The origins of the Metropolitan line lie with the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway, opening in 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon Street, to connect the relatively remote terminus of Paddington with the City.
The origins of the Metropolitan line lie with the Metropolitan Railway, the first underground railway in London and indeed the world. Promoted by the Great Western Railway, it opened in 1863 with a line between Paddington and Farringdon Street, to connect the relatively remote terminus of Paddington with the City.