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The London Underground is an electric railway public transport network (a metro or subway system) that runs both above and under ground throughout the greater London, England, area. It is the oldest such transit system in the world. Operations began on January 10, 1863, on the Metropolitan Line. The London Underground is usually referred to as either simply "the Underground" by Londoners, or (more familiarly) as "the Tube", due to the shape of its deep-bore tunnels. There are currently 274 stations open and over 253 miles (408 km) of active lines, with more than three million passenger journeys made each day (948 million journeys made 2003–2004). Since 2003, the Tube has been part of Transport for London (TfL), which also schedules and lets contracts for London's buses, including the famous red double-decker buses. Previously the London Transport Executive was the holding company for London Underground.

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