Today in History

January 10, 1863

The London Underground

On January 10, 1863, the London Underground became the first underground rail system in the world. In 1890, the world's first electric trains began operation at the Underground. The original track ran between London's Paddington station and Farringdon station. Today, the Underground, or "Tube", has 270 active stations and 250 miles of track, making it the longest metro system in the Western hemisphere and the second longest in the world, after the Shanghai Metro.

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