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80% of new Piccadilly line trains will be assembled in Yorkshire, says Siemens Mobility
Siemens Mobility is in the final stages of fitting out the new train factory in Goole, Yorkshire where up to 80% of the new Piccadilly line Tube trains will be produced, up from a figure of 50%. The factory,...
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Colindale Tube station to close from Friday 7 June until December 2024 as part of its major upgrade, which includes making the station step-free...
Transport for London (TfL) is advising customers who use Colindale Tube station that vital work to upgrade the station, including a larger ticket hall and installation of a lift to give the station step-free access for the first time,...
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Vital renewal work will mean part closure of Piccadilly line this month
A part closure will affect Piccadilly line customers from Saturday 10 February until Wednesday 14 February for important engineering work. Vital upgrade works to points at Northfields will be completed during the closure, improving the line infrastructure alongside the introduction...
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First Elizabeth line stations get high-speed mobile coverage
Customers on the Elizabeth line received an early Christmas present this morning as four central London stations received mobile coverage for the first time.
The four stations – Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon and Liverpool Street – are some...
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New TfL podcast celebrates 160 years of the London Underground
Transport for London (TfL) has launched its first podcast series to celebrate the 160th anniversary of London Underground. Hosted by railway historian and broadcaster, Tim Dunn, the four 30-minute podcasts shine a light on the iconic transport network, looking...
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Sadiq Khan opens London’s newest mainline station
Eager passengers braved a chilly December morning today to be the first to arrive at Brent Cross West, the first new mainline station to be built in London in over a decade.
The impressive new Thameslink station in North London...
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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...
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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,...
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TfL and the Royal Academy of Engineering launch a new Tube map design celebrating the achievements of engineers worldwide
Transport for London (TfL), the Royal Academy of Engineering and the London Transport Museum have collaborated to create a reimagined version of London’s iconic Tube map to honour the contributions of engineers in London, the UK and worldwide.
The new...
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TfL advises customers to consider alternative routes during planned RMT strikes
Transport for London (TfL) is advising customers that there will be severe disruption across the Tube network on Wednesday 4 and Friday 6 October if planned strike action by station staff who are RMT members goes ahead.
Most Tube services will be...
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Network Rail and the Railway Children raise over £130,000 to help vulnerable children
Network Rail has teamed up with the charity Railway Children to host a fifth annual sleepout event in railway...