To mark the exhibition " Poster Art 150: London Underground’s Greatest Designs," which traces the 150-year history of the London Underground, LEC takes a look back at the most iconic transit system in the entire United Kingdom. At least, if you have the chance to ride one of its trains during your language study trip to England, you might just know more about it than anyone else in the car!
A language study trip to England to explore Greater London and its surroundings
If locals mention the London Underground or the London Tube during your language study trip to England —and go on and on about its merits or its quirks!—you’ll know they’re referring to the London Underground, an extensive transit network that serves not only Greater London but alsoEssex,Hertfordshire, and Buckinghamshire. It’s worth noting, however, that the name “underground” (which means “underground”) makes savvy travelers smile, since more than half of the network is actually above ground!
Try out all the phrases during your language study trip to England!
The first plans for a subway system in London date back to 1827. Opened in January 1863—36 years after those early beginnings—the Metropolitan Railway was the first line of the London Underground. Today, the globetrotter on a language study trip to England will be spoiled for choice when it comes to which lines to take: between the District Line and its 60 stops, the Jubilee Line —which, in 1977, commemorated the25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign—or even the Northern Line, the network’s busiest line, you can go wherever you want!