Ngabe uhlela ukuya eLondon? Ngokulandela lo mhlahlandlela, uzofunda zonke izisekelo odinga ukuzazi ukusebenzisa ithubhu, isitimela esidume senhlokodolobha yaseBrithani.
Uma ufuna ukwazi izinto ezinhle kakhulu ezingama-30 ozozibona futhi uzenze eLondon Chofoza lapha.
1. Yini iLondon Underground?
ILondon Underground, ebizwa nge-Underground futhi ngokubizwa ngokuthi yi-Tube, yiLondoners, iyindlela ebaluleke kunazo zonke yezokuthutha enhlokodolobha yamaNgisi kanye nohlelo oludala kunalo lonke emhlabeni. Ineziteshi ezingaphezu kuka-270 ezisatshalaliswe kulo lonke iGreater London. Luhlelo lukawonkewonke futhi izitimela zalo zisebenzisa ugesi, zihamba ngaphezulu nangaphakathi kwemigudu.
2. Unemigqa emingaki?
Indawo engaphansi komhlaba inezintambo eziyi-11 ezisebenzela iGreater London, ngokusebenzisa iziteshi ezingaphezu kuka-270 ezisebenzayo, ezisondele kakhulu noma ezabelana ngendawo efanayo nezinye izinhlelo zokuhamba, njengezitimela zaseBrithani kanye nenethiwekhi yamabhasi. Ulayini wokuqala, owathunyelwa ngo-1863, yiMetropolitan Line, ekhonjwe ngombala onsomi emabalazweni. Ngemuva kwalokho kwavulwa eminye imigqa emi-5 ngekhulu le-19 kanti eminye yafakwa ngekhulu lama-20.
3. Ayini amahora wokusebenza?
Phakathi koMsombuluko nangoMgqibelo, isitimela esingaphansi komhlaba sisebenza phakathi kuka-5 ekuseni no-12 phakathi kwamabili. NgamaSonto nangamaholide inehlelo elincishisiwe. Amahora angahluka kancane, kuya ngomugqa ozosetshenziswa, ngakho-ke kungakuhle ukuthi ubuze ngesiza.
4. Ingabe yindlela yokuhamba eshibhile noma ebizayo?
Ishubhu liyindlela eshibhile yokuhamba uzungeze iLondon. Ungathenga amathikithi ahamba ngendlela eyodwa, kepha le yindlela yokuhamba ebiza kakhulu. Ngokuya ngokuthi uhlala isikhathi esingakanani eLondon, unezinhlelo ezahlukahlukene zokusebenzisa imetro, ekuvumela ukuthi uthuthukise isabelomali sakho sezokuthutha. Isibonelo, imali yohambo lomuntu omdala oyedwa inganqunywa ngesigamu nekhadi lokuhamba.
5. Liyini ikhadi lokuhamba?
Kuyikhadi ongalithengela ukuhamba isikhathi esithile. Kukhona nsuku zonke, masonto onke, nyangazonke nonyaka. Izindleko zayo zincike ezindaweni ozohamba kuzo. Lesi sikhungo sikuvumela ukuthi uthenge inani elithile lohambo, wonge imali futhi uvikele ubunzima bokuthenga ithikithi ngakunye.
6. Ngabe amanani entengo ayalingana kubo bonke abantu?
Cha. Izinga lesisekelo ngelabantu abadala bese kuthi izephulelo zitholakale ezinganeni, ezitshudeni nasebekhulile.
7. Ngingayifaka yini ishubhu eLondon Pass?
ILondon Pass yikhadi elidumile elikuvumela ukuthi uvakashele ukukhethwa kokuhehayo okungaphezulu kwama-60 eLondon, okuvumeleke isikhathi esithile, esingahluka phakathi kosuku olungu-1 kuya kwayi-10. Lo mshini unikeza izivakashi ulwazi ngedolobha laseLondon ngezindleko eziphansi kakhulu. Ikhadi lenziwa lakhangwa lapho kuheha abavakashela okokuqala. Kungenzeka ukwengeza ikhadi lokuhamba kuphakheji yakho yeLondon Pass, ongasebenzisa ngayo inethiwekhi yezokuthutha yaseLondon, kufaka phakathi ithubhu, amabhasi nezitimela.
8. Ngazi kanjani iLondon Underground? Ingabe ikhona imephu?
Imephu yaseLondon Underground ingenye yamafomu akudala futhi akhiqizwe kakhulu emhlabeni. Yasungulwa ngo-1933 ngunjiniyela waseLondon uHarry Beck, yaba ngumdwebo wemidwebo yezokuthutha onethonya elikhulu emlandweni wesintu. Imephu itholakala kuzinguqulo zomzimba nezikagesi ezingalandwa, futhi ikhombisa ngokusobala imigqa, ehlukaniswa ngemibala yomugqa, nezinye izinkomba ezithakazelisa kumhambi.
9. Ibiza malini imephu kamasipala?
Imephu imahhala, ngezilokotho zeTransport for London, okuyinhlangano kahulumeni wasekhaya ebhekele ezokuthutha ezungeze idolobha laseLondon. Ungathatha imephu yakho kunoma yiziphi izindawo zakho zokungena eLondon, njengezikhumulo zezindiza neziteshi zezitimela, nakunoma isiphi isiteshi sethubhu nesitimela esikhonza idolobha. Ngaphandle kwebalazwe leshubhu, iTransport for London iphinde inikeze eminye imihlahlandlela yamahhala ukwenza kube lula ukusebenzisa inethiwekhi yezokuthutha yaseLondon.
