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A somewhat shabby, and yet quite busy station in South London could get a major makeover if plans by Network Rail are approved.

Initial funding to improve a number of DLR stations in the Royal Docks area has been approved by the Mayor of London.

The Northern Line Extension to Battersea has passed a milestone after an engineering train successfully travelled the entire length of the new tunnels from Kennington to Battersea, for the first time.

A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

It's often nostalgic to look back at places that have been torn asunder by major construction sites and think, goodness, it really did look like that.

Transport for London (TfL) has finally awarded a contract to replace the oldest of its DLR trains, although the contract had been due to be awarded last year.

If you were to wait for a southbound Northern line train at Bank tube station you might have noticed that a strange door has appeared on the wrong side of the railway tracks.

Next weekend (22nd-23rd June) there will be a chance to see a steam train running along part of the District line as part of its 150th anniversary.

The London Transport Museum has put high resolution images of over 500 artefacts and artworks from its heritage collection onto Google's Arts & Culture platform.

A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

If you're one of those fit people who wear a Fitbit device on your wrist, did you know it can also pay for your train travel?

A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

Last week you might have noticed the pocket sized tube maps handed out in tube stations changed — with a new cover design. Art on the Underground’s 30th tube map cover commission is by former Turner prize winning French artist…

Look out for more bright video screens on the London Underground, this time above escalators.