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Waterloo & City

Colour on map	Corporate Turquoise
Year opened	1898
Line type	Deep Level
Rolling stock	1992 Tube Stock
Stations served	2
Length	2.37 km (1.47 mi)
Depots	Waterloo
Passenger journeys made

The Waterloo & City line is part of the London Underground network. It is the shortest deep-level underground metro line in London at only 2.37 kilometres (1.47 mi) long. It runs from Waterloo to Bank under the River Thames and has no other stations. It started running 1898. On the Tube map it is shown with a turquoise colour. It is the only line to be entirely underground. It is unofficially known as the Drain. The line did not become part of the London Underground until 1994 when it was transferred during the privatisation of British Rail.

History

On 1 April 1994 the line was finally transferred to London Transport from British Rail. It was the last Underground line to be independently owned. It was placed under the management of the Central line. This was partially because the two lines both used the 1992 tube stock trains. The line was closed over the Easter weekend. This meant that British Rail's last day of operation was 31 March 1994. London Transport's first was 5 April 1994. The train drivers are housed at Leytonstone tube station, and the engineers are based at Hainault depot.

Stations

Waterloo & City line
Bank River Thames Former Armstrong Lift siding Waterloo Waterloo Depot

Station	Image	Opened	Additional Information
Bank		8 August 1898	Opened as City, renamed 28 October 1940
Waterloo		8 August 1898

Other websites

• "Waterloo & City Line". Clive's Underground Lines Guide. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2013.

Category:London Underground lines Category:1898 establishments Category:Transport in Lambeth Category:Transport in the City of London Category:Tunnels underneath the River Thames