Beyond the Underground, London has three other rail networks that appear on the same maps and use the same fares. Mind-the-tap includes all three, so here's what you need to know.
London Overground
The London Overground began in 2007, taking over a set of older suburban railways and linking them into a network around inner London. It reaches places the tube doesn't, especially in east and south London, such as Hackney, Dalston, Peckham and Crystal Palace. In 2024 its lines were given their own names: Liberty, Lioness, Mildmay, Suffragette, Weaver and Windrush. Trains are mostly above ground and walk-through, with seats along the sides.
DLR
The Docklands Light Railway opened in 1987 to serve the redeveloped docks of east London. Its trains are driverless, and many run on raised tracks, which makes sitting at the front a great free view of Canary Wharf and the river. It reaches Bank in the City, Stratford, Lewisham, Beckton, London City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal.
Elizabeth line
The Elizabeth line opened in 2022 after years of building, and is named after Queen Elizabeth II. It runs from Reading and Heathrow in the west, through new deep tunnels under central London, to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. Its stations are large and bright, and its trains are long and fast. It links Paddington, Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon, Liverpool Street, Whitechapel and Canary Wharf, making it a quick way across the city.
How they fit together
- You can pay for all of them by tapping a contactless card or Oyster card.
- Fares use the same zones as the tube.
- Many big stations, like Stratford, Whitechapel and Canary Wharf, connect several networks at once.
- The Overground and DLR are often the easiest way to travel between outer areas without going through the centre.
In the game
Mind-the-tap mixes stations from all four networks. Overground and DLR stations often turn up in the harder later rounds, so learning where these lines go is a good way to improve your score.