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 ran steam locomotives through its tunnels; electric traction arrived in 1890.

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

Liverpool's Overhead Railway followed in 1893, designed for electric traction from the start.

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%

Much of the outer network runs 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

They handle up to five million passenger journeys a day across 11 lines.

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

Edward Johnston created the Underground's typeface in 1916; Beck's map dates from 1931.