Rail News
Customers reminded to plan ahead for part closures of the Northern line starting next month to facilitate the major upgrade of Colindale Tube station
Transport for London (TfL) is reminding customers that the first in a series of part closures of the Northern line between Golders Green and Edgware, to facilitate the major upgrade of Colindale Tube station, is next month.
The first planned...
Industry News
Safer, more reliable and accessible Central line trains visited for first time by Mayor of London
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, saw the first Central line train to be overhauled as part of the £500m Central Line Improvement Programme (CLIP) today (Friday 15 December).
Following significant testing over the summer period, the first newly refurbished...
Rail News
New Tube map cover by artist Joy Gregory pays tribute to green-fingered TfL staff
Transport for London’s (TfL’s) Art on the Underground programme will launch on Saturday 9 December a new pocket Tube map featuring a rich photographic collage by artist Joy Gregory, inspired by more than 100 years of cultivated gardens on...
Industry News
TfL figures show the Tube reaching 4 million journeys per day
Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that the latest figures show that the Tube reached 4 million journeys last Thursday, a further step towards ridership returning to pre-pandemic levels.
Last week (19-25 November 2023), 24.78 million Tube journeys were completed,...
Innovation
TfL and Google to bring Street View into some of London’s busiest stations
Transport for London (TfL) and Google are collaborating to provide Google Street View within a number of stations across London to help customers better plan their journeys.
The project will use cameras that capture 360-degree images inside around 30 Tube...
Environment
LED lighting upgrade works at Oxford Circus station completed
Customers at Oxford Circus station are now benefiting from a more efficiently lit station as part of TfL’s continuing work towards decarbonising its operations by 2030.
The work, which forms part of TfL’s Corporate Environment Plan, has seen lighting throughout...
Contract News
Balfour Beatty awarded c.£43 million contract to upgrade London Underground’s Piccadilly line
Balfour Beatty has been awarded a c.£43 million contract by Transport for London (TfL) to deliver essential upgrade works on the London Underground’s Piccadilly line.
This latest award marks the second contract to be awarded under the ‘London Underground High...
Industry News
Cygnum selected as competency management solution for London Underground drivers
CACI has announced that its Cygnum solution is now being used by Transport for London (TfL) to support the competency management process for its 4,500 London Underground drivers.
Cygnum is designed to assist organisations in all aspects of their workforce...
General Interest
Nearly all TfL services due to run over the Easter holidays
Transport for London (TfL) will keep most of its services running throughout the Easter holidays but is advising customers to plan journeys ahead due to planned works on some parts of the TfL network. TfL's Journey Planner or the...
Industry News
Mayor of London visits new accessible ticket hall at Bank Underground station, as major upgrade completes
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, visited the new ticket hall at Bank Underground station today (Monday 27 February), marking the completion of its major £700 million upgrade. The new entrance on Cannon Street gives customers easy access –...
Latest News
Andrew Haines looks back on five years of CP6
As Control Period 6 (CP6) comes to a close on 31 March, Network Rail is taking a look back...