Olympics to test London's subway
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word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="woefully">woefully</span> <span word="inadequate">inadequate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="weekdays">weekdays</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="Telegraph">Telegraph</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jubilee">Jubilee</span> <span word="Line">Line</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="artery">artery</span> <span word="linking">linking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Stratford">Stratford</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wembley">Wembley</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="London">London</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="meltdown">meltdown</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tunnel">tunnel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 500,000 "<span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>" <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jubilee">Jubilee</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="track">track</span>, <span word="train">train</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="failures">failures</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Transport">Transport</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="London">London</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> 11 <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Underground">Underground</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1863, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 402 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 3.04<span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TFL">TFL</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Annual">Annual</span> <span word="Report">Report</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Statement">Statement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Accounts">Accounts</span>.</p><p><span word="TFL">TFL</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> 3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="journeys">journeys</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jubilee">Jubilee</span> <span word="Line">Line</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="exceptionally">exceptionally</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="peaks">peaks</span>", <span word="as">as</span> <span word="spectators">spectators</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Stratford">Stratford</span>, <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Greenwich">Greenwich</span> <span word="Arena">Arena</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wembley">Wembley</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Arena">Arena</span>.</p>
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