Tube fan’s Surrey Underground map is so convincing people think it’s actually real
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A Tube enthusiast has created a map showing what Surrey would look like if it was on the Underground. While parts of Surrey are located within the M25, it is often not considered part of London and this means it is not on the Tube network. Now Lara Vaughan, a Tube superfan, has changed that – or at least given the people of Surrey a taste of what the county would look like on an Underground map.
![[An alternative Tube map created for Surrey by a London Underground fan.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235457560-2f72.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The 23-year-old created an alternative Tube map featuring Surrey towns and villages on the colourful map. When she shared the map on social media, some people mistook it for a real proposal planned by the council, attracting ‘furious’ comments. Lara, a network technician living in Camberley, Surrey, said her fascination with London and the iconic Tube started in her teens when she started to have more weekends away in the capital with her friends and mum.
![[Tube fan's Surrey Underground map looks so real people think its going ahead]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235457561-042a-e1736435026385.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
‘I saw the tube map as the symbol of getting into a London uni, and had a big map on my wall next to where I studied,’ she told Metro. As part of her job at a sixth form college, she often creates maps – and now she has taken this to another level with the ‘Surrey County Metro’ map.
With dozens of stations and major interchanges, 12 lines and six zones inspired by the Underground network, the map captivates even those unfamiliar with Surrey. Some lines start from existing Tube stations such as Morden, Wimbledon and Heathrow, and stretch to Guildford, Epsom, Gatwick Airport, Farmham, Ash Vale and Haslemere.
![[A London Underground Tube carriage with its doors open with passengers inside.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235458194-a023.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
