Central line (London Underground)
The Central line is a London Underground line that runs through central London, from Epping, Essex, in the north-east to Ealing Broadway and West Ruislip in west London. Printed in red on the Tube map, the line serves 49 stations over 46 miles (74Â km), making it the longest line on the Underground. It is one of only two lines on the Underground network to cross the Greater London boundary, the other being the Metropolitan line. One of London's deep-level railways, Central line trains are smaller than those on British main lines.
A 1992 stock Central line train leaving Theydon Bois
Harry Bell Measures designed the surface buildings for the CLR, such as this one at Oxford Circus.
Loughton station was rebuilt in the 1930s, with a central track accessed by two platforms for the Central line extension. Opening in 1940, it was not served by Central line trains until 1948. Today, the station is a listed building.
Image: West Ruislip stn building
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England.
The nickname "Tube" comes from the circular tube-like tunnels through which the small profile trains travel. (Deep level Northern line London Underground 1995 Stock train)
A sub-surface Metropolitan line train (S8 Stock) at Farringdon
The Metropolitan Railway opened in 1863 using GWR broad-gauge locomotives.
Passengers wait to board a tube train in 1906.
