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Olympics Draw Record Number of Passengers to London Transport
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London’s Underground railway carried a record number of passengers on Aug. 2, as Olympic spectators joined commuters and tourists to test the city’s subway system.
A record 4.31 million passengers traveled on the Underground that day, according to a statement from Transport for London. The previous busiest day for the Tube network was Dec. 9, 2011, when it carried 4.17 million passengers.