The Metropolitan Railway, opened in London on January 10, 1863, became the world's first underground passenger railway, initially running steam trains between Paddington and Farringdon. It formed the foundation of today's London Underground network, still widely known as "the Tube."
Record no. MRB-2026-005610
World's First Underground Railway
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