Public Transport in LondonAnna-Liisa Purtsak

C. R. Jakobson Gymnasium11c

Supervisors: Marje Maasen, Tiia Pukk2011

General Information

Road, rail, water and air network in LondonAdministered by Transport for London(TfL)TfL: London Buses and Tramlink, London

Overground and Underground rail servicesTickets: Travelcard, Oyster card

London Underground – The Tube

The oldest metro system in the world – 18633 million passengers every day270 stations, 402 kilometers11 lines – connect the suburbs to Central

London and provide distribution role around the city centre

Tube Map

Jubilee Line Platforms at Westminster Tube Station

Tramlink

The world’s oldest tram system, dating back to the Victorian time

Modern tramway was opened in 2000Serves mainly South LondonA mixture of street track shared with other trafficArticulated low floor trams, 39 stations Also known as Croydon Tramlink

A Tramlink Tram at Beckenham Junction Terminus

Buses in London

One of the most extensive bus systems in the world, the largest in Europe

Have been in use since 1829Over 6,800 scheduled services every day, 6

million passengers, 700 routes 100-route night bus services for 24 hoursLocal buses – bendy buses(single deck and

three sets of doors)

Double-Decker Buses

The red double-decker buses – national symbol of Britain

Have two ‘decks’

Modern low-floor accessible vehicles ‘The way to see London is from the top of a ‘bus’

– William Ewart GladstoneThe Routemaster - traditional bus with open-

platform, only heritage routes

A Double-Decker in London

Air Network, Airports

London – best served city by airports in the world

150 million passengers annuallyAirports: Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton,

London City, Biggin HillThey serve long-haul, European and domestic

flightsConnected to central London by rail services

Taxis

A Hackney carriage or black cab - ‘The Knowledge’, can be hailed from streets or be booked

Private Hire Vehicles or minicabs - ‘The Knowledge’, must be booked in, very often touted

Bicycle taxis and pedicabs – no test of knowledge is required, not licensed

A Hackney Carriage or Black Cab

Water Transport

London River Services (LRS) – manages passenger transport on the River Thames

LRS promotes river bus commuter services and leisure cruises

Many sightseeing tours on the ThamesMany canals – the Regent’s Canal, the Grand

Union CanalCanals - leisure cruises and ‘water bus’ services

A River Bus on the River Thames

A Water Bus in Regent’s Canal

Cycling

Cheaper and often much quicker than other public transport

Only 2 per cent of journeys made by bike Over 1 million Londoners own bicycles480,00 cycle journeys every day The Barclays Cycle Hire – bicycles sharing

scheme, provides 6,000 bicycles for rentalBicycles for rent all over the city

Barclays Cycle Hire Docking Station in Soho Square

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