London Underground - Selected Facts

Selected Facts

• Longest journey without changing trains – 59.4 kilometres (36.9 mi), from West Ruislip to Epping on the Central line taking 1 hour 28 minutes.
• Longest distance between stations – 6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi), between Chalfont & Latimer and Chesham on the Metropolitan line.
• Shortest distance between stations – 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi), between Leicester Square and Covent Garden on the Piccadilly line.
• Shortest escalator – 4.1 metres (13 ft), at Stratford station.
• Longest escalator – 60 metres (200 ft), at Angel station.
• Deepest lift shaft – 55.2 metres (181 ft), at Hampstead station.
• Deepest station – 58.5 metres (192 ft) below street level, at Hampstead station.
• Shallowest deep-level station – 7.9 metres (26 ft), at Redbridge station.
• Highest station – 147 metres (482 ft) above sea level, at Amersham.
• Furthest outpost – 27 miles (43 km), Amersham station.
• Line serving the most stations – District line, serving 60 stations.
• Line serving the fewest stations – Waterloo & City line, serving 2 stations.
• Busiest station – Waterloo station with 82 million passengers a year.
• Highest point above ground level – 18 metres (59 ft), Dollis Brook Viaduct on the Northern line's Mill Hill East branch.
• Fastest Tube Challenge journey to visit to all London Underground stations – 16 hours, 29 minutes and 13 seconds.