What's the only London tube station that doesn't contain any of the letters of the word mackerel? If you are into London transport trivia you'll know immediately that the answer is St John's Wood.
John's Wood is the only London Underground station to have no letters in common with the word mackerel? The same is also true for the words paperclip and algebra.
There are only two Tube station names that contain all 5 vowels – “Mansion House” and “South Ealing”. The oldest underground line in the world is the Metropolitan line, which opened on 10 January 1863. The first escalator was introduced at Earls Court in 1911.
Because Hampstead is on a steep hill, the station's platforms are the deepest on the London Underground network, at 58.5 metres (192 ft) below ground level; and it has the deepest lift shaft on the Underground, at 55 metres (180 ft).
Equally as interesting is the data on London's least-used stations. Sudbury and Harrow Road was London's quietest railway station, with just 18,680 entries and exits, followed by Drayton Green, South Greenford, Sudbury Hill Harrow, Morden South, Birkbeck, Couldson Town, Reedham, Castle Bar Park and Crews Hill.
What is the only station on the London Underground with a station in its name?
In December 2015, TfL confirmed that the station would be named "Battersea Power Station". This means it is the only station on the Underground with the word "station" in its official name.
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.
A common trivia question is, "Which London Underground station does not contain any of the letters in the word "mackerel"? The answer is St John's Wood, which does not contain any of the letters A-C-E-K-L-M-R.
Balham station. Balham (/ˈbæləm/) is an interchange station located in central Balham in the London Borough of Wandsworth, south west London for London Underground and National Rail services.
Journey back to the origins of the Underground, right where it all began. When it opened on 10 January 1863 as part of the Metropolitan Railway, Baker Street was home to the launch of a revolutionary idea – carrying passengers beneath Victorian London's congested streets.
With a vertical rise of 90 ft (27 m) and a length of 200 ft (61 m), the escalators at Angel station are the longest on the Underground, and in the United Kingdom.
Which line of the London Underground is the most polluted?
Researchers have found the underground lines with the most polluted air are the Northern, Bakerloo, Jubilee and Victoria – because they are the deepest.
Nicknamed "The Cherries", and commonly referred to as Bournemouth, they have played their home games at Dean Court since 1910. The club competed in regional football leagues before going up from the Hampshire League to the Southern League in 1920.
They are members of the Southern Counties East League Division One and play at the Ladywell Arena. It is considered one of the most popular amateur football clubs worldwide with high support by fans on social media.
