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Waterloo & City Line

Why did they make the waterloo and city line if it only has 2 stops with none in between the terminals? Imadethis123 (talk) 10:58, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

To link Waterloo station with the City of London, the clue is in the name. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 11:28, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

But why not add more stations, not just Bank to Waterloo? Imadethis123 (talk) 11:30, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Why? Murgatroyd49 (talk) 11:31, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

So it would be more like a proper underground line not just a short 3 minute link Imadethis123 (talk) 11:45, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest you read the history of the line to understand the rationale behind its construction. There is no where useful you could add another station. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 11:55, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

thank you. Imadethis123 (talk) 12:08, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Map Mistake

There is a mistake on the map!

Because of the new Battersea Link it shows that Kennington is closer to Elephant & Castle than Borough, but in fact Borough is much closer. That illusion is there because they had to add the Battersea link Imadethis123 (talk) 11:52, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Imadethis123: There are several maps in this article, which specific one do you mean? But assuming that you mean the well-known Tube map, it's a Topological map - the spacings between the stations bear no relation to reality. Instead they are mostly drawn at even intervals to allow all the names to fit in, particularly in the central area, and to make it nice and neat. --Redrose64 🦌 (talk) 18:49, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm talking about the ones you get at the ones you get at stations.

Tube map Imadethis123 (talk) 17:57, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Imadethis123 As Redrose64 explains above, the Tube map is not an "accurate geographic map" - more of a diagram of Tube lines. Another example of how the map distorts reality would be Lancaster Gate tube station, which is very close to Paddington station in real life. If you want a geographical map, they are available on Wikimedia commons here London Underground geographic maps Turini2 (talk) 18:44, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

add template:Rapid transit OSM map

I noticed the Bilbao metro page has an interactive slippymap based on OSM data: https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Bilbao_metro#/map/0

it'd be great to set this up for the underground page too ^-^ https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Template:Rapid_transit_OSM_map Endim8 (talk) 10:49, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The old clubs

I am curious why there is no mention of the old clubs they use to have. I've been to Baker Street and seen the old shooting range! I was told there were lots of old clubs for the staff to take part in. Govvy (talk) 08:54, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Probably because that would be not relevant to the article topic itself - lots of organisations have social clubs and events for their staff, that doesn't mean they need to be included. It may be the case (e.g. Bank of England Ground) that a related article could be notable. Turini2 (talk) 09:26, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There may be a wiki devoted to London Transport for which this would be more appropriate. Fandom (previously 'Wikia') - [1] might be a starting point: a proportion of the wikis there are factually based. Jackiespeel (talk) 19:40, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Updating

In the intro section 'As of 2015, 92% of operational expenditure is covered by passenger fares.' Are there more up to date figures? Jackiespeel (talk) 19:34, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]