Facts about London Underground You Didn't Know

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Urban Stories

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Ай бұрын

Discover the hidden secrets of the London Underground with over 20 mind-blowing facts you probably didn't know! From the shortest distance between stations to the quirkiest station names, join us as we uncover fascinating tidbits about the Tube.
Did you know that the shortest distance between two stations is just 250 meters? Or that Paddington station is actually two stations in one? Get ready to be amazed by these underground marvels.
Ever heard of a station named after a pub? Well, there are five of them! Plus, find out which station is the only one named after a London football club.
Explore the eerie ghost stations and learn about the failed attempts to make the Tube smell nice. And did you know Queen Elizabeth II rode the Tube as a teenager?
Stick around for a bonus fact about the deepest part of the Tube network. How deep do you think it is? Hint: it's deeper than you might imagine!
What other London Underground facts do you know? Share them in the comments below and don't forget to hit subscribe for more fascinating videos!
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@i69420
@i69420 Ай бұрын
“The jubilee line is the only line that connects to all others” Bakerloo, Central, and Northern: am I a joke to you?
@TransportzOlkiem
@TransportzOlkiem Ай бұрын
Bakerloo-Baker St and Waterloo, Central-Bond St and Stratford, Northern-Waterloo and London Bridge
@OffTheRailsUK
@OffTheRailsUK Ай бұрын
He means that those lines connect to every single other one, and that those 3 lines were just ignored
@___-000
@___-000 Ай бұрын
I know you meant that the Waterloo and City Line is the only line that is always under ground level, but they do see the light of day
@SillyFisch
@SillyFisch Ай бұрын
What about Victoria Line?
@___-000
@___-000 Ай бұрын
@@SillyFisch Northumberland depot
@ianmcclavin
@ianmcclavin Ай бұрын
You can actually see a small amount of daylight from the boarding platform on the Waterloo & City Line at Waterloo, in the vicinity of the depot, where it's usual to see a train waiting to enter the platform, having moved there to reverse from the alighting side.
@___-000
@___-000 Ай бұрын
@@ianmcclavin yup
@ImaPickle28
@ImaPickle28 Ай бұрын
I think epping is my closest station, its a bit hard to know when you live in Yorkshire
@DavidNewmanDr
@DavidNewmanDr Ай бұрын
How to spoil a video about the Underground. Read it in an American accent, instead of Cockney or Recieved Pronunciation.
@TUBEWALKER100
@TUBEWALKER100 Ай бұрын
VERY COOL
@SSS92934
@SSS92934 Ай бұрын
I've heard Inspector Sands before at a station!
@brushfuse
@brushfuse Ай бұрын
Everyone says he's pretty hot.
@EvanEvans9
@EvanEvans9 Ай бұрын
I'm from a beautiful little village and community on the Shropshire/Powys border. I had to go to London for some work based training..never been happier to get back to civilisation. So grateful that my home is still pretty much as it was 70 years ago! The underground was hellish, people have no manners, it's like jumping on a slum train in the third world. Are we supposed to pretend that it's normal that 90% of the passengers don't or dont feel the need to speak English? I probably had one other native Brit on my carriage and she was a drunk as a skunk Brummie saying she was on a 'Leo Sayer' (all dayer).. absoluty hideous.
@taraelizabethdensley9475
@taraelizabethdensley9475 Ай бұрын
Unfortunately these days London is a hellhole
@CHEESEYT6
@CHEESEYT6 Ай бұрын
with the quitest tube station one i saw the train departure board saying ealing broadway which is the end of the central line and serves 2 other lines then i watched and found out roding valley is the quitest then i looked at my map AND ITS ON THE CENTRAL LINE
@ianbillericay
@ianbillericay 17 сағат бұрын
St John’s Wood is the only station without any letters in the word ‘mackerel’ in it
@Farleigh1050
