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for London Underground

Rating Summary based on 8 reviews

  • 5 Stars
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  • 3 Stars
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  • 2 Stars
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  • Frequency of trains
  • On-board facilities
  • Speed of trains
  • Ticketing System
  • Value for Money
  		• 4.6
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  		• 4.1
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  • 75 of 75 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    plipplopfromdooyoo

    4 Stars Going Underground? Review with images 04/03/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fast, pretty reliable, Oyster fares are OK, clean

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Delays, weekend engineering works, a lot of the staff are muppets

    For anyone who lives and/or works and/or shops in Central London, there’s really only one sensible way to get around. I’m sorry – I don’t do buses and I know that I’m not alone in thinking that way. When I used to visit London on a regular basis, I had something of a superficial view about the city’s transport network. As an outsider, it seemed so extensive, so reliable and such good value that I couldn’t really understand why people in London complained about it so much. Then I moved to London. I still think the Underground is great, but I’m certainly far more aware of its issues. A Potted ... more
  • 26 of 26 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    j22o2

    4 Stars Mind The Gap 28/02/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fast, comprehenisve coverage

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can be a little crowded at times

    So…The London Underground. I sometimes get fed up of how much people whinge about public transport, especially in regards to London. In my experience public transport in London is pretty good, fast, reliable and not as unsanitary as most people like to make out. History and Facts The London underground comprises of 12 lines which serve 275 stations and is the world's oldest underground system. The lines vary; some are deep level whilst others are sub surface, each given a different name and represented by different colours on the tube map. There are only six boroughs in the whole of London ... more
  • 48 of 48 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 frankiecesca

    Member since 01/08/2005

    Reviews written: 369

    4 Stars So many places...so little time! 31/01/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Efficient and easy to use

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can be very crowded at peak and annoying when there is closures

    I have just come back from a 2 day trip to London as part of my birthday celebrations and it has to be said that before leaving I must have checked the online map of the London underground about a million times to make sure I knew which way I was going and on which lines I had to be on!! Upon arriving into Heathrow I made my way to the ticket booth to purchase my tickets - I had already looked into this too as to how much it would be (£4 each) to travel from zone 1 into zone 6 as a one way trip. After getting our tickets we made our way through to the platforms and even though we had a change ... more
  • 21 of 21 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 4 Coffeetiere

    Member since 17/07/2012

    Reviews written: 96

    2 Stars Bad journey on the tube today? 25/07/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages We British can say we invented the underground

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Expensive and suffers delays

    I have to see I am suprised that there are 7 other reviews of the London Underground, all reasonably positive! I live in London and my experience of the system is not great, it sort of does its job of getting you from A to B, if you are lucky, but how long it will take you from A to B can vastly vary from day to day. My major concerns of dissatisfaction: 1) Delays It is Wednesday and already 3 out of 7 of my journeys have been delayed. It is worth knowing that if your journey is delayed for longer than 15 minutes (only applies to tube not bus or overground) you can submit a refund claim ... more
  • 23 of 23 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    evesham1988la

    4 Stars How to travel across London at speed... 06/07/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Speed, Frequency

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Comfort, Overcrowding at Peak Times, Cost

    London is a city with many attractions for the tourist so a fast mode of transport is needed for its visitors. Cars, taxis and buses move at the same speed as they had done during the Victorian era so the London Underground (or 'the tube') is used for quick and easy travelling from A to B. The London Underground runs as a metro system meaning that trains are not run to a timetable are very frequent. Within Central London the stations are very concentrated with very short walks from major sights, ideal for tourists. Out to the suburbs, especially south of the river, there are very few stations ... more
  • 27 of 27 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Kasaf

    4 Stars Some people might like to take a train to work.... Review with images 25/11/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fast, convienient, fairly reliable, easy to use, good coverage of London

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Overcrowding at times, delays, engineering works,

    A brief background Being a frequent traveler to get from university to back home, I am required to go through the London Underground as part of my train journey home. The London Underground is a rapid transit network which serves the public in the city of London as an underground network to travel throughout the city to avoid the rushes and jams of the roads above. It also provides connections between National Rail services which are based throughout London and the main reason that I personally use it. It was the first underground railway system with the first section opening in 1863 and in ... more
  • 29 of 29 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    maz2909

    3 Stars Survival Guide to the Tube.. 24/10/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Quick, Relativly easy

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Overcrowding, heat in summer, usually dirty and smelly

    Basic Information: London Underground (The Tube) is a metro based system that runs throughout Central London and beyond. they system is split into six zones with central London being the middle zone and all the other zones extending in circles around it. i.e. the furthest point West of London will be in the same zone as the furthest point East of London etc It is reasonable expensive with a single ticket within one zone costing about £2 and a travel card for all zones costing about £10 before 9.30 and about £6 after 9.30. My monthly travel card covering all zones cost about £160 a month (I ... more
  • 8 of 16 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    SEAN8110

    5 Stars London Underground. Not as bad as most people say. 27/03/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fast Frequent Cheap (With an oyster card or travel card)

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Hot, Packed, Quite dirty in some places

    I live in Norwich and travel to London quite frequently and use the tubes. I find it cheap. I used to buy travel cards that were about £5 a day for central london and that would get me on the trains, busses and DLR. But then i bought an Oyster card (a pay as you go style card) what i just "tap" on a reader at the start and finish of my journey. I would say it is very cheap if you have a travel/oyster card but if you are paying cash fares than it is pricey. It is not as bad as people say it is. Most of the time the trains are on time and as they run a metro system even if a train is late its ... more
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