Asides from the roads and geographical approximation, theres not really much else to my map. The map is dated 1983 and it has adverts to help pay for it and it was printed by staples printers kettering ltd. Thanks to a freedom of information request, transport for london have released a geogrphicallyaccurate map of the tube. Alberto cairo points to a number of pieces that explore examples of diagrammatic maps that were contemporaneous with or earlier than. Finally, there is a large map in pdf format that aligns the geographically correct underground lines with a map of the streets of london.
This map includes portions of boston, brookline, cambridge, charlestown, and somerville. The map dispenses with other features such as parks, roads and urban extents because you dont need those if you are getting from a to b on the tube. Please supply a geographically accurate map of all the stations,platforms, lines and tracks that form the london underground, london overground, docklands light railway and national rail services. What the london underground tube line track paths actually looks like from the air as opposed to the straight pointtopoint of the maps. The tube map sometimes called the london underground map or the tfl services map is a schematic transport map of the lines, stations and services of the london underground, known colloquially as the tube, hence the maps name. Creating a tube map for the 21st century we welcome your views and ideas about this map and your experiences of using the london underground system. This map of londons tube shows disused stations, track.
Tfl produces geographically accurate london tube map telegraph. Click through for the full thing pdf, but the part above of central london gives a good idea. An accurate london underground tube map is a confusing mess. You know how the tube map gives you an unrealistic impression of. The tube lines are probably simplified without the wiggles but as it is a street map the geography is correct.
Sep 21, 2015 sometimes in design accuracy is not helpful to users. George dow, great northern suburban lines route diagram, 1929. But transport for london, which operates the underground, also has a geographically accurate map of the network. In so many ways its perfect, and yet as an accurate reflection of where the stations and lines actually are, well, as a map it doesnt really work at all. Please supply a geographically accurate map of all the stations, platforms, lines and tracks that form the london underground, london overground, docklands. The map id like to create is closer to diagrammatic than geographic think the london tube map, so its okay that your map s not totally accurate. First created by harry beck in the 1930s, the design has inspired countless other transit network maps that are schematic diagrams rather than geographically accurate maps. London tubemap a new angle on the london underground. The foi request asked for a detailed track and signalling map of the underground. Its the geographically accurate tfl connections map, which might sound boring but bear with us. Sep 12, 2016 geographically accurate, fascinatingly detailed, and. Noise pertaining to london tube map vs reality gif.
Which doesnt show signalling, but you cant have everything. Geographically accurate tube map londons tube map is a masterpiece of abstraction, abandoning accuracy to create a more easilynavigated mental map of the city. Prompted by a discussion about maps of the london underground i had with a friend, i spent a few minutes searching for a geographically accurate tube map that i remembered running across a couple of years ago. James burbage, a hero of whom we know sadly little, submitted one to transport for london tfl in august 2014, asking. This is actually a tourist info map given away free and is a street map with tube lines superimposed. Please supply a geographically accurate map of all the stations,platforms, lines and tracks that form the london underground, london overground, docklands light railway and national rail. What is important here is not the exact distance, but the connections between stations. Did you know that tfl transport for london has made a geographically accurate tube map. Invite to the united kingdom made up of great britain as well as northern ireland, the england may well not always seem very united indeed, scotland resembled electing for choosing freedom in 2014. A london tube map thats far more useful than the official one.
The london underground is the base of the map which it is named after, but the map also includes the docklands light railway and the london overground network. Vignellis map was replaced with a more geographically accurate map in 1979, one that was closer to what people imagined the city looked like, but harder to read. Fantasy subway map 2 a geographically accurate one new. Sep 22, 2015 vignellis map was replaced with a more geographically accurate map in 1979, one that was closer to what people imagined the city looked like, but harder to read.
Well that sounds great, but wouldnt that be da omit information which could pose a. Could we replace the tube map on this page with the updated december 2011 version. Sep 17, 2015 he submitted it in august 2014, and asked. In august 2014, james burbage asked tfl to supply a geographically accurate map of all the stations, platforms, lines and tracks that form the london underground, london overground, docklands. Sep 17, 2015 please supply a geographically accurate map of all the stations, platforms, lines and tracks that form the london underground, london overground, docklands light railway and national rail services. Tfl has secretly made a geographically accurate tube map. Since then, it has been expanded to include more of londons public transport systems, including the. A geographically accurate map of the london underground. Londons subway system switched early to an abstract map pdf, and it became a legendary work of design. The transport for london tfl tube map, with its straight lines, 45degree rounded corners and simple, clear cartography, is a design classic. Tfl produces geographically accurate london tube map.
