There are a number of old stations and tunnels that are now closed.
Some stations are run by APCs and local police forces.
Over 12,000 security cameras are used to monitor London Underground stations, depots, car parks and trains.
Schedule
January 9, 1863 – The London Underground begins running on the Metropolitan Railway. Forty thousand passengers ride the subway on the first day. This route is now served by the Circle Line and the Hammersmith & City Line.
1863 – The Metropolitan line opens (purple line on the map).
1864 – Hammersmith & City Line opens (pink line on the map).
1868 – The District Line will open (the green line on the map).
1869 – The East London line opens (orange line on the map).
1884 – The Circle Line (yellow line on the map) will open.
1890- The Northern Line opens (black line on the map).
1898- Waterloo & City Line opens (turquoise on the map).
1900 – The Central line opens (red line on the map).
1906 – The Bakerloo line opens (brown line on the map). The Piccadilly line will open (dark blue on the map).
1911 – First escalators installed at Earl’s Court station.
1913 – First appearance of the circle and horizontal bar symbol.
1929- The last manually operated doors on metro trains have been replaced by pneumatically operated doors.
1969- The Victoria Line will open (light blue on the map).
1979- Anniversary line opens (silver line on the map).
November 18, 1987 – The fire at King’s Cross Station was caused by a burning match falling on the panel of an escalator with wooden steps. Thirty-one people died in the fire.
2007- For the first time, the metro carries one billion passengers a year.
2013 – 150 years.
February 23, 2016 – It has been announced that the new Crossrail rail project will be called the Elizabeth Line. A completely new line is scheduled to open in autumn 2019.
May 12, 2021 – Safety testing begins on new Crossrail/Elizabeth Line trains. Project leaders expect the new line to be launched in early 2022, almost four years later than planned.
