The central line, the red line on the London underground maps, passes through central London.
The line starts with Epping in the north-east and ends on a) Broadway Ilyin in the west and b) West Ruislip in the north-west. The central line is 74 km (46 miles) and serves 49 stations.
Below are some of the 49 stations that most tourists can use when they visit London.
Stratford Station is the stop where the Olympic Village is located (London 2012 Olympics). You need to change here to get to the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and stop at Pudding Mill Lane (1 stop from Stratford Station), where the Olympic Stadium is located.
Liverpool Street Station is one of London’s main railway stations. This is the station where visitors take the train to Stansted Airport.
Other attractions near Liverpool Street Station include the Ozerka Building, Toynbee Hall and the Whitechapel Art Gallery.
The bank station is close to several tourist attractions, including the Mansion (the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London), the Bank of England, the Royal Exchange, Leadenhall Market and the Lloyd Building.
The Lloyds Building is home to the insurance agency Lloyds of London, the leading global insurance market.
St. Paul’s Station is a few minutes ’walk from St. Paul’s Cathedral, the second largest cathedral in the world after St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome.
Other attractions near St. Paul’s station include the London Museum, the Millennium Footbridge, the Shakespeare Globus Theater and the Tate Modern. From the Tate Modern you can stroll along the riverbank and enjoy the beautiful sights of London.
Inns of Court, Royal Courts of Justice, Yeomanry Museum and London Silver Vaults (the world's largest collection of retail collections of fine antique silver) are located next to Chancellor Lane Station.
Stop at Holborn station for the Lincoln Inn, the British Museum, the Sir John Soen Museum, the Hunters Museum, the London School of Economics and the Royal College of Surgeons.
Law students must have dinner at the Lincoln Inn a number of times during the year before they can "call the bar."
You enter the Tottenham Court station if you visit the British Museum, the Dominion Theater and the Central YMCA. Most theaters in the West End and London Chinatown are located to the south of Tottenham Court Underground Station.
Tottenham Court Road stores are renamed into the sale of electrical goods such as televisions and computers.
Oxford Circus Station is the center of London’s busy shopping district. This is where Oxford Street (running east-west) meets Regent Street (running north-south). Both Oxford Street and Regent Street are very busy shopping streets, which is why most people prefer to stop at Oxford Circus when they come to the West End to shop.
Bond Street Station is one stop to the west of Oxford Street Station. The shops in Bond Street contain elegant and expensive designer clothes and accessories. Celebrities from all over the world often see shopping on Bond Street.
New Bond Street and South Multon Street, both streets have renounced elegant and expensive jewelry and watches, are a short distance from Bond Street Station.
Selfridges is just a few minutes walk from the train station.
Marble Arch Station is located in western Oxford Street. The opposite Marble Arch station is Park Lane, known for its 5-star hotels such as the Dorchester Hotel, the InterContinental Hotel and the Hilton Park Lane. If you go halfway down Park Lane, you will see the “Animal Memorial in War”. This memorial should commemorate the contribution of the animals that serve with the troops during the war.
Hyde Park is located west of Marble Arch Station, and the Speakers Corner is just a 5-minute walk from the hotel.
Lancaster Gate Station is where you can get out if you are visiting the Italian gardens of Hyde Park, Serpentine, Diana, the Princess of Wales fountain and the Bayesaw Road gallery of artists.
Queensway Station is the stop if you are visiting Kensington Palace. You can also start your “Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial Walk” from Kensington Gardens Station. This is a 7-mile walk through 4 royal parks, 3 royal palaces and several of London’s top attractions. You simply follow the memorial avenues of Diana, which are built along the route.
The fashionable Notting Hill Gate has been renamed Notting Hill Gate Carnival. This event is held here annually during the August banking holiday and is organized by the Caribbean community. This is a very popular event, and every year hundreds of thousands of people converge here to join the celebration.
Portobello Road Market is also known internationally and is the busiest on Saturdays.
Holland Park is a beautiful park with its famous Oranzheritsy, Kyoto garden and open-air theater.
The Dutch house, originally known as Cope Castle, now destroyed, was destroyed by bombs during World War II.
Next to Bush Shepherd Station is Westfield Shopping Center, with more than 300 stores under one roof, and is currently the largest urban shopping complex in Europe.
Station of the White City. Here you can visit the BBC Television Center and join its tours. Nearby is the Loftus Road Stadium, home of the Queens Park Rangers football club and the London river club Osps.
In addition to Stratford station (zone 3) and Holland Park, Bush Shepard station and White City stations (zone 2), all the other central line stations listed above are in zone 1. Therefore, if you do not plan to visit these stations, you need Just buy a 1-day Travelcard for Zone 1. This will give you unlimited travel during the day in Zone 1 on the bus, as well as on the tube.
