TfL reviewing fit-out plans for Elephant and Castle tube station

Transport for London (TfL) has appointed two consultants to review the design for the new Elephant & Castle station that's currently under construction.

Several days of tube and rail strikes next week

There will be hardly any London Underground services next Wednesday (15th March) as two tube unions stage a coordinated strike, and there will be disruption for the rest of the week due to national rail strikes.

Reopening Arthur Street to pedestrians and cyclists

When the Bank tube station upgrade started, one of the main changes at the street was the closure of a road to allow a shaft to be dug down, but now that the main Bank station works are completed, the road can be reopened.

A review of London’s recent railway upgrades

The latest Programmes and Investment Committee report from TfL has outlined some of the works that have been carried out on London’s rail network in recent months.

Plans for 20,000 new homes on London’s railway land

Network Rail and Transport for London (TfL) have announced plans to work together to enable the construction of at least 20,000 new homes over the next decade.

TfL contractors offered free travel on London’s public transport

Around 5,800 contractors working on behalf of Transport for London (TfL) will receive free travel on TfL services from this April.

TfL’s debt gets rating upgrade

TfL's long-term financial outlook looks better after the debt ratings agency, Fitch upgraded TfL's debt, although it is retaining a negative outlook due to the wider UK's economic situation.

The nitty gritty of the TfL fares changes for 2023

A couple of weeks ago, the Mayor of London announced the headline changes to TfL's fares from this March, but it was only a week later that the full details were finally released.

New managment takes over Transport for London’s car parks

Transport for London (TfL) has changed the company that looks after its public car parks next to tube and rail stations.

Colindale and Leyton tube stations getting step-free access upgrades

Plans to upgrade two tube stations can proceed after funding for the projects to add capacity and step-free access was secured last week as part of the Levelling Up package.

Government delays decision on TfL’s pensions reform

A decision about whether Transport for London's (TfL) staff pensions should be changed as part of the funding settlement to keep London's public transport running has been delayed.

Tube strike: Bakerloo line staff to walk out

Tube staff working on the Bakerloo line are set to strike next month in a row over what the Aslef union says is a safety issue.

Transport for London fares to rise by 5.9% from March

The Mayor of London has announced that Transport for London (TfL) fares will rise by 5.9% from 5th March 2023 - which is in line with the Government’s increase to national rail fares.

More housing developments approved to sit next to railway stations

In recent weeks, three large housing developments have been approved to be built on TfL sites next to its stations adding 973 new homes to London over the next few years.

TfL will require a phone to log into their website accounts

The Transport for London (TfL) website will soon require people to have a phone as well as their usual username and password if they want to log-in to their online account.

Mobile phone coverage on the London Underground reaches the Central and Northern lines

Mobile phone coverage in London Underground tunnels, currently on the Jubilee line between Westminster and Canning Town, is being expanded to part of the Central and Northern lines this week.

Study finds London Underground air contains ultrafine metallic pollution

A study into pollution levels on the London Underground has found ultrafine metallic particles small enough to end up in the human bloodstream, although the study also notes that it's not clear whether these particles pose a health risk.

Mayor of London to raise council tax to fund public transport services

A previously announced plan to raise council tax bills in London to help fund Transport for London (TfL) as it recovers from the pandemic has received government approval.

TfL awards Bakerloo line extension consultancy contract

Although the Bakerloo line extension project is on hold at the moment, TfL is still carrying out some work on protecting the alignment and has awarded a contract to carry out feasibility studies for five packages of tunnelling works.

A decade of contactless payments on London’s public transport

On this day in 2012, a revolution