The world’s first underground passenger railway appeared 157 years ago
The first underground railway was opened in London on January 10, 1863.
The first underground railway was opened in London on January 10, 1863.
On this day, there were almost 30 thousand visitors.
The carriages were uncomfortable, without windows and ventilation, the passengers got out of the subway dirty because of the smoke from the coal.
Currently, more than a billion people use the London Underground every year. The underground network consists of 11 lines, 270 stations, and the path length is over 400 kilometers.