Q 01/05

The world's first underground passenger line, opened in London in 1863, was called what?

A) The District Railway

B) The Central London Railway

C) The Metropolitan Railway

D) The Bakerloo Railway

Answer · why

C) The Metropolitan Railway

The Metropolitan Railway opened between Paddington and Farringdon on 10 January 1863, running steam locomotives through cut-and-cover tunnels; it was ...

Q 02/05

What was the world's first electric, fully underground rapid transit line, opened in 1890?

A) The Metropolitan Railway

B) The Liverpool Overhead Railway

C) The Glasgow Subway

D) The City & South London Railway

Answer · why

D) The City & South London Railway

The City & South London Railway opened in 1890 between King William Street and Stockwell, with electric locomotives hauling carriages through deep tub...

Q 03/05

Roughly what proportion of the London Underground actually runs underground?

A) 45%

B) 60%

C) 75%

D) 95%

Answer · why

A) 45%

45%: only around 45% of the network's roughly 400 km runs in tunnel; much of the outer network is on the surface, despite the name.

Q 04/05

How many stations does the London Underground have?

A) 372

B) 472

C) 572

D) 272

Answer · why

D) 272

272 stations are served across 11 lines, handling up to five million passenger journeys a day.

Q 05/05

Who designed the schematic London Tube map, later voted a national design icon?

A) Harry Beck

B) Edward Johnston

C) Frank Pick

D) Charles Holden

Answer · why

A) Harry Beck

Harry Beck, an Underground draughtsman, drew the diagrammatic map in 1931 and it was first printed in 1933; Edward Johnston designed the typeface in 1...