The London Underground is the world's oldest underground railway
The London Underground, also know as the Tube or just the Underground is considered the oldest rapid transit system in the world. It incorporates the world's first underground railway, the Metropolitan Railway, which opened in 1863. The London Underground is also the first line to operate underground electric traction trains.
The system serves 270 stations and has 400 km of route. It is an interesting fact that only 45% of the system is actually "underground" in tunnels.
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Joyce Bruns
Got it!
Nancy Oyer
I was right!!
Bill Coe
Malella Valentekovich, Perhaps you should check yours. Budapest Metro is the oldest electrified underground railways system in Europe and serves the Hungarian capital Budapest. The metro system is the second oldest electrically operated system in the world. The metro system was opened in 1896. If my math is correct, 1896 is 33 years later than 1863.
Bill Coe
Ronnie McCullough, The Underground Railway used by blacks to get to freedom in Canada was not really "underground". It is a graphic term, like speaking about the "underground press".
Bill Coe
I was looking for some way to figure out that this was a trick question. Almost second guessed myself.
Tom Seigo
Missed this one, but learned something new!
William Richards
I believe that Rome had the first
Gery Tillmanns
Folks that do True and False questions are lazy. Might as well do 50/50! Boring.
Richard Lennox
Got it right
Ronnie McCullough
What about the under ground railroad during slavery, which predates the Tube in London. The question was not very clear.
Evelyn Forbes
Check out Glasgow Scotlands subway, it's smaller, but just as old!
-Carlos Salas
That was Easy Question
Malella Valentekovich
Budapest Hunhary is the oldest one check your facts please
Bonnie Oliver Binford
wasn't this a question last year?
Kirk Yates
Been there