It isn't really either, it is mid-range compared to mass transit systems across the world, and really rather good if you take into account the age of the thing. Here's more stats than you could ever want Page on tfl.gov.uk. Page 22 gives reliability, p.16 some others metrics. read more
Matt Parsons, lives in London and Quora User, Train Driver at London Underground (1989-present) · Author has 1.1k answers and 7.6m answer views It isn't really either, it is mid-range compared to mass transit systems across the world, and really rather good if you take into account the age of the thing. read more
The UK government policy of requiring London’s tube costs to be covered by ticket sales is evident in the comparatively expensive travel. At the time of writing, a London all zones 1–6 monthly season ticket is £231.20. read more
In other words, we’re paying for our ticket and for the continued maintenance of the London Underground to keep it going. They also added that it is a lot bigger than other European countries’ metros – and to be fair, St Petersburg’s is half the size of ours. So, now we know. read more