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Partygoers rejoice: extension of tube hours to 2am

Partygoers rejoice: extension of tube hours to 2am

  TfL  announced plans, on January 30, to extend tube hours on Fridays and Saturdays to 2am, following the success of extending opening hours during the Olympics. But the  Overground will not be part of the plan. The extended hours will start with the Northern, Victoria and Jubilee lines in…

East London Line extension rapidly grows as commuter route

Filmed and edited by Praveen Sundaram and Mengdi Li.

London Overground braces itself for 100 million new journeys as demand for the service rockets

London Overground braces itself for 100 million new journeys as demand for the service rockets

The East London Line extension has “grown faster than anticipated” with nearly three and a half times more journeys made per week in 2011 than in 2007, according to a TfL report on the train operator. Nearly two million journeys were made on the line per week in September last…

Tube drivers set for Boxing Day strike

Tube drivers set for Boxing Day strike

Tube drivers have voted overwhelmingly to strike on Boxing Day, threatening travel chaos across the capital.…

Campaigners up and down over lift plans

Campaigners up and down over lift plans

Campaign groups have applauded plans to install a new lift at Tower Hill tube station, but say more needs to be done to make the underground accessible for disabled people.…

Displaced artists find home in old Tube station

Displaced artists find home in old Tube station

Ever since it was sold to a mystery bidder in February, a cloud of intrigue has surrounded the disused Shoreditch Tube station.…

Man convicted of taking ‘upskirt’ photos on Tube

Man convicted of taking ‘upskirt’ photos on Tube

A Croydon man has been ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register after being caught taking photos up women’s skirts on the London Underground trains.…

Commuter gets £12,000 of £1m damages claim

Commuter gets £12,000 of £1m damages claim

A Lewisham man who sued London Underground for £1m damages after he was injured by an employee at a ticket barrier, has been awarded just £11,925 compensation.…

Live travel updates for road, bus, tube and overground services along East London Line

Live travel updates for road, bus, tube and overground services along East London Line

EastLondonLines kept going through the rush hour today in spite of the coldest overnight temperatures for 20 years.…

Tower Hamlets tube cleaners protest for living wage

Tower Hamlets tube cleaners protest for living wage

Tower Hamlets tube station cleaners joined protests yesterday for a ‘living wage’ and against subcontracting and management bullying.…