Circle Line

 

 

Circle Line

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 with, since 13 December 2009, an extension to Hammersmith on its north-western side. The route now known as the Circle line was authorised when Acts of Parliament in 1853 and 1854 empowered the Metropolitan Railway (MR) and the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR) to construct the world’s first underground railway in central London. From an initial section between Farringdon and Paddington stations, the route was gradually extended at each end. Financial difficulties in the construction of the section through the City of London, as well as animosity between the two railway companies, delayed completion of the full circuit until 6 October 1884, although it had been known as the Inner Circle since the 1870s.

Interactive Tube Map

 

Geographical Circle Line Map

The map below is a geographic map showing Circle Tube Line stations. The geographical map more accurately reflects the true distance between stations.

 

Traditional Circle Line Map

Below is the line map that you normally see when travelling on the tube, it appears that TFL no longer support these types of maps. Please bear in mind the map below could be out of date. If in doubt use the ‘Interactive Map’ at the top of this page for up-to-date station & line information.

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Tube Stations On The Circle Line

Below you can see all stations on the Circle Line, click on a station name to read more.