Bakerloo

Bakerloo is a London Underground line that runs primarily north–south through central London. Its northern terminus is Harrow & Wealdstone in the northwest and its southern terminus is Elephant & Castle in South London, with central London stations including Baker Street, Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Charing Cross and Waterloo. The line is colored brown on the Tube map. The name Bakerloo is a contraction of Baker Street and Waterloo, coined when the line opened as the Baker Street & Waterloo Railway.

History: The line opened in 1906 by the private company Baker Street & Waterloo Railway. It became part of the London Underground network in 1933 and was officially renamed the Bakerloo Line in 1939.

Layout and operation: It serves many central London interchange stations, and connects with several other lines at Baker Street (Jubilee, Circle, and Hammersmith & City), Oxford Circus (Central and Victoria), Charing Cross, Waterloo and Elephant & Castle.

Rolling stock and service: The line uses standard LU rolling stock, with trains running at typical off-peak frequencies of around every 5 minutes in outer sections and more frequently through central London.

Future developments: The planned Bakerloo Line Extension would extend from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham via Old Kent Road and New Cross Gate, adding new stations and improving orbital connections.