After three years of construction and a few setbacks, the Metropolitan Railway was ready for business.

在历经三年施工和不少挫折之后，大都会铁路即将正式投入运营。

But as soon as the Metropolitan Railway opened, Londoners rushed in to ride the new trains.

然而，当大都会地铁投入运营时，伦敦人争相体验这些新的地铁。

The Metropolitan Railway got what it wanted: an open-air section for their trains to let off steam.

获得让列车排放蒸气的通风空隙。

It's a story that begins over 150 years ago in 1863, when the world's first underground line opened, the Metropolitan Railway.

这要从 150 多年前的 1863 年开始说起，那年，大都会铁路开通了世界上第一条地铁。

Sixteen years later, in 1884, the Metropolitan Railway Company and the Metropolitan District Railway linked up and provided the underground service in the middle of the city.

16年后，在1884年，首都铁路公司和首都地方铁路联手，在市中心开辟地铁服务。

Moorgate was actually the first station that was extended on the first underground railway in the world which was the Metropolitan Railway which opened in - - in 1863.

Moorgate实际上是第一个地铁站，这是世界上第一条地下铁路，即1863年开始运营的都市铁路线，延伸部分。