LONDON

Because of the complexity of the London-area rail transportation system, there are altogether six maps showing the routes:

• A map showing Central London
• A map showing North London
• A map showing East London
• A map showing Southeast London
• A map showing South London
• A map showing West London

It is possible to by-pass the maps:

• Abbreviations used on the maps
• Routes
• Characteristics of the system
• Sources

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CENTRAL LONDON

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NORTH LONDON

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EAST LONDON

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SOUTHEAST LONDON

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SOUTH LONDON

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WEST LONDON

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ABBREVIATIONS ON THE MAPS

AB	Albert Bridge	LBS	London Bridge Station
AT	Acton Town	LS	Leicester Square
BB	Blackfriars Bridge	LSS	Liverpool Street Station
BF	Blackfriars	MLB	Marylebone
BSB	Battersea Bridge	OC	Oxford Circus
CB	Chelsea Bridge	PC	Piccadilly Circus
CSS	Cannon Street Station	SB	Shepherd's Bush
CX	Charing Cross	Sd	Shoreditch
E&C	Elephant & Castle	SWB	Southwark Bridge
ER	Edgware Road	TB	Tower Bridge
FS	Fenchurch Street Station	TCR	Tottenham Court Road
FSS	Farringdon Street Station	TG	Turnham Green
GR	Gloucester Road	VB	Vauxhall Bridge
HB	Highbury Station	VE	Victoria Embankment
HV	Holborn Viaduct Station	WB	Westminster Bridge
LaB	Lambeth Bridge	WlB	Waterloo Bridge
LB	London Bridge

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ROUTES

Operator: Transport for London (TfL)

TRAM ROUTES (TRAMLINK)

1	West Croydon - Woodside - Beckenham Junction
2	West Croydon - Woodside - Elmers End
3	Wimbledon - Mitcham - Therapia Lane - Croydon - Addington - New Addington
4	Wimbledon - Mitcham - Therapia Lane - Croydon - Woodside - Elmers End

LIGHT RAIL ROUTES (DOCKLANDS LIGHT RAILWAY [DLR])

	Bank - Shadwell - Poplar - Canning Town - London City Airport - King George V - Woolwich Arsenal
	Bank - Shadwell - Canary Wharf - Greenwich - Lewisham
	Tower Gateway - Shadwell - Poplar - Canning Town - Royal Albert Dock - Beckton
	Stratford - Bow Church - Poplar - Canary Wharf - Greenwich - Lewisham
	Stratford International - Stratford - West Ham - Canning Town - Royal Albert Dock - Beckton
	Stratford International - Stratford - West Ham - Canning Town - London City Airport - King George V - Woolwich Arsenal [Weekday peak hours only]

UNDERGROUND ROUTES

Note: The one- or two-letter route designations are strictly local to this site, and have never been used by the operating companies. Branches of individual lines are listed separately.

B	Bakerloo Line	Elephant & Castle – Waterloo – Charing Cross – Piccadilly Circus – Oxford Circus – Marylebone – Paddington – Maida Vale – Harlesden – Wembley – Harrow & Wealdstone – Watford Junction
C	Circle Line	Gloucester Road – South Kensington – Victoria Station – Embankment – Blackfriars – Aldgate – Liverpool Street Station – Moorgate - Farringdon Street Station – King's Cross St Pancras – Euston - Baker Street - Edgware - Paddington - Notting Hill - High Street Kensington - Gloucester Road [Circular route, both directions]
Ce	Central Line	Epping - Loughton - Woodford - Leytonstone - Leyton - Startford - Mile End - Liverpool Street Station – Bank – Holborn – Tottenham Court Road – Oxford Circus – Marble Arch – Notting Hill – Shepherd's Bush – North Acton - Ealing Broadway
Ce	Central Line	[Branch]: Woodford - Chigwell - Hainault - Barkingside - Wanstead - Leytonstone
Ce	Central Line	[Branch]: North Acton - Greenford - West Ruislip
D	District Line	[Ealing Broadway – Acton Town] / [Richmond] – Turnham Green – Hammersmith – Earl's Court – Gloucester Road – South Kensington – Victoria Station – Embankment – Blackfriars – Aldgate – Whitechapel – Mile End – Barking – Dagenham – Upminster
D	District Line	[Branch:] Edgware Road – Paddington Station – Notting Hill – High Street Kensington – Earl's Court – Putney – Wimbledon
D	District Line	[Branch:] Earl's Court - Kensington (Olympia)
HC	Hammersmith & City Line	Hammersmith – Shepherd's Bush – Paddington – Edgware – Baker Street – Euston – King's Cross St Pancras – Farringdon Street Station – Moorgate – Liverpool Street Station – Aldgate - Whitechapel – Mile End – Barking
J	Jubilee Line	Stratford - West Ham - North Greenwich - Canary Wharf - Canada Water - London Bridge - Waterloo - Westminster - Baker Street – South Hampstead – Wembley Park – Stanmore
M	Metropolitan Line	Aldgate - Liverpool Street Station – Moorgate – Farringdon Street Station – King's Cross St Pancras – Euston – Baker Street – South Hampstead – Wembley Park – Harrow – Ruislip – Uxbridge
M	Metropolitan Line	[Branch:] Harrow – Moor Park – Watford / Chesham / Amersham
N	Northern Line	Edgware – Hendon – Golders Green – Hamstead – Camden Town – Euston – Tottenham Court Road – Leicester Square – Charing Cross – Waterloo – Kennington – Stockwell – Clapham – Tooting – Morden
N	Northern Line	[Branch:] High Barnet - Finchley - Highgate - Archway – Kentish Town – Camden Town
N	Northern Line	[Branch:] Mill Hill East - Finchley
N	Northern Line	[Branch:] Camden Town – Euston – King's Cross St.Pancras – Angel – Old Street – Moorgate – Bank – Elephant & Castle – Kennington
P	Piccadilly Line	Uxbridge – Ruislip – Sudbury – North Ealing – Acton Town – Turnham Green – Hammersmith – Earl's Court – Gloucester Road – South Kensington – Knightsbridge – Piccadilly Circus – Leicester Square – Holborn – King's Cross St.Pancras – Finsbury Park – Manor House – Wood Green – Southgate – Cockfosters
P	Piccadilly Line	[Branch:] Heathrow Airport - Hounslow West – Acton Town
V	Victoria Line	Walthamstow - Tottenham - Seven Sisters - Finsbury Park - Islangton - King's Cross St.Pancras - Euston - Oxford Circus - Victoria - Vauxhall - Stockwell - Brixton
W&C	Waterloo & City Line	Waterloo – Bank

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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH

• Tramway (Tramlink): 75 km.
• Light rail (DLR): 28 km.
• Underground: 401 km.