Tfl made a geographically accurate tube map, but didnt. Locations of lines and stations are not geographically accurate. There is no transit map more iconic than the london undergrounds tube map. Many people commute to their jobs and school in a big city and providing several modes of transportation is an ideal city. A geographically accurate tube and rail map of london. You can contribute via our website which has links to the blog, twitter and facebook. Modern version of the tube map you will have noticed that the new map is not geographically accurate distances are distorted, but it is much easier to read and understand. Take the iconic london underground tube map, designed by harry beck in 1931. The interface allows you to fade between the distorted road map and the tube map. The first schematic tube map was designed by harry beck in 1931. Transport for london secretly make a geographically. The tube map looks pretty different from a plane flying above the thames. Pdf due to the positive response, tfl will be adding the map to the official collection of maps offered on their website. Geographically accurate tube map posted by jason kottke jan 02, 2003 prompted by a discussion about maps of the london underground i had with a friend, i spent a few minutes searching for a geographically accurate tube map that i remembered running across a couple of years ago.
An accurate london underground tube map is a confusing. You can view the map in full here, or, if you want even more realism, check out this geographically accurate tube map. Geographically accurate london tube and rail map by tfl. Before beck came along, all tube maps were geographically based, and other attempts have been made to make geographically accurate modern maps. Geographically accurate map of london underground 3686x2610. Tfl produce a geographically accurate tube and rail map, but. The london underground map harry becks design icon.
A geographically accurate tube and rail map of london posted on february 27, 2017 by stuartelden while the standard tfl map is a model of a functional map all straightlines and angles it can sometimes mean that people take journeys that would actually be faster above ground. Updated thanks to this blog post, this map is now officially on the tfl website read on. Tfl produce a geographically accurate tube and rail map. Geographically accurate and detailled map of london transports. Mar 29, 2017 geographically accurate map of london underground 3686x2610.
Londons walk the tube map reveals the real distance. The pdf map is a vectorbased graphic, so that zooming in on it will reveal further clear detail. Tfl made a geographically accurate tube map, but didnt tell anyone a city that makes everybodys life simpler is convenient. In august 2014, james burbage asked tfl to supply a geographically accurate map of all the stations, platforms, lines and tracks that form the london underground, london overground, docklands light railway and national rail service. Amazing the things you can find out using a freedom of information request. The london underground map, first developed by harry beck in 1931, is world famous as being an iconic schematic diagram, however as many know it isnt geographically accurate. You know how the tube map gives you an unrealistic impression of how near or far away things are. The system map includes all subway lines, bus routes, commuter rail lines, and ferry routes. Sep 17, 2015 behold, the geographically accurate tube map the real london underground map, provided in response to a foia request, is incredibly disorienting. Thank you for explore my blog, post with title london tube map geographically correct was posted by enchone at march, 29 2017. Jan 15, 2020 weve seen geographically accurate maps of the london underground, in which the tube map is corrected for geography.
Sometimes in design accuracy is not helpful to users. Sep 21, 2015 a geographically accurate tube map there is no transit map more iconic than the london undergrounds tube map. Transport for london secretly make a geographically accurate. Sep 15, 2015 please supply a geographically accurate map of all the stations,platforms, lines and tracks that form the london underground, london overground, docklands light railway and national rail services where applicable, which is updated as of augustseptember 2014. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the freedom of information act and our information access policy. In london corrected, the geography is corrected for the tube map. A map of the london underground, overground and dlr, in a similar style to the iconic tube map, but with the individual tracks, platforms and points all marked the map as of version 2 now includes depots, disused stations, sidings, and most other unseen details about the network with the exception of the overground, as its part of the national rail. Thank you for your request received by transport for london tfl on 21 st may 2019 asking for a copy of a geographically accurate tube map as of may 2019. Please supply a geographically accurate map of all the stations,platforms, lines and tracks that form the london underground, london overground. A tube map is an example of what mathematicians call a graph, i. Showing that it is actually faster to walk between some stations rather than paying and getting the tube. The map id like to create is closer to diagrammatic than geographic think the london tube map, so its okay that your maps not totally accurate.
Mapporn with regard to london tube map geographically correct. Route map of london underground, london overground, docklands light railway and crossrail, including most greenlighted proposals out of station interchanges osis refer to tfl official website and the independent website oyster and national rail. Sep 17, 2015 in august 2014, james burbage asked tfl to supply a geographically accurate map of all the stations, platforms, lines and tracks that form the london underground, london overground, docklands. The london transit authoritys rarelypublicized, geographicallycorrect map pdf of the london underground subway system is making the rounds, and its been a little unsettling. The iconic tube map has been heralded with revolutionising design and has inspired. In august 2014, james burbage asked tfl to supply a geographically accurate map of all the stations, platforms, lines and tracks that form the. It also includes key bus routes and commuter rail lines. Dyker beach park w estch r the bronx n a s s a u q e e n s queens brooklyn jamaica bay h a r l e m 2 r i v e r 161 st e a s t 6 r i v e r l e a s t 3 av r i v e r hudson river 4 airtrain stops. Sep 16, 2015 its the geographically accurate tfl connections map, which might sound boring but bear with us. Behold, the geographically accurate tube map the real london underground map, provided in response to a foia request, is incredibly disorienting. The tube map is a schematic transit map of the lines, stations and services of londons public transit systems. Our aim is to create a dynamic map that responds to the needs of the user. Transport bosses secret geographically accurate tube map showing the real distances between stations.