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

Harrow transport worker’s art-inspired poetry at central London tube station
Harrow transport worker’s art-inspired poetry at central London tube station

Harrow transport worker’s art-inspired poetry at central London tube station

A poem by a creative transport worker from Harrow-on-the-Hill about a mural at Brixton station has gone on display at St James’s Park station as part of TfL’s Art on the Underground’s writer in residence scheme.

Mar
18
TfL seeking suppliers for Bakerloo line overhaul
TfL seeking suppliers for Bakerloo line overhaul

TfL seeking suppliers for Bakerloo line overhaul

The elderly Bakerloo line trains will eventually need to be replaced, and Transport for London (TfL) has started looking for suppliers to prepare the Bakerloo line for the new trains.

Mar
18
TfL rules out regular London Overground trains to London Bridge
TfL rules out regular London Overground trains to London Bridge

TfL rules out regular London Overground trains to London Bridge

A plan to run London Overground trains into London Bridge as a regular service is unlikely to happen because Southern is expected to restore their service through the Sydenham Corridor to four trains an hour in 2025.

Mar
14
From tracks to trees: TfL’s vision for a greener and wildlife-friendly London
From tracks to trees: TfL’s vision for a greener and wildlife-friendly London

From tracks to trees: TfL’s vision for a greener and wildlife-friendly London

One of London’s largest landowners has outlined how it will improve the environment across its huge estate -- and that landowner is Transport for London (TfL).

Mar
07
Battersea’s tube station is about to get a second entrance
Battersea’s tube station is about to get a second entrance

Battersea’s tube station is about to get a second entrance

The Northern line station at Battersea Power Station is about to get a second entrance with more escalators leading to a recently opened part of the Battersea estate.

Mar
05
TfL’s off-peak “Fares Friday” trial starts next Friday
TfL’s off-peak “Fares Friday” trial starts next Friday

TfL’s off-peak “Fares Friday” trial starts next Friday

The recently announced plans to declare Fridays an off-peak day all day for tube and train passengers will kick in next week, the Mayor of London has announced.

Mar
01
Tube’s Got Talent: Buskers are auditioning for spaces on the London Underground
Tube’s Got Talent: Buskers are auditioning for spaces on the London Underground

Tube’s Got Talent: Buskers are auditioning for spaces on the London Underground

If you see buskers in tube stations being watched unusually attentively by a group of people, they could be auditioning to become one of TfL's authorised buskers allowed to perform in their stations.

Feb
28
Network Rail pledges £140 million overhaul for troubled Elizabeth line west of Paddington
Network Rail pledges £140 million overhaul for troubled Elizabeth line west of Paddington

Network Rail pledges £140 million overhaul for troubled Elizabeth line west of Paddington

The problematic end of the Elizabeth line west of Paddington station is to get a renewed focus from Network Rail to try and fix the problems once and for all.

Feb
27
London Overground train makes rare diversion to London Bridge station
London Overground train makes rare diversion to London Bridge station

London Overground train makes rare diversion to London Bridge station

On Sunday morning, a London Overground train paid a visit to London Bridge station -- a station that the Overground doesn't usually visit.

Feb
26
Unlocking the Past: TfL releases over 400 digitized maps and more on Google Arts & Culture
Unlocking the Past: TfL releases over 400 digitized maps and more on Google Arts & Culture

Unlocking the Past: TfL releases over 400 digitized maps and more on Google Arts & Culture

More than 2,000 historical documents from Transport for London's (TfL) corporate archives are now available to view for free on Google Arts and Culture.

Feb
26
Bakerloo Line Extension: Report urges swift action on building the railway
Bakerloo Line Extension: Report urges swift action on building the railway

Bakerloo Line Extension: Report urges swift action on building the railway

A new report by a London lobby group is calling for the Bakerloo line extension to be pushed ahead, even as TfL says that the cost of building the extension has jumped since it was put on hold.

