Cool commutes ahead: Take a look inside the Piccadilly line’s new air conditioned trains

A railway running through the forests of west Germany is seeing a very unusual sight at the moment - as a Piccadilly line tube train is running through the area.

Balfour Beatty awarded £43 million contract to upgrade London Underground’s Piccadilly line

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a contract worth around £43 million by Transport for London (TfL) to deliver upgrade works on the Piccadilly line.

Parts of Piccadilly and District lines are closing early on Friday

Transport for London (TfL) is advising customers using the Piccadilly and District lines that the western branches will be closing from 8:30pm this Friday, and will be closed for most of the weekend for engineering works.

First of the new Piccadilly line trains has arrived in Germany for testing

The first of the new tube trains being built for the Piccadilly line has arrived at the manufacturer's testing centre in Wegberg-Wildenrath, Germany after being spotted en route there last week.

New Piccadilly line trains arrive in Germany for testing

The first of the new Piccadilly line trains that will start carrying passengers in 2025 has been spotted heading to a test track in Germany.

Tickets Alert: Ride a heritage tube train through central London next month

Next month is a chance to ride in a 1938 era tube train through central London and up to north London on the Piccadilly line.

Reduced access to Holloway Road tube station for a year while lifts are replaced

Holloway Road tube station on the Piccadilly line will have just one lift in use between the street and trains until June 2024 due to maintenance work that will see both of the 1980s era lifts being replaced, one at a time.

Today’s the 90th anniversary of a Piccadilly line extension

Today, 13th March 2023, marks the 90th anniversary of one of several extensions of the Piccadilly line, with two new stations opening at Southgate and Oakwood.

Tickets Alert: Southgate tube station anniversary celebrations

This year marks the 90th anniversary of the extension of the Piccadilly line, and there's a party to celebrate taking place at Southgate station in a couple of weeks time.

Woman killed after road accident blocks the Piccadilly line

The London Underground's  Piccadilly line has been blocked in west London after a Range Rover fell onto the railway following a road accident.

London Underground’s Piccadilly line will resume Night Tube duties this weekend

The London Underground's Piccadilly line will resume Night Tube services this weekend, for the first time since they were suspended due to the pandemic.

TfL testing a world-first idea for cooling the London Underground

The famously hot parts of the London Underground could become a lot more pleasant to use if a new way of cooling the tube proves to work, and the money is found to install it in tube stations.

Piccadilly line trains to call at South Kensington tube station again

Piccadilly line trains will start to call at South Kensington tube station again next week - from Wednesday 1st June following work to replace all five escalators in the station.

Sudbury Hill tube station goes step-free with new lifts

Sudbury Hill Underground station on the Piccadilly line has become the latest tube station to go step-free, with the addition of lifts down to its platforms.

Depot upgrade at Cockfosters for the Piccadilly line’s new trains

As part of the preparations for the new Piccadilly line trains due to start carrying passengers from October 2024, several tube train depots need to be upgraded to handle the new trains.

Behind the scenes at South Kensington tube station’s escalator replacement project

Deep underneath South Kensington tube station, a huge project is underway to replace all five of the station's escalators, and all of them at the same time.

New Piccadilly line trains moquette shown off

TfL has shown off the latest designs for its new fleet of Piccadilly line trains, including the new moquette that will adorn the seats.

Ickenham becomes the latest step-free tube station, raising total to 84

Ickenham station in northwest London, on the Piccadilly and Metropolitan lines, has become the 84th station on the tube to have step-free access added to the station.

Final designs for London Underground’s new Piccadilly line trains shown off

The final design and some of the engineering challenges for a new fleet of London Underground tube trains have been shown off by the manufacturer.

No Piccadilly line trains for South Kensington tube station from Feb 2021

From late next February, Piccadilly line trains won't be stopping at South Kensington tube station while escalator replacement works are carried out.

Plans to build flats on Arnos Grove tube station car park

More plans to turn tube station car parks into homes have been shown off - this time at Arnos Grove station on the Picadully line.

The day Superman saved a London Underground train

Superman seemed to save the planet, by spending all his time in Metropolis and hanging out with journalists -- but once, he visited the London Underground.

Tickets Alert: More rides on the 1938 art-deco tube train

On Sunday 19th May, the London Transport Museum will be operating more trips with the 1938 tube stock train - this time on the Piccadilly Line.

TfL sells Crossrail trains to pay for Piccadilly line trains

TfL has signed a sale and lease-back deal to sell its fleet of Elizabeth line trains for nearly £1 billion to a consortium comprising Equitix Investment Management, NatWest and SMBC Leasing.