Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.

Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.

Transport for London (TfL)

Latest news, articles and photos

Transport for London (TfL) - Latest news, articles and photos

First locations unveiled for electric car fast-charging hubs across London
First locations unveiled for electric car fast-charging hubs across London

First locations unveiled for electric car fast-charging hubs across London

The locations of the first five of up to 65 electric vehicle fast charging hubs across London have been revealed.

Nov
28
Government offers £23 million for Rapid-Bus link connecting Woolwich to Thamesmead
Government offers £23 million for Rapid-Bus link connecting Woolwich to Thamesmead

Government offers £23 million for Rapid-Bus link connecting Woolwich to Thamesmead

The government has indicated that it will provide funding for a rapid-bus service linking Woolwich with Thamemead ahead of a longer-term plan to extend the DLR into the area.

Nov
22
Cool commutes ahead: Take a look inside the Piccadilly line’s new air conditioned trains
Cool commutes ahead: Take a look inside the Piccadilly line’s new air conditioned trains

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.

Nov
21
Look out on the Central line — an upgraded train has started final tests
Look out on the Central line — an upgraded train has started final tests

Look out on the Central line — an upgraded train has started final tests

If you see a Central line train pass through a station without stopping, try to get a look inside, as it could be an upgraded train out on final tests before it carries passengers.

Nov
16
TfL’s financial performance triggers ratings upgrade but warnings about future transport upgrades
TfL’s financial performance triggers ratings upgrade but warnings about future transport upgrades

TfL’s financial performance triggers ratings upgrade but warnings about future transport upgrades

Transport for London's finances gained a vote of confidence today after one of the debt ratings agencies upgraded the quality of TfL debt.

Nov
15
Google Street View is coming to London Underground stations
Google Street View is coming to London Underground stations

Google Street View is coming to London Underground stations

You'll soon be able to use Google's street view to remotely wander around several major tube stations just as you can the streets of London.

Nov
07
Musicians to be given busking pitches in Elizabeth line stations
Musicians to be given busking pitches in Elizabeth line stations

Musicians to be given busking pitches in Elizabeth line stations

Musicians will be able to apply for busking spaces in Elizabeth line stations, as Transport for London (TfL) will be reopening its music audition process for the first time since before the pandemic.

Nov
06
Kilburn Mews railway arches to be refurbished
Kilburn Mews railway arches to be refurbished

Kilburn Mews railway arches to be refurbished

Places for London – the Transport for London (TfL) property company - has secured planning permission to improve 11 railway arches it manages along Kilburn Mews.

Nov
02
Jools Holland will be making London Underground station announcements tomorrow
Jools Holland will be making London Underground station announcements tomorrow

Jools Holland will be making London Underground station announcements tomorrow

Listen carefully on your commute on Thursday as you might hear Jools Holland on the tannoy.

Nov
01
Balfour Beatty awarded £43 million contract to upgrade London Underground’s Piccadilly line
Balfour Beatty awarded £43 million contract to upgrade London Underground’s Piccadilly line

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.

Oct
29
London’s Day Travelcard saved from extinction: New deal secures its future
London’s Day Travelcard saved from extinction: New deal secures its future

London’s Day Travelcard saved from extinction: New deal secures its future

The Day Travelcard, which offers visitors to the Capital unlimited travel on TfL services and National Rail services within London, won't be scrapped after a deal was secured to keep it.

Oct
24
TfL considering London Overground extension to London Bridge
TfL considering London Overground extension to London Bridge

TfL considering London Overground extension to London Bridge

Transport for London (TfL) is considering extending the London Overground to run into London Bridge station to replace capacity lost when Southern cut services in south London.

Oct
24
Third of tube stations now using brighter lights that consume 60% less electricity
Third of tube stations now using brighter lights that consume 60% less electricity

Third of tube stations now using brighter lights that consume 60% less electricity

An ongoing project to migrate London Underground's station lights to lower-energy LEDs has seen around a third of the stations converted to the new lighting systems, brightening stations while lowering energy costs.

Oct
19
Midweek commuter surge sees Elizabeth line have its busiest day yet
Midweek commuter surge sees Elizabeth line have its busiest day yet

Midweek commuter surge sees Elizabeth line have its busiest day yet

The Elizabeth line recorded its busiest day yet last month, when it saw 738,000 journeys made in a single day - compared to the usual average of just over 600,000 journeys.

Oct
16
TfL left to pick up costs after government rejects inflation linked funding support
TfL left to pick up costs after government rejects inflation linked funding support

TfL left to pick up costs after government rejects inflation linked funding support

Another hole has appeared in TfL's finances, as the government has decided not to provide the expected financial support to cope with the effect of high inflation on TfL's costs.

Oct
16
Umbrellas on the move: TfL’s Lost Property Office finds a permanent home in West Ham
Umbrellas on the move: TfL’s Lost Property Office finds a permanent home in West Ham

Umbrellas on the move: TfL’s Lost Property Office finds a permanent home in West Ham

Thousands of umbrellas are on the move, as Transport for London’s (TfL) Lost Property Office has moved for the second time in recent years to a permanent home next to West Ham bus garage.

Oct
13
Google Maps partners with TfL to prioritize safer cycling routes in London
Google Maps partners with TfL to prioritize safer cycling routes in London

Google Maps partners with TfL to prioritize safer cycling routes in London

Google Maps will soon start to prioritise safer, quieter roads when giving cycling instructions for journeys within London -- thanks to an information sharing partnership with Transport for London (TfL).

Oct
11
TfL rebrands its property division as Places for London
TfL rebrands its property division as Places for London

TfL rebrands its property division as Places for London

Transport for London (TfL) has renamed its property arm, which has been temporarily known as TTL Properties, to the easier to remember Places for London -- which just happens to abbreviate to PfL.

Oct
10
Morden tube station wins TfL’s annual best garden award
Morden tube station wins TfL’s annual best garden award

Morden tube station wins TfL’s annual best garden award

Morden tube station's disused platform garden has been judged the best in the annual "In Bloom" competition for the best garden on the Transport for London (TfL) network.

Sep
21
Tube trains are now departing from ‘Burberry Street’ station for London Fashion Week
Tube trains are now departing from ‘Burberry Street’ station for London Fashion Week

Tube trains are now departing from ‘Burberry Street’ station for London Fashion Week

For the next few days, you can catch a London Underground or Elizabeth line train from Burberry Street tube station.

Sep
15
Parts of Piccadilly and District lines are closing early on Friday
Parts of Piccadilly and District lines are closing early on Friday

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.

Sep
13
London Underground expands mobile phone coverage and confirms Elizabeth line coming soon
London Underground expands mobile phone coverage and confirms Elizabeth line coming soon

London Underground expands mobile phone coverage and confirms Elizabeth line coming soon

More of the London Underground has mobile phone coverage after it was switched on in the Central line between Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road, and which areas will get coverage next have been announced.

Sep
08
London’s Transport nearly back to pre-pandemic levels as bus and tube record busiest August Bank Holiday
London’s Transport nearly back to pre-pandemic levels as bus and tube record busiest August Bank Holiday

London’s Transport nearly back to pre-pandemic levels as bus and tube record busiest August Bank Holiday

New figures from Transport for London (TfL) show the busiest August Bank Holiday for bus journeys and tube journeys since the pandemic.

Sep
04
London Underground ticket barriers get Lionesses football makeover
London Underground ticket barriers get Lionesses football makeover

London Underground ticket barriers get Lionesses football makeover

London Underground has joined in the growing excitement over this weekend's football World Cup final, with special messages on some of their ticket barriers.

Aug
17