How many Tube stations are not in use?

Gosh, have you ever thought about all those abandoned Tube stations? It's kind of spooky, isn't it? I mean, I always figured the Tube was just, you know, there, a massive, sprawling network. But apparently, there are tons – like, around 40 – that are just…sitting there, closed. Not even used for anything, probably just gathering dust. That’s a crazy number, right? I read somewhere – I think it was a really interesting blog post, maybe on The Urbanist or something similar – that there are about 40 closed London Underground and Overground stations, and that's on top of the 272 that are actually open. So the actual total number of stations ever built? Way, way more.

It makes me wonder about the stories those places hold! I bet some of them are completely untouched. Like, you could walk into one and it would be exactly the same as when they shut it down – maybe even find some old newspapers or something! That would be amazing, though also, kind of creepy, maybe? I mean, imagine all the ghosts of commuters past... Okay, maybe I'm getting carried away. But still! It's fascinating to think about all that hidden history under the city. It's like London has a secret, subterranean world beneath our feet. I should definitely look up which ones are near me. Maybe I could try and find a photo online of the old platforms and see what they looked like. There's so much more to London than what you see above ground, that's for sure.