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The underground's sunlit sibling, doing the same job while bragging about the view.
means Running or located above the surface of the ground, especially a railway or transit line that travels on the surface rather than in tunnels.
from A transparent compound of "over" plus "ground," built as the natural opposite of "underground." Both "over" and "ground" are old Germanic words, but the pairing is comparatively modern — coined to name what isn't beneath the earth. In Britain it became a proper noun, the Overground, when London's surface rail network was branded to stand beside the older Underground.
london nameBranded the London Overground only in 2007
orange identityMarked by a defiant orange roundel of its own
line namesSix lines renamed in 2024 after local history
old bonesBuilt largely on Victorian-era railway routes
the ironyPlenty of it actually runs underground too