Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway

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The Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway was the original stretch of the world’s first underground railway in London, linking Paddington to Farringdon when it opened in 1863.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line section
underground railway
cityServed Camden
City of London
City of Westminster
connectsStation Baker Street
Edgware Road
Euston Square
Farringdon
Great Portland Street
King’s Cross St Pancras
Paddington
constructionMethod cut-and-cover
country United Kingdom
electrification not electrified at opening
heritageSignificance world’s first underground railway line
historicalEra Victorian era
historicalStatus original section of the Metropolitan Railway
infrastructureType cut-and-cover trench
tunnel
isPartOfNetwork London Underground
lineCharacter sub-surface
linkedTerminusRailway Great Western Railway at Paddington
Thameslink route at Farringdon
locatedIn London
linked to: London, England
notableFor being the first urban underground railway in the world
opened 1863
openingDate 1863-01-10
operatorAtOpening Metropolitan Railway
originalPurpose passenger transport
originalTraction steam locomotives
partOf Metropolitan Railway
railGauge standard gauge
servedBy Circle line
Hammersmith & City line
Metropolitan line
significanceInTransportHistory prototype for later metro systems worldwide
status in operation
terminus Farringdon
Paddington

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Paddington (Bishop’s Road) station isOnRoute Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway