, about 55% of the network is above ground. Popular local names include the Underground and, more colloquially, the Tube, in reference to the cylindrical shape of the system's deep-bore tunnels.

The Underground currently serves 274 stations and runs over 408 km (253 miles) of lines[1]. There are also a number of former stations and tunnels that are now closed. In 2004–2005, total passenger journeys reached a record level of 976 million, an average of 2.67 million per day.

Since 2003, the Underground has been part of Transport for London (TfL), which also administers Greater London's buses, including the famous red double-deckers, and carries out numerous other transport-related functions in the region; as London Underground Limited it was previously a subsidiary of London Regional Transport, a statutory corporation.

Answer 5

I dont know but the victoria line is a horrible bouncy ride!

so i would say the victoria line!

Answer 6

i think it is the Piccadilly line

Answer 7

The oldest line is the Metropolitan Line.

Answer 8

The oldest London Underground line is the Metropolitan line.

Answer 9

The Metropolitan http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/learning/onlin...

Answer 10

The Metropolitan Line.

Answer 11

STONEHENGE

Answer 12

The Metropolitan line is the oldest, dating from 1863.

Answer 13

The Metropolitan Line is the oldest underground railway in the world. It currently operates the oldest trains on the network, introduced around 1960. The Victoria Line is the second youngest, opened in 1968, but operates the second oldest trains (introduced when the line opened). The youngest is the Jubilee Line, opened in 1979.

Answer 14

metropolitan line?

Answer 15

victoria line

Answer 16

Metropolitan Line is the Oldest and the Jubilee Line  is the Youngest Line.

Answer 17

Between Paddington and Farrington St. Then called the East London Line around 1863

Answer 18

Probably the circle or Met line as they are on the surface level.

Answer 19

I think it's the Jubilee, I'm certain the first bit was built for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.

Answer 20

the city to bank line but the post office has an under ground line that i think is older

Answer 21

The Metropolitan line is the oldest, opened on 10th Jan 1863.  The Victoria line was built much, much later.

Answer 22

The Metropolitan and The Hammersmith and City line both opened in 1863.  The oldest 2 lines.

Answer 23

i think its metropolitan line

Answer 24

victoria line is the oldest, northern line is the deepest

Answer 25

The City had a very nice station called Holborn Viaduct closed at the beginning of WWII, it was destroyed to build insignificant offices during Thatcher years, plague of public transport ! A service was created the Thameslink joining Brighton to Bedford .

I began with this story to explain why underground occured, because the early conservatives as dull as now refused the passing of the town imposing these termini like the French socialists would do in Paris.

The Liberals tried to avoid this crazy issue which provoked WWI by impeding more wealthy growth but it could not be enough.

The first attempt was a branch from Paddington to Faringdon made in 1863 but it failed to go further due to the strong opposition of corrupted narrow-minded politicians who installed the Tube lines instead of letting the trams cross the boroughs.

Answer 26

The Bakerloo was the first fully Underground line but the oldest line under and overground is the Metropolitan line.

Answer 27

Metropoliton Line

Answer 28

Its the Metropolitan between Paddington and Farringdon, via Baker Street, commenced in 1863. Its known as a "Cut and Shut" line - they literally scooped out the cutting in the ground then covered it over with steel girders, which is why you can see out into daylight on many parts of it and why your mobile will work well on the underground around Farringdon. Sadly, Sweet Sarah is wrong on both her answers. The Victoria Line is the deepest and one of the more recent, being built only in the early 1930s.

Answer 29

The Metropolitan line is the oldest line and was opened in 1863, making it the world's first underground railway.