Traveling on the London Underground
Copyright 2006 S Wander
You can take the Underground to nearly all parts of London, and
can get you to your destination, without the delays of hailing
cabs or waiting for buses. The London Underground consists of a
Tube network made up of 275 stations on 12 rail lines. The
different lines are marked with colours to help you keep track
of where you are headed. Maps for the Tube have major tourist
destinations clearly marked so you can find where you are going
quickly. Any ticket station will have free maps. Smoking is not
allowed anywhere in the London Underground system.
The Tube is a very inexpensive way to get around London. The
fares are based on a map of zones in the city, with the rates
varying depending on your starting and ending zones. Tube fares
start at only