London Underground Infrastructure - Stations

Stations

See also: List of London Underground stations and Closed London Underground stations

The Underground serves 270 stations. Fourteen Underground stations are outside Greater London, of which five (Amersham, Chalfont & Latimer, Chesham, and Chorleywood on the Metropolitan Line and Epping on the Central Line) are beyond the M25 London Orbital motorway.

The longest distance between two stations is 6.26 km (3.89 mi) between Chalfont & Latimer and Chesham on the Metropolitan Line. The longest distance between two underground stations is between Finsbury Park and Seven Sisters on the Victoria Line. The shortest distance between adjacent stations is the 260 metres (280 yd) between the Leicester Square and Covent Garden on the Piccadilly Line.

The shortest distance between two stations is between Charing Cross and Embankment, a distance of 100m (109 yards), which is stated on many tube maps.

The station furthest south is Morden on the Northern Line. The station furthest east is Upminster on the District Line. Chesham on the Metropolitan Line is both the northernmost and westernmost station on the network. Using Charing Cross as the marker, Chesham has been the furthest station from Central London since 1994, prior to which it was the now-closed Ongar. The furthest station from Central London ever regularly served by a London Underground service was Verney Junction, which was at the (then) far end of what is now the Metropolitan Line. Located in a hamlet in rural Buckinghamshire, it is over 64 km (40 mi) from Charing Cross.