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| The London underground: a condensed history | The London underground: a condensed history |
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| 1863 The world's first underground train line, the Metropolitan Railway, opens from Paddington to Farringdon Street. | 1863 The world's first underground train line, the Metropolitan Railway, opens from Paddington to Farringdon Street. |
| 1868 What became the District line opens between Westminster and South Kensington on Christmas Eve. | 1868 What became the District line opens between Westminster and South Kensington on Christmas Eve. |
| 1869 The East London Line, then the East London Railway, opens between Wapping and New Cross. | 1869 The East London Line, then the East London Railway, opens between Wapping and New Cross. |
| 1884 The Inner Circle (now Circle) line opens, connecting the Metropolitan and District lines. | 1884 The Inner Circle (now Circle) line opens, connecting the Metropolitan and District lines. |
| 1900 The Central line, then the Central London Railway, opens between Shepherd's Bush and Bank. | 1900 The Central line, then the Central London Railway, opens between Shepherd's Bush and Bank. |
| 1905 The District and Circle lines switch from steam power to electricity. | 1905 The District and Circle lines switch from steam power to electricity. |
| 1906 The Piccadilly line opens from Hammersmith to Finsbury Park and the Bakerloo opens between Baker Street and Kennington Road. | 1906 The Piccadilly line opens from Hammersmith to Finsbury Park and the Bakerloo opens between Baker Street and Kennington Road. |
| 1911 Earl's Court becomes the first station to install the tube's now famous escalators. | 1911 Earl's Court becomes the first station to install the tube's now famous escalators. |
| 1924 The Northern line opens, joining the City and South London Railway with the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway. | 1924 The Northern line opens, joining the City and South London Railway with the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway. |
| 1933 Draughtsman Harry Beck devises the first "diagrammatic" tube map, of the kind still used today. | 1933 Draughtsman Harry Beck devises the first "diagrammatic" tube map, of the kind still used today. |
| 1940 Tube platforms are used as air raid shelters throughout the second world war. | 1940 Tube platforms are used as air raid shelters throughout the second world war. |
| 1953 A collision in the tunnels outside Stratford station kills 12 passengers. | 1953 A collision in the tunnels outside Stratford station kills 12 passengers. |
| 1968 The Victoria Line opens after 25 years of planning and construction. | 1968 The Victoria Line opens after 25 years of planning and construction. |
| 1975 The worst crash in the history of the tube kills 43 people at Moorgate station. | 1975 The worst crash in the history of the tube kills 43 people at Moorgate station. |
| 1979 The Jubilee line opens, running between Charing Cross and Baker Street. | 1979 The Jubilee line opens, running between Charing Cross and Baker Street. |
| 1987 A fire at King's Cross station kills 31 people. | 1987 A fire at King's Cross station kills 31 people. |
| 2003 Oyster cards are introduced and busking legalised in tube stations. | 2003 Oyster cards are introduced and busking legalised in tube stations. |
| 2005 The 7/7 terrorist attacks kill 39 passengers in tunnels near Liverpool Street, Edgware Road and King's Cross stations. | 2005 The 7/7 terrorist attacks kill 39 passengers in tunnels near Liverpool Street, Edgware Road and King's Cross stations. |
| 2007 The London Underground reaches a record one billion passengers in a single year. | 2007 The London Underground reaches a record one billion passengers in a single year. |
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