Huge ceiling mural shown off at Sudbury Town tube station

A permanent artwork has been unveiled inside the waiting rooms at Sudbury Town tube station, featuring restyled maps of the surrounding areas, highlighting local landmarks from the past and present.

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.

Playstation takes over a London Underground station

Oxford Circus tube station has had a temporary makeover to promote the launch of Sony's new Playstation 5 games console.

The Met line’s Croxley rail link may be resurected

The government is to be asked to reconsider funding the dormant Croxley Rail link extension to the Metropolitan line in Watford, as part of its plans to support "shovel ready" projects.

London Underground’s Northern line extension progress report

London Underground's new extension of the Northern line is continuing, and some updates about progress have recently been provided.

Bank tube station upgrade reaches tunnelling milestone

The main tunnelling work that will add a new platform, more escalators and a travolator to Bank tube station has now been completed, TfL has announced.

London Underground’s escalators getting UV light treatment

Around a quarter of London Underground's escalators are to be treated with ultraviolet (UV) light to help reduce Covid infections from spreading.

London Underground’s Bakerloo line extension likely to be delayed

The Bakerloo line extension is likely to face a lengthy delay due to the ongoing financial problems at TfL, according to their latest financial forecasts.

London Underground appears in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

A fan made addition for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) had added a part of the London Underground to the gaming community.

Put a tube train’s treadplate in your doorway

Fancy stepping over the threshold of your home with a genuine London Underground door treadplate?

Solar powered tube trains

The Central line feels as hot as the sun, and soon it could be powered by solar energy directly from the sun.

Tube should be driverless – says Prime Minister

At a visit to a tube train factory, the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has called for future tube trains to be driverless to beat the unions.

London Underground’s Northern line extension construction restarting

A series of updates posted on the Northern line extension website has outlined how they are restarting work in their socially distanced construction sites.

Plans for office block on top of Southwark tube station

The long-expected, and at times controversial plans for something to be built on top of Southwark tube station are back.

The time the London Underground reached Windsor

It was once possible to catch a London Underground train out as far as Windsor, in Berkshire. 

London Underground stations starting to reopen

When the lockdown struck, London Underground closed a number of tube stations, but they're starting to open again.

London Underground seeks ideas to remove heat from its tunnels

London Underground is looking for ideas to make use of the heat in its tube tunnels.

A new London Underground entrance for Euston Station

One of the many things that HS2 will deliver to Euston is a new London Underground entrance in a much needed location - south of the Euston Road.

Approval for Leyton tube station upgrade

Formal approval has been given by Waltham Forest council to proceed with an £18 million upgrade of Leyton tube station.

How the London Underground tried to extend the Bakerloo line to Dartford

In the 1930s, the London Underground looked at extending the Bakerloo line southwards, and while most plans were modest, one looked at taking it all the way out to Dartford.

London Underground themed jigsaw puzzles

Gibsons, a family-owned jigsaw puzzle and board game company says that it has signed an extended deal to release London Underground themed games.

London Underground switches on mobile phone coverage in tube tunnels

The eastern half of the Jubilee line now has mobile phone coverage in the tunnels and stations, after the first phase of a network rollout was switched on.

More trains on the Jubilee line between Nth Greenwich and Stratford

There will be fewer trains terminating at North Greenwich from later this month when a new timetable is introduced on the Jubilee line.

New London Underground roundels for International Women’s Day

A series of new roundels have appeared across the tube network, as TfL marks International Women’s Day, which takes place on Sunday 8th March.