What is the most unused tube station?

Roding Valley is London's least used tube station. Roding Valley is found on the central line.

What is the least used station on the tube?

Roding Valley is the most lightly used station on the Underground. It is also one of the three tube stations not to have ticket barriers. As of 2025 it is also the only tube station on the London Underground network to have a single ticket machine, as opposed to the minimum of two elsewhere.

How many London Underground stations are unused?

Find out more about London's disused Underground stations. Our network includes 272 functioning Tube stations, but at least another 40 Overground and Underground stations exist that are no longer used for travel.

What tube station never opened?

North End tube station. North End (commonly referred to as Bull and Bush) is a never-completed underground station, on the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway (CCE&HR, now part of the London Underground's Northern line).

What is the oldest station in the UK?

Since Liverpool Road ceased operation, the oldest railway station in use is Broad Green railway station in Liverpool which opened on 15 September 1830. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened starting from Liverpool Crown Street, hence the older stations start from Liverpool.

Inside Aldwych, London's abandoned Underground station

What is the only tube station with Z?

Belsize Park

The only place on the Tube map that you'll see the letter 'Z' used.

What Tube lines stay open all night?

Night Tube runs on Friday and Saturday nights on the Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines.

What is the deepest London Tube line?

Hampstead is the deepest station below the surface, at 58.5 metres (192 ft), as its surface building is near the top of a hill, and the Jubilee line platforms at Westminster are the deepest platforms below sea level at 32 metres (105 ft).

Are there abandoned Tube stations?

Along its entire network of 249 miles, there are in the region of 40 abandoned or relocated stations on the London Underground. Some of these are subsurface and some are above ground, some have vanished without trace whereas others are almost intact.

Does the London Underground pay for itself?

Our income and funding comes from a variety of sources. We're one of the only transport authorities in the world which is able to cover our day-to-day operating costs ourselves, as well as most of our more than £2bn annual capital investment programme.

What is the most complicated tube station?

King's Cross St Pancras is the toughest tube station to navigate, according to a Mastercard study that quizzed 1,000 commuters. Here's the top 10: King's Cross St Pancras. Bank and Monument.

Which station has the most no of platforms?

Answer: Option D. Howrah Railway Station, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, is the largest railway station in India with the highest number of platforms.

What is the only tube station with all the vowels?

There are only two Tube station names that contain all 5 vowels – “Mansion House” and “South Ealing”.

What is the oldest subway line in London?

Metropolitan line

Opened in 1863, The Metropolitan Railway between Paddington and Farringdon was the first, urban, underground railway in the world.

Was London Bridge Tube station bombed in WWII?

Both the London Bridge stations were badly damaged by bombing in the London Blitz in December 1940 and early 1941.

Which tube line is the quietest?

The Elizabeth Line – 74.3dB

It's really no surprise that the newest line is the quietest, the Elizabeth line isn't even 5 years old and is a marvel of modern engineering.

Which tube station has the biggest gap?

What is the fastest tube line?

The Metropolitan line can reach speeds of 62 mph (100 km/h).

Do trains run at 3am?

Standard trains do not operate around the clock and usually start running at around 05:00 stopping again at 01:00. The main exceptions to this are certain airport services and London Underground's Night Tube - these run for longer periods, but depending on the service, may still take a few hours off.

What is the cheapest way to use the tube?

Using pay as you go (paying only for the journeys you make when you travel) is the easiest and cheapest way to pay for travel in London. You don't have to work out the cost of your journey in advance or buy tickets. You can pay as you go using: A contactless card or device (overseas charges may apply)

Does the tube ever stop running?

London Underground trains generally run between 5am and midnight, Monday to Saturday. Operating hours are slightly reduced on Sunday. Night Tube trains run on some lines throughout the night on Fridays and Saturdays.