@Farleigh1050 29 күн бұрын
actually the W&C does see light, when it's under that grille thing light comes down inside the depot. they don't go overground though
@VeerIslam-gk8el
@VeerIslam-gk8el Ай бұрын
Did you know at Hammersmith or Osterley there it say Piccadilly line train go to Aldwych on peak times
@user-ww8xc7sh1x
@user-ww8xc7sh1x Ай бұрын
I ❤ Victoria Line
@SomeSubwayFanForEver_SSFFE
@SomeSubwayFanForEver_SSFFE Ай бұрын
I use northern line more often
@112patka
@112patka Ай бұрын
Hello, i'm here to ask if anyone knows the name of the first song used in this video. Btw, cool facts!
@UrbanStories
@UrbanStories 10 күн бұрын
It's called Crosswalk Bounce
@CreperMan667
@CreperMan667 Ай бұрын
4:36 what about mill hill east
@t_ub3
@t_ub3 Ай бұрын
2:52 thats london bridge.
@alexstewart1678
@alexstewart1678 12 күн бұрын
What about West Ham station???
@asac159
@asac159 Ай бұрын
it's not the toob!
@discogareth
@discogareth Ай бұрын
Inspector Sands is the worst kept secret message ever! Only ever heard it once personally though.
@andrewnelson4057
@andrewnelson4057 Ай бұрын
I heard it at Edgewhere Road. A few min's before they announced the Queen passing.
@doughunt9621
@doughunt9621 Ай бұрын
Please be aware that the measurement mg is milligram, not microgram. There are 1000 micrograms in a milligram.
@PigeonsandCapybaras
@PigeonsandCapybaras 29 күн бұрын
wait what, you're telling me the incident on the 3rd of may morning at baker street and the smoke from the overhead lighting are related?
@JB21K8
@JB21K8 Ай бұрын
the northern also connects with all tube lines so ur wrong
@TaylaHolland
@TaylaHolland Ай бұрын
Yes, unless they are including the other modes in that, as the Jubilee also connects with the cable car
@JB21K8
@JB21K8 Ай бұрын
@@TaylaHolland u forgot that tram exists
@___-000
@___-000 Ай бұрын
Every single tube line except Waterloo and City, District and Metropolitan connects with every other tube line
@___-000
@___-000 Ай бұрын
@TaylaHolland Cable car doesnt count because it doesn't connect with anything
@felixw19
@felixw19 Ай бұрын
@@___-000 The District Line and Metropolitan Line don't connect to each other
@markomarten
@markomarten Ай бұрын
I don’t how often the tube gets a clean but in some places it’s not very pleasant. The Elizabeth line is a step forward with the platforms being gated as it were, it could reduce the amount of dust being absorbed by the passengers. I know every station is unique and it would be very difficult to make every station like that but it might be a good place to start. Also there’s a good number of stations that are outside as it were so they are probably not so badly affected.
@ianmcclavin
@ianmcclavin Ай бұрын
I changed trains recently from the Victoria Line to the Overground at Blackhorse Road. The latter is in the open air, so no problem there, but I noticed the Victoria Line platforms there being a lot hotter there than they were in the 70's and 80's.
@rowanpage9060
@rowanpage9060 Ай бұрын
West ham is also named after a club.
@TransportForLuka
@TransportForLuka Ай бұрын
No the area is called west ham, it's not named after the stadium
@ianmcclavin
@ianmcclavin Ай бұрын
No it isn't. The nearest station to West Ham United 's old Boleyn Ground used to be Upton Park, two stations away from West Ham, and the current nearest station to their present ground, the former Olympic Stadium, is Stratford.
@CampingMalvarrosa
@CampingMalvarrosa 27 күн бұрын
Also, the Arsenal station is NOT named after the football club - It's named after the Arsenal Munitions factory at Woolwich. That's why the team's nickname is The Gunners.
@UrbanStories
@UrbanStories 10 күн бұрын
That's Woolwich Arsenal. The actual Arsenal Station on Piccadilly line was renamed specifically after the club moved to that area.
@mangobabe1980
@mangobabe1980 6 күн бұрын
I use the northern line and my train station (northern line) is very busy
@horny99845
@horny99845 Ай бұрын
Street dust
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