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It is called the because of it's shape. If you look at the Paris Underground it is square but the London Underground has tube shaped tunnels and stations. Even the trains are tube shaped, apart from the lines which go overground for quite a way like the District and Circle line.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoBecause of the circular shape of the tunnel bore. Londoners likened it to a tube.
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What is the nickname of London's underground railway?
The Underground, more commonly called the Tube.
What is the tube in London?
It is an underground rail network underneath London.
What is the underground train system in London called?
It's usually called either the Underground or the Tube.
Comment est appelé le métro de Londres?
What is the Underground in London called? (answer - the Underground/the Tube)
Where did people in London sleep for safety?
In London Underground (tube) stations.
What is another name for London underground and was it founded?
London Underground is known by Londoners as 'the tube'.
What you call underground train system in UK?
The London underground system is usually referred to as 'the tube'.
What is the name of the subway in the UK?
It's a small passage
What is England sub way system called?
The underground rail system in London is nicknamed 'the tube'.
The current oldest tube stock in the whole of the London Underground?
The Central line is the current oldest tube stock in the whole of the London Underground.
What people in London call the means of transportation on rails and underground?
The network is called, The Tube, as in: I often take the tube to travel round London, it is quicker than a bus on London's congested roads.
What is the london underground also known as?
'The Tube'
