London Underground ticketing London Underground ticketing The London Underground metro system of London, England uses a mix of paper and electronic smart-card ticketing. London Underground uses Transport for London's Travelcard zones to calculate fares, including fares on the Underground only. Travelcard Zone 1 is the most central, with a boundary just outside the Circle line and Travelcard Zone 6 is the most outlying zone covering any of Greater London and it includes London Heathrow Airport. All of Greater London is covered by zones 1 to 6. Tickets including zone 1 are usually more expensive than those involving only outer zones. The most popular
London Underground infrastructure Options for new trains for the Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines are being considered. Crossrail is under construction and expected to open in 2018, providing a new underground route across central London integrated with the London Underground system. Options are being considered for the route of Crossrail 2 on a north-south alignment across London, with hopes that it could be open by 2033. London Underground infrastructure The infrastructure of the London Underground includes 11 lines, with 270 stations. There are two types of line on the London Underground: services that run on the sub-surface network that is just below the surface