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The London Underground
The London Underground is the oldest underground railway In the world. It was opened in 1863, and, in 2013 it was 150 years old. The Londoners call it the tube.
The London Tube has 270 stations and 11 lines. The lines are not numbered, they have colours and names instead. The oldest line is the Hammersmith and City Line which is red and yellow, and, the newest line is the Victoria line which is purple. The entire network is 402 kilometres long!
The Tube is used by more than 3 million people every day, and is the most popular way of getting around London. It's fast, cheap, clean, and reliable.
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Vocabulary
entire – ganze
instead – stattdessen
lines - Linien
network – System
numbered - nummeriert
oldest - (old/older/oldest) - älteste
popular - beliebt
reliable – verlässlich
tube - Rohre
underground railway - U Bahn
way – Art und Weiser
Questions
When was the Tube opened?
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How many stations does the Tube have?
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Why are the London buses better than the Tube?
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