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🚇 Overlays

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Seeing train stations, bus routes, school locations and other essential information was a key feature that has been implemented into the application.

The following layers can be toggled on or off for the entire map:

🚇 London Tube Lines​

Shows all colour-coded tube lines for the Tfl underground. A straight line between stations and not geographically accurate. You can click on any part of a line and the popup will tell you the line name as well as the two stations that part of the line is connected to.

  • TFL Line Name (Jubilee, northern, central, etc...)
  • Station A Name
  • Station B Name

🚈 London Tube Stations​

Every dot on the map will be one of the hundreds of tube stations scattered around London. Click on the marker for:

  • Station Name
  • Zone of Station
  • Postcode
  • Longitude / Latitude
  • A link to more details about the station.

🛤 London Train Lines​

To complement the map, we have also included the colour-coded train lines within London. A straight dotted line that isn't geographically correct and doesn't follow the tracks exactly. These are from multiple different train services and clicking on the line will popup information that includes the service name for that particular section of track and the two stations it connects to.

  • Train Line Operator (SouthEastern, Thameslink, etc...)
  • Station A Name
  • Station B Name

🚉 London Train Stations​

For those who commute to London, one of the most important pieces of information is where are the train stations. This toggle button will show most stations within and around the M25 boundary of London. Click on the marker for:

  • Station Name
  • Zone of Station
  • Postcode
  • Longitude / Latitude
  • A link to more details about the station.

🚅 National Rail Lines​

A country-wide overlay of the entire UK train lines. Click on any line for the Name of the line and the operator of it. This is geographically accurate and the line will follow the real-world tracks on the map. The lines are not colour-coded however.

💺 National Rail Stations​

A much more useful overlay is every train station (including the underground tube stops) in the UK. Not colour-coded, but much more expansive. See more detailed information about each station by clicking on the dot marker. See the:

  • Station Name
  • Operator
  • Network
  • Line Name
  • Number of Platforms

🚌 London Bus Routes​

For those who wish to see the entire London bus network, this overlay will give you the details you need. There is a lot of data on the overlay since clicking on any section of the bus lines will show you the following data:

  • Name of the Route
  • Bus Number
  • Destination Station
  • Beginning Station
  • Operator
  • Links to the relevant Tfl Spider Maps.
  • Link to (inbound) station list
  • Link to (outbound) station list

🛒 London Supermarkets​

Get a general overview of all the London supermarket locations. Click on any location for the name of the store, the street it is on and a link to their website if available.

🎓 University​

Show a marker of every registered UCAS university in the country. By clicking on the marker you'll get:

  • University Name
  • Cover image
  • Website link
  • The telephone number for general enquiries
  • Email address

👨‍🏫 Free Schools​

As defined by the GOV.uk website, Free schools are funded by the government but are not run by the local authority.

See the Gov.uk website for more information: Free Schools

Click on any marker for:

  • School name
  • Stage
  • Local Authority
  • Age range
  • Gender
  • If there is a 6th Form
  • Address
  • Website
  • Phone number

Note that this is not a complete list of schools and may have missing entries.

👩‍🏫 Funded Schools​

State-funded schools are those that are funded by the local authority. See the government website for details: School Types

Any marker will also show:

  • School name
  • Stage
  • Local Authority
  • Age range
  • Gender
  • If there is a 6th Form
  • Address
  • Website
  • Phone number

Note that this is not a complete list of schools and may have missing entries.

👶 Child Centers​

Display a list of registered childcare centres within the UK. Note that this is not an exhaustive list, but should be used to help see the options available.

Clicking on the marker will display:

  • Center name
  • Local Authority
  • Address
  • Phone number

🛡 2018 Crime Borough Statistics​

This overlay will split the UK into separate boroughs and overlay a green/yellow/red transparent fill to show the average crime levels. You can click on any of the boroughs to see a complete breakdown of the 2018 numbers for each category of crime. There is also a percentage for all crimes against the nation's highest (Westminster).