London’s Tube stations have got its first official map by Transport for London. The official map shows how many steps it takes to walk between London’s tube stations.
The map shows Leicester Square and Covent Garden are only 400 steps apart from each other, while the walk from Kings Cross to Euston takes 1,200 steps.
In a bid to get Londoners walking – and ease pressure on the capital’s packed transport network – TfL released the map showing that many Zone 1 stations are fewer than 1,000 steps apart.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that, this initiative will make it easier and more enjoyable to walk around London. The new steps map will encourage many people to walk short journeys instead – it’s good for health and it will help support London’s small businesses.
The London Mayor has previously made a commitment to get more Londoners walking, and is in the process of appointing a new Walking and Cycling Commissioner in City Hall.
The Tube network is expected to handle 1.3 billion passengers this year, a rise from 800 million in 2002.
That figure is expected to rise to 1.7 billion by 2026 as London’s population to grow from 8.8m to 10.2m by 2030.
Ben Plowden, Director of Surface Strategy and Planning at TfL said that, people often use the Tube map to navigate the city, but many don’t realise just how close some stations are to each other and that they could save time as well as build more physical activity into their daily routine.
The latest “walk the Tube” map follows a previously released one last year showing how many minutes it takes to walk between stations.
