Metropolitan Line extension stalemate between mayor Sadiq Khan and government leaves TfL mulling bus scheme alternative February 8, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) is working on alternatives to the Watford Metropolitan Line extension after progress stalled when the mayor and the government could not agree on terms for taking the scheme forward. The extension was intended to go to Watford Junction, diverting Metropolitan line trains to serve the existing Watford High Street and Watford [...]
Ford’s Chariot commuter shuttle bus service has just started on four London routes January 30, 2018 Ford's Chariot commuter shuttle bus service has got underway this week, after getting the green light from Transport for London (TfL) on four of the six routes it proposed. In a statement, the car giant said: Chariot’s commuter ride-share service will complement the existing public transport system by offering in-app ride booking for first- and [...]
The Night Tube is coming to the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan Lines – but only after 2023 January 26, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed plans to roll out Night Tube services to the Metropolitan, Circle, District and Hammersmith & City Lines once a major upgrade programme is complete in 2023. It also revealed it has spent over £2m in an effort to crack down on additional noise and disturbance from the Night Tube [...]
The £14.8bn Crossrail project faces “increasing cost and schedule pressures” ahead of planned Elizabeth Line launch January 24, 2018 London’s transport commissioner has said the £14.8bn Crossrail project is facing “increasing cost and schedule pressures” with deadlines looming for the new railway, which is planned to open in stages from December. Among board papers published today, a report from Transport for London's commissioner Mike Brown said: Overall the Crossrail project, which is now 90 [...]
Mapped: Here’s how the Elizabeth Line will open in stages as the Crossrail project wraps up January 24, 2018 In December, Transport for London (TfL) revealed its updated Tube map for the Elizabeth Line once the Crossrail project wraps up. But with phasing of the project occurring until the full line is open, certain parts will be in operation at various times before the full railway is in action in December 2019. So, TfL [...]
Gatwick Airport mulls use of emergency runway to boost capacity as it waits for expansion green light January 22, 2018 Gatwick is investigating the potential of using its emergency runway to boost capacity, as it waits in the wings for government to back expansion of the London airport. In minutes from a November meeting of the Gatwick Airport Consultative Committee, the airport's chief executive Stewart Wingate said Gatwick will be looking at "the capability of [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan names the next 13 Tube stations going step-free January 19, 2018 London mayor Sadiq Khan today announced the next 13 Tube stations going step-free and said they will be completed by spring 2022. The stations to benefit are North Ealing, Rickmansworth, Wimbledon Park, Boston Manor, Burnt Oak, Debden, Hanger Lane, Ickenham, Northolt, Park Royal, Ruislip, Snaresbrook and Sudbury Hill. Combined, they record more than 33m passenger [...]
The UK’s best and worst train companies ranked by passengers January 16, 2018 Southern rail has been given the lowest customer score among train passengers, followed by Southeastern and Thameslink and Great Northern, according to a Which? report out today. The majority of 2,865 respondents said they hadn't seen any improvement in train services over a year, with 67 per cent saying they felt their service had stayed [...]
TfL doesn’t “fully understand” why passenger numbers are falling, says London Assembly Budget Committee January 16, 2018 London Assembly members are not convinced that Transport for London(TfL) "fully understands" why its passenger numbers are falling, according to a report out today. The London Assembly's Budget and Performance Committee has published a response to the mayor's draft budget, saying it was seeing more indications that TfL was experiencing "financial difficulties", which will impact [...]
Gatwick just announced it had a record-breaking 2017 as passenger numbers near 46m January 12, 2018 Gatwick Airport rounded off a trio of records for London airports, announcing today it welcomed 45.6m passengers last year. It comes after both Heathrow and Stansted reported their best years to date yesterday. Gatwick had its busiest December on record, with 3.2m passengers travelling through the airport, up 1.5 per cent on the same time [...]