Feb
21
TfL announces half-price travel for vulnerable young adults leaving care services
TfL announces half-price travel for vulnerable young adults leaving care services

TfL announces half-price travel for vulnerable young adults leaving care services

Around 15,000 young adults leaving social care services will be offered half-price bus and tram travel to assist their transition into independent living, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.

Feb
21
Step-free access work to resume at Northolt tube station
Step-free access work to resume at Northolt tube station

Step-free access work to resume at Northolt tube station

Work to add step-free access to Northolt tube station on the Central line is to resume, having been put on hold by the pandemic, but not until next year.

Feb
20
Four companies shortlisted to operate the Elizabeth line
Four companies shortlisted to operate the Elizabeth line

Four companies shortlisted to operate the Elizabeth line

Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed four bidders have been shortlisted to operate the Elizabeth line when the current contract expires in May 2025.

Feb
19
TfL earned £830,000 from Samsung’s circular tube map adverts
TfL earned £830,000 from Samsung’s circular tube map adverts

TfL earned £830,000 from Samsung’s circular tube map adverts

It can be revealed that TfL earned £830,000 from Samsung's recent advertising campaign that saw a reimagined circular tube map displayed at six tube stations.

Feb
16
No more orange – new tube map shows the renamed London Overground lines
No more orange – new tube map shows the renamed London Overground lines

No more orange – new tube map shows the renamed London Overground lines

Prepare to be both delighted and outraged, as the names are revealed for renaming the London Overground branches.

Feb
15
Young people set to shape the future of London’s transport network
Young people set to shape the future of London’s transport network

Young people set to shape the future of London’s transport network

Young Londoners will help shape the capital’s transport network as Transport for London (TfL) is to start including people under the age of 25 at senior meetings.

Feb
13
Majority of London’s new Piccadilly line trains will be built in Yorkshire
Majority of London’s new Piccadilly line trains will be built in Yorkshire

Majority of London’s new Piccadilly line trains will be built in Yorkshire

A factory in Yorkshire is to build the majority of the new tube trains for the Piccadilly line, the manufacturer, Siemens Mobility has confirmed.

Feb
12
Nearly 20,000 people prosecuted for fare evasion on London’s transport
Nearly 20,000 people prosecuted for fare evasion on London’s transport

Nearly 20,000 people prosecuted for fare evasion on London’s transport

There's been a surge in people being prosecuted for fare evasion over the past year after TfL ramped up its enforcement activities.

Feb
09
Colindale tube station to close for 7 months for major rebuilding works
Colindale tube station to close for 7 months for major rebuilding works

Colindale tube station to close for 7 months for major rebuilding works

Colindale station on the Northern line will close for about seven months in June to allow the station to be rebuilt, and Transport for London (TfL) has now confirmed the closure dates.

Feb
07
TfL warning about a 5-day closure of the Piccadilly line to Heathrow Airport
TfL warning about a 5-day closure of the Piccadilly line to Heathrow Airport

TfL warning about a 5-day closure of the Piccadilly line to Heathrow Airport

Parts of the Piccadilly line in west London will be closed from this Saturday and won't reopen until next Thursday (15th Feb 2024).

Feb
06
Improving step-free access at tube stations with miniature ramps
Improving step-free access at tube stations with miniature ramps

Improving step-free access at tube stations with miniature ramps

Trials of a miniature boarding ramp to improve accessibility on the London Underground have proven sufficiently successful that they will be deployed at more tube stations.

Feb
02
Former Crossrail building site earmarked for 1,500 new homes
Former Crossrail building site earmarked for 1,500 new homes

Former Crossrail building site earmarked for 1,500 new homes

Places for London – Transport for London’s (TfL) property company is looking for a partner to co-develop a former Crossrail building site at Canning Town for 1,500 new homes.

Jan
31
London Overground trains will be calling at London Bridge on Easter Sunday
London Overground trains will be calling at London Bridge on Easter Sunday

London Overground trains will be calling at London Bridge on Easter Sunday

Something unusual will happen on the railways, as London Overground trains will be calling at London Bridge station at the end of March.

Jan
31