大都會鐵路
大都會鐵路(英語:Metropolitan Railway)是英國倫敦的一條客運、貨運鐵路,在1863年至1933年之間為倫敦市區提供服務。這條線路於1863年1月10日向公眾開放,使用煤氣燈照明的木質車廂和蒸汽機車運輸乘客,是世界上第一條地下鐵路[1]。這條鐵路由大都會鐵路公司建設和運營,使用明挖回填法在街道下方建造隧道。
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1905年,大都會鐵路開始進行電氣化,1907年時,大都會鐵路的大部分路線均已經實現電氣化。大都會鐵路還在其沿線進行了住宅開發。1933年7月1日,大都會鐵路和倫敦地鐵公司及倫敦的路面電車、巴士合併為倫敦客運委員會。至此,大都會鐵路成為了倫敦地鐵的一部分。
大都會鐵路後來成為了倫敦地鐵的大都會線,在多年的服務變動後,其線路本身和車站亦由漢默史密斯及城市線、環線、區域線、皮卡迪利線、維多利亞線等線路使用。
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