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| Colour on map | Corporate Turquoise |
| Year opened | 1898 |
| Line type | Deep Level |
| Rolling stock | 1992 Tube Stock |
| Stations served | 2 |
| Length | 2.37 km (1.47 mi) |
| Depots | Waterloo |
| Passenger journeys made | |
The Waterloo & City line is part of the London Underground network. It is the shortest deep-level underground metro line in London at only 2.37 kilometres (1.47 mi) long[1]. It runs from Waterloo to Bank under the River Thames and has no other stations. It started running 1898[1]. On the Tube map it is shown with a turquoise colour. It is the only line to be entirely underground. It is unofficially known as the Drain[1]. The line did not become part of the London Underground until 1994 when it was transferred during the privatisation of British Rail[1].
History change
On 1 April 1994 the line was finally transferred to London Transport from British Rail[2]. It was the last Underground line to be independently owned. It was placed under the management of the Central line[2]. This was partially because the two lines both used the 1992 tube stock trains. The line was closed over the Easter weekend[2]. This meant that British Rail's last day of operation was 31 March 1994. London Transport's first was 5 April 1994. The train drivers are housed at Leytonstone tube station, and the engineers are based at Hainault depot[2].
Stations change
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| Station | Image | Opened | Additional Information |
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Bank  |
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8 August 1898 | Opened as City, renamed 28 October 1940 |
Waterloo  |
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8 August 1898 |
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
"Line Facts – Waterloo & City line". www.tfl.gov.uk. Transport for London. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Bruce, J. Graeme; Croome, Desmond F. (2006), The Central Line (second ed.), Harrow, Middlesex: Capital Transport, ISBN 1-85414-297-6
Other websites change
- "Waterloo & City Line". Clive's Underground Lines Guide. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
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Category:London Underground lines
Category:1898 establishments
Category:Transport in Lambeth
Category:Transport in the City of London
Category:Tunnels underneath the River Thames