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Tube Histories: A Brief History of the Central Line
For over 121 years, the Central Line has been a central part of the London Underground. Its importance is can be exemplified by the fact that it’s the longest Tube line in the city at forty-six miles...
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Finally: London’s new £19bn Elizabeth line to open on May 24 – Crossrail...
London’s delayed and over-budget Elizabeth line railway will finally open on Tuesday, May 24, Transport for London (TfL) has announced. Services will initially operate from Mondays to Saturdays,...
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Crossrail is Coming: Frequently Asked Questions about the New Elizabeth Line...
The long-awaited Elizabeth line will finally open on May 24. Here are 10 key questions that have been asked about it and about what impact it will have on transport journeys in London. We’ve got big...
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Tube Histories: A Brief History of the Circle Line
Prior to its expansion with a line to Hammersmith, the Circle Line lived up to its name by forming a loop that encircles much of inner London. Running through Chelsea and Kensington, the City of...
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Bank branch of Northern line reopens after ‘vital’ work to ease Tube congestion
A key London Underground section has been reopened following a 17-week closure for major improvement work. Services resumed on the Bank branch of the Northern line on Monday after what London mayor...
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Queen beams in sunshine yellow for surprise visit to open Elizabeth Line in...
The Queen has made a surprise appearance to officially open the completed Elizabeth line, named in her honor. She was given an Oyster card and shown how to use it on a ticket machine. The 96-year-old...
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UK PM Announces Support for Shelved North-South Crossrail 2 Line
Boris Johnson has called for another multibillion-pound railway to be built in London after marking the completion of Crossrail. The Prime Minister said the Government would back Crossrail 2 – a...
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New Tube map with Elizabeth Line published by Transport for London
Transport for London (TfL) has released a new Tube map with the Elizabeth line included for the first time. The new east-west railway has been added to the map ahead of its opening on May 24. It is...
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Countdown to Elizabeth Line opening tomorrow!
London’s new £18.9 billion Elizabeth line railway opens on Tuesday. The delayed and overbudget line will boost capacity and cut journey times for east-west travel across the capital. Services will...
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In Pictures: Thousands travel on Elizabeth line on first morning of passenger...
Thousands of people traveled on London’s £18.9 billion Elizabeth line railway in the first few hours of operation on Tuesday morning. Hundreds of transport enthusiasts gathered at stations in...
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Laura’s London: Elizabeth Line Opening Day First Person Report
Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, I couldn’t be there today for this special day, but thankfully Laura Porter was able to get out there and check out London’s new railway today and write up this report...
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It’s a hit! More than one million journeys were made on new central section...
More than a million journeys have been made on the central section of London’s new Elizabeth line railway in the first five days since it opened. London mayor Sadiq Khan said he was “proud to see the...
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Tube Histories: A Brief History of the District Line
One of the oldest lines in the history of the London Underground, the District Line has a rich history that has been simultaneously full of competition and cooperation. From its earliest days as the...
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London Alert: Passengers told to avoid Tube on Monday during 24-hour RMT strike
London Underground is advising people not to travel on Monday because of a strike by thousands of workers in a dispute over jobs and pensions. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT)...
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Tube Histories: A Brief History of Docklands Light Railway
Moving onto an oft-forgot member of the London Underground, the Docklands Light Railway is a unique entity of all the lines. The DLR is also one of the youngest parts of the Underground as it’s only...
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London Alert: Announcing Our latest book – London Tube 101 – History,...
We are thrilled to announce Anglotopia’s newest book: London Tube 101- History, Culture, and Travel on London’s Transport Network. This new publication is your complete guidebook to London’s iconic...
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Tube Histories: A Brief History of the Jubilee Line
Growing out of the London Underground’s first line, the Metropolitan Railway, the Jubilee Line is named after Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee. Of course, this route for the Tube is much older...
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What Makes the Elizabeth Line Different from Other Underground Lines?
If you’ve looked at the London Underground map lately, you may have noticed a sharp purple line cutting from east to west. This is the new Elizabeth Line, formerly known as Crossrail, a hybrid...
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A Brief History of the Northern Line
Looking at the London Underground map, you might be forgiven for thinking there’s been a mistake and that you’re looking at two separate lines instead of one. This is because the Northern Line has...
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Tube Histories: A Brief History of the Piccadilly Line
In our next entry on the history of the various Tube lines, we explore the history of the Piccadilly Line, which hits some important spots in London from Heathrow Airport to Buckingham Palace. As...
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London Alert: Tube journeys to Heathrow via Zone 1 to be charged at peak rate...
Tube passengers traveling to Heathrow via Zone 1 will be charged at peak rate from Sunday to help Transport for London (TfL) recover from the pandemic. Commuters taking the new Elizabeth line through...
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Three Tube stations to close before Queen’s funeral to avoid overcrowding
Three central London Tube stations will be closed on the morning of the Queen’s funeral to prevent overcrowding. Transport for London (TfL) announced that passengers will be prevented from starting or...
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Transport for London boss American Andy Byford quits after funding deal secured
Transport for London (TfL) boss Andy Byford will leave the organization at the end of October. The organization said Mr. Byford – who became transport commissioner in June 2020 – will “resume life in...
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Elizabeth line’s Bond Street station to finally open October 24th
Bond Street station on London’s Elizabeth line will open on Monday, October 24, Transport for London (TfL) has announced. The new railway began running in May, but trains have not called at Bond...
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Hidden London Tours of Abandoned Tube Stations Return
© London Transport Museum I’ve done several of these tours, and I can highly recommend them. Hidden London have announced a new schedule, and you can see all the details below. I would recommend...
