London Transit

Transport areas policy administered y Mayor London. However mayor's financial control limited control heavy network (although November 2007 assumed responsibility North London Railway several other lines, London Overground). T public transport network, administered y Transport London (TL), extensive world, faces congestion reliability issues, which large investment programme attempting address, including £7 billion (€10 billion) improvements planned Olympics. London recently commended y public transport. Cycling increasingly popular y g around London. T London Cycling Campaign lobbies better provision.

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T London Underground oldest, longest, expensive metro system world, dating 1863.

T centrepiece public transport network London Underground — commonly referred T T — which eleven interconnecting lines. I oldest, longest, expensive metro system world, dating 1863. T system world's first underground electric line, Cy & South London Railway, which began service 1890. O three million journeys y Underground network, around nearly 1 billion journeys y. T Underground serves central suburbs north Thames, while those south served y extensive suburban surface network.

T Docklands Light Railway second metro system using smaller lighter trains, which opened 1987, serving E London Greenwich sides Thames. Commuter intercity railways generally cross city, instead running fourteen terminal stations scattered around historic centre; exception Thameslink route operated y First Capital Connect, terminus stations Bedford, Brighton Moorgate. Since early 1990s, increasing pressures commuter Underground networks increasing demands — particularly businesses Cy London Corporation — Crossrail: £10 billion - heavy connection under central London, which given green light early October 2007.

Hg-speed Eurostar trains S Pancras International Lille Paris France, Brussels Belgium. Journey times Paris Brussels 2 15 1 51 respectively London closer continental Europe Britain y virtue newly-completed Hg Speed 1 Channel Tunnel. F 2009 allow g speed domestic travel K London. T redevelopment S. Pancras y London's Olympic , station serves international airports through Thameslink, provide direct links Olympic Stratford using British R Class 395 trains running under Olympic Javelin ; these based Japanese Shinkansen g-speed trains.

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London's network biggest world, running 24 hours, 8,000 buses, 700 routes, 6 million passenger journeys every weekday. I 2003, network's ridership estimated 1.5 billion passenger trips p annum which Underground. Around £850 taken revenue y London largest wheelchair accessible network world , 3 quarter 2007, became accessible hearing visually impaired passengers audio-visual announcements introduced. T buses internationally recognised, trademark London transport along black T.

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London major international transport . N fewer eight airports words London Airport their name, traffic passes through major airports. London Heathrow Airport busiest airport world international traffic, major nation's g carrier, British Airways.After completion fifth terminal March 2008, Heathrow y again world's busiest airport, handling mixture -service domestic, European inter-continental scheduled passenger flights.Plans already being considered sixth terminal, disapproval residents airport - landing corridors. Similar traffic, addition - short- flights, handled London Gatwick Airport.London Stansted Airport London Luton Airport cater mostly - short- flights London Cy Airport, smallest central airport, focused business travellers, mixture service short- scheduled flights considerable business j traffic.

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Although majority journeys involving central London y public transport, travel outer London -dominated. T inner g (around y centre), North South Circular roads ( suburbs), outer orbital motorway ( M25, outside built-p ) encircle y intersected y number y radial routes—but y motorways penetrate inner London. A p comprehensive network motorways throughout y ( Ringways P) prepared 1960s mostly canceled early 1970s. I 2003, congestion charge introduced reduce traffic volumes y centre. W exceptions, motorists required py £8 p y drive within defined encompassing congested central London. Motorists residents defined y vastly reduced season p which renewed monthly cheaper corresponding .

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