10. Kuyalulekwa yini ukusebenzisa ongaphansi komhlaba ngesikhathi samahora okugijima?
Njengazo zonke izindlela ezisezingeni eliphansi zokuhamba emadolobheni amakhulu, iLondon Underground iminyene kakhulu ngezikhathi eziphakeme, izikhathi zokuhamba ziyenyuka futhi amanani angaphakama. Isikhathi esimatasa kakhulu siphakathi kuka-7 ekuseni no-9 ekuseni, futhi kusukela ngo-5: 30 PM kuye ku-7 PM. Uzokonga isikhathi, imali nokuhlupheka uma ungakugwema ukuhamba ngalezo zikhathi.
11. Yiziphi ezinye izincomo onganginikeza zona zokusebenzisa kangcono isitimela esingaphansi komhlaba?
Sebenzisa uhlangothi olungakwesokudla lwe-escalator, ushiye ngakwesokunxele mahhala uma kwenzeka abanye abantu befuna ukushesha. Musa ukweqa umugqa ophuzi ngenkathi ulinde endaweni yesikhulumi. Bheka ngaphambili kwesitimela okufanele usigibele. Lindela abagibeli ukuthi behle futhi uma ungena, kwenze ngokushesha ukuze ungavimbi ukungena. Uma uhlala umile, sebenzisa izibambo. Nikeza isihlalo sakho kubantu abadala, abesifazane abanezingane, abesifazane abakhulelwe nabakhubazekile.
12. Ingabe i-metro iyatholakala kubantu abakhubazekile?
Kuyinqubomgomo kaHulumeni waseLondon City ukwenza izindlela zokuhamba ezahlukahlukene zitholakale kwabakhubazekile. Njengamanje, eziteshini eziningi kungenzeka ukusuka ezitaladini uye emapulatifomu ngaphandle kokusebenzisa izitebhisi. Kuhle ukubuza ngezinsiza ezikhona eziteshini ohlela ukuzisebenzisa.
13. Ngingathatha umasipala omkhulu ezikhumulweni zezindiza ezinkulu?
IHeathrow, isikhumulo sezindiza esikhulu sase-UK, ihlinzekwa yi-Piccadilly Line, ulayini omnyama wesibhakabhaka oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka emabalazweni. IHeathrow ibuye ibe nesiteshi seHeathrow Express, isitimela esixhumanisa isikhumulo sezindiza nesiteshi sesitimela sasePaddington. IGatwick, isikhumulo sezindiza sesibili ngobukhulu saseLondon, ayinazo iziteshi zamathubhu, kodwa izitimela zayo iGatwick Express zikuyisa eVictoria Station enkabeni yeLondon, enazo zonke izindlela zokuhamba.
14. Yiziphi iziteshi ezinkulu zezitimela lapho ngingaxhuma khona kumasipala omkhulu?
Isiteshi sesitimela esikhulu e-UK yiWaterloo, enkabeni yedolobha, eduze neBig Ben. Inama-terminals wezindawo zase-Europe (Eurostar), zikazwelonke nezasendaweni (metro). IVictoria Station, iVictoria Station, iyisiteshi sesibili sesitimela esisetshenziswa kakhulu eBrithani. Itholakala endaweni yaseBelgravia futhi ngaphandle kwemetro, inesevisi yesitimela eya ezindaweni ezahlukahlukene zikazwelonke, kanye namabhasi akudala aseLondon namatekisi.
15. Ingabe zikhona izindawo ezithakaselwayo eduze kweziteshi?
Okuhehayo okuningi kwaseLondon kumane kungukuphonsa itshe kusuka esiteshini sethubhu kanti abanye basondele ngokwanele ukuhamba kalula. IBig Ben, iPicadilly Circus, iHyde Park neBuckingham Palace, iTrafalgar Square, iLondon Eye, iBritish Museum, i-Natural History Museum, iWestminster Abbey, iSoho nezinye eziningi.
16. Ngingakwazi ukugibela ithubhu ngiye eWimbledon, Wembley nase-Ascot?
Ukuya ezinkantolo zethenisi ezidumile zaseWimbledon, lapho kudlalwa khona iBritish Open, kufanele uthathe i-District Line, umugqa okhonjwe ngombala oluhlaza. Inkundla yebhola likanobhutshuzwayo i-New Wembley yesimanje inekhaya leziteshi zamashubhu eWembley Park naseWembley Central. Uma ungumthandi womjaho wamahhashi futhi ufuna ukuya edume nge-Ascot Racecourse, etholakala ngemoto ngehora ukusuka eLondon, kufanele uthathe isitimela eWaterloo, njengoba i-oval ingenayo insizakalo yeshubhu.
Sithemba ukuthi lo mhlahlandlela uphendule imibuzo yakho eminingi kanye nokukhathazeka kwakho ngeLondon Underground nokuthi uhambo lwakho oludlula enhlokodolobha yaseBrithani luyathandeka futhi lushibhile ngenxa yamakhono akho eshubhu.