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Final preparations underway for opening of Bond Street’s Elizabeth line station
Final preparations are underway for the delayed opening of the Elizabeth line station in Bond Street, central London. Trial evacuations, testing of fire control systems, and extensive security checks...
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Tube poet encourages writers to ‘bring who they are to the field’
A writer who was wowed when he saw his poem featured on London tube carriages has encouraged budding poets to “not try and fit in with everyone else” but to bring “who you are” to the field. For Black...
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Elizabeth line fully opens and offers more direct journeys
The £19 billion Elizabeth line railway will open seven days a week and offer more direct journeys from today. Services in the tunnels across London have previously been suspended almost every Sunday...
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London Mayor hails Elizabeth line as direct routes and Sunday services begin
Sadiq Khan has hailed the “huge success” of the Elizabeth Line as Sunday services and more direct routes were opened. The Mayor of London joined transport leaders to ride the £19 billion railway from...
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London Alert: Strike by London Underground workers to go ahead after...
A strike by London Underground workers will go ahead on Thursday after last-minute talks failed to resolve a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said...
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What is Crossrail 2 and What is Its Current Status?
With the launching of Crossrail, aka the Elizabeth Line this past summer, the discussion in London mass transit now turns to Crossrail 2. You might be wondering what exactly this means and how is...
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Tube and London bus fares to rise by nearly 6% from March
Passengers using public transport in London face an average hike in fares of 5.9% from March 5 under proposals announced by mayor Sadiq Khan. The plan means the weekly cap for using buses and trams in...
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Nearly half of Londoners have used Elizabeth line so far – survey
Nearly half of Londoners have used the Elizabeth line since it opened in May 2022, a new survey suggests. The results of a YouGov poll shared with the PA news agency indicate 45% of the capital’s...
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10 Interesting Facts about the Hammersmith and City Line
London’s second oldest tube line – it opened a year after the Metropolitan Railway – the Hammersmith and City Line has a long and fascinating history. Here are ten interesting facts about the line you...
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Transport for London creates ‘crowndels’ to celebrate coronation
Transport for London’s (TfL) roundel logo has been designed to celebrate the coronation. The so-called crowndels feature a likeness of St Edward’s Crown, which will be used to crown the King at...
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Prince and Princess of Wales take the Tube to the pub as London prepares for...
The Prince and Princess of Wales travelled on the Elizabeth Line for the first time as they took public transport to a pub to hear how London workers are preparing for the coronation. William and Kate...
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Passengers can now travel directly from Essex to Heathrow on Elizabeth line
Passengers can now travel directly from Essex to Heathrow airport as part of changes to London’s Elizabeth line. Updates to the line’s timetable mean trains will run from Shenfield in Essex, through...
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The Tube: 10 Interesting Facts about the Circle Line
The Circle Line is one of London’s oldest Tube Lines, but it also gets easily confused with the District Line, with which it shares a lot of track. But this unique line has long served central London...
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10 Interesting Facts About the Waterloo and City Line
The shortest Tube Line, the Waterloo and City Line connects just two stations, but provides a key traffic pattern for commuters to the City of London from London’s suburbs in southwest London, Surrey,...
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Ten Interesting Facts about the District Line
Running from the east in Upminster to Earl’s Court in the west, the District Line forms one of the oldest London Underground lines in the service’s history. The idea when the line began was that it...
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A Brief History of the London Overground
London Overground train with remembrance poppy by Christopher Hilton is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 A very recent addition to Transport for London, the London Overground isn’t a...
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10 Interesting Facts about the Bakerloo Line
If I had to pick a London Underground line with the most ‘Londony’ name, it would be the Bakerloo line (a portmanteau of Baker Street and Waterloo Railway). Here are a few interesting facts and...
View ArticleTop London Transport YouTubers To Subscribe To
Transport YouTube is one of the most popular subjects on the video streaming website. There are several notable Tube YouTubers who cover the London Underground, some in excruciating but fascinating...
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Tube History: A Brief History of the Victoria Line
It might be hard to believe, but the Underground line, named after the United Kingdom’s second-longest serving monarch, is actually one of the babies when it comes to the Tube. It’s also one of the...
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London Underground: Our 25 Top Tube Usage Tips for London Travelers
Here’s our list of handy Tube Tips for making the best use of London’s Underground. These tips, learned from twenty years of travel in London, will turn you into a Tube pro in no time! This list...
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Ghost Tube: Abandoned to Time – 10 Tube Derelict Underground Stations
In the 19th Century, the London Underground was created to serve the needs of London’s booming suburbs. Today, the Underground (or “Tube” as it’s known colloquially) covers 402 kilometers (or 250...
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Tube 101: Best Books about the London Underground
The London Tube has been an integral part of London’s history, economy, geography, tourism, and identity. It is no wonder that it has been written about extensively. From its troubles and triumphs to...
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London 101: What does Mind the Gap mean in London?
‘Mind the Gap’ is an iconic phrase that has become synonymous with the London Underground. It is a warning to passengers to be careful when boarding and alighting trains and to be mindful of the space...
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Transport for London Unveils New Names for Six Overground Lines
London’s Tube map is going to get a big change, with the orange London Overground lines being given individual names and colors, in a bid to make it less confusing for tourists and locals to navigate...
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London Transport Museum Announces New Hidden London Tour of Holborn Station
Attention all Londoners and tourists alike! The London Transport Museum is set to launch a new and exciting tour of the Holborn Tube station. This tour promises to take visitors behind the scenes,...
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