Trains are expected to start running into the new railway station at Barking Riverside from tomorrow (18 July). The new line will extend Gospel Oak-Barking London Overground services by 4.5km
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Heathrow Terminal 4 stations rejoin the railway network
National Rail and London Underground railway stations serving Terminal 4 rejoined their respective networks on Tuesday 14 June following the reopening of Heathrow Terminal 4 to normal traffic after nearly
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Crossrail sets out opening date target
Crossrail/Elizabeth Line will open in the first half of 2022 with services between Paddington and Abbey Wood. The first phase of trial operations is nearing completion, whilst substantial amounts of
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Crossrail starts Trial Operations
Trial Operations have commenced on the Elizabeth line, marking the start of one of the key requirements for opening the line to passenger services. More than 150 scenarios will be
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Northern Line Extension to Battersea Power Station opens
Two new railway stations have been added to the London Underground after the first passenger train departed Battersea Power Station at 0528 this morning. More than 100 passengers joined the
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Northern line extension to open this month
The first trains carrying passengers on the Northern line extension to Battersea power station are expected to run on 20 September. Two new stations will be added to the tube
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Harlow Council backs Central Line extension
Harlow Council have mooted the extension of the Central Line from Epping to Harlow in its draft town plan. The local authority is also looking at whether the town could
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Barking Riverside opening date slides further
The opening date of the railway line serving Barking Riverside has slipped to at least autumn 2022. This has frustrated residents who have moved into recently constructed developments. Click here
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Initial Crossrail services changed
The proposed services and timetable on the Elizabeth line when it launches will be more wide ranging than initially proposed. The full timetable will be achieved in two stages rather
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Crossrail 2 and Bakerloo extension ready to restart when required
The Mayor of London has confirmed that Crossrail 2 and the Bakerloo line extension are ready to be restarted when the time is right in response to questions to the
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Crossrail commences trial running
Delivery of the Elizabeth line is now in its complex final stages. The project has reached the next important milestone with Crossrail Ltd recently commencing timetabled train movements in the
Continue readingFirst tube train runs on Northern Line Extension
The first test passenger trains operated on the Northern Line extension to Battersea Power Station. It marks another milestone achieved ahead of the line opening in autumn 2021. Source: TfL
Continue readingFeasibility work commences on DLR extension to Thamesmead
£1m joint funding package, fully funded by external partners, agreed for the next stage of technical work on proposed extension of the Docklands Light Railway to Beckton Riverside and Thamesmead
Continue readingGovernment approves safeguarding of Bakerloo extension route following consultation report
Grant Shapps has confirmed that he has signed the documentation that approves the safeguarding of the route of the Bakerloo extension. A report into the consultation ran late in 2019
Continue readingFinancing agreement confirmed for Crossrail
The Mayor of London, Transport for London (TfL), the Department for Transport (DfT) and HM Treasury have confirmed an agreed funding and financing package for the final phase of the
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