London to unveil its new Tube line

LONDON: The oldest underground rapid-transit system in the world - the beloved, smelly, iconic, clanking, overstuffed Tube – is about to undergo its biggest expansion in decades with the opening of the super-speedy and library-hushed Elizabeth line, which promises to transform the city for commuters and visitors alike.

The new line boasts sleek carriages zooming along tracks laid 10 storeys below streets, through climate-controlled tunnels.

The opening coincides rather nicely with the Platinum Jubilee of its namesake, Queen Elizabeth II, who is marking 70 years on the throne. |