Table of Contents
- 1 What Colours are the London Underground lines?
- 2 Which Colour is Piccadilly line?
- 3 Why is the Circle Line not a circle?
- 4 Is the Piccadilly Line blue or purple?
- 5 What Colour is District line?
- 6 Is Circle Line orange or yellow?
- 7 Where is the Circle Line on the London Underground?
- 8 Where is the Circle Line on the tube?
- 9 Why was the colour chosen for the London Underground?
What Colours are the London Underground lines?
Line colours
| Line | TfL colour name | Shown as |
|---|---|---|
| Notes | ||
| Circle | Corporate Yellow Pantone 116 | yellow 1987–present |
| District | Corporate Green Pantone 356 | green 1933–present |
| East London | Underground Orange Pantone 137 | orange (double stripe) 2010–present |
Which Colour is Piccadilly line?
The Piccadilly line is also one of the oldest, which is why it was also gifted with a primary colour – blue. The 1920s seems to be when the Piccadilly and Central made the switch, with Piccadilly taking over a mid-blue that would later shift to our current dark blue, and Central occupying the hearty red we have today.
Why is the Circle Line not a circle?
Why is it called the Circle line? The loop was referred to as the Inner Circle in Parliamentary papers as early as 1864, but the Circle line name was not used officially until 1936. It was circular, or more accurately, elliptical, until 2009.
What Colour is Circle Line?
Yellow
Circle line (London Underground)
| Circle line | |
|---|---|
| Stations | 36 |
| Colour on map | Corporate Yellow (with black outline until 1990) |
| Website | tfl.gov.uk |
| Service |
What underground line is red?
Central line
The Central line is a London Underground line that runs through central London, from Epping, Essex, in the north-east to Ealing Broadway and West Ruislip in the west. Printed in red on the Tube map, the line serves 49 stations over 46 miles (74 km).
Is the Piccadilly Line blue or purple?
The District and Metropolitan lines share some sections of tracks with the Piccadilly line. Printed in dark blue (officially “Corporate Blue”, Pantone 072) on the Tube map, it is the fourth-busiest line on the Underground network with over 210 million passenger journeys in 2011/12.
What Colour is District line?
Green
| District line | |
|---|---|
| Stations | 60 |
| Colour on map | Green |
| Website | tfl.gov.uk |
| Service |
Is Circle Line orange or yellow?
The Circle Line is the fourth line to be introduced into the MRT system and is coloured orange on the system map.
Is the Circle Line yellow?
The Circle line is a spiral-shaped London Underground line, running from Hammersmith in the west to Edgware Road and then looping around central London back to Edgware Road. Coloured yellow on the Tube map, the 17-mile (27 km) line serves 36 stations, including most of London’s main line termini.
What is the Green Line on the London Underground?
District line
| District line | |
|---|---|
| A District line train at Wimbledon with a service to Edgware Road | |
| Overview | |
| Stations | 60 |
| Colour on map | Green |
Where is the Circle Line on the London Underground?
Circle line (London Underground) The Circle line is a London Underground line in a spiralling shape, running from Hammersmith in the west to Edgware Road and then looping around central London back to Edgware Road. The railway is below ground in the central section and on the loop east of Paddington.
Where is the Circle Line on the tube?
Circle line (London Underground) The Circle line, coloured yellow on the tube map, is the eighth busiest line on the London Underground. It forms a loop line around the centre of London on the north side of the River Thames.
Why was the colour chosen for the London Underground?
An FOI response from TfL said: “This colour was chosen for its differentiation from other rail services, other line colours already on the map, colour contrast within the built environments in which it will appear (stations and trains) and its suitability for reproduction on printed and digital media.”
When was the Inner Circle station built in London?
In 1882 the Metropolitan extended its line from Aldgate to a temporary station at Tower Hill and the District completed its line to Whitechapel. On 6 October 1884 the temporary station was replaced with a joint station and the inner circle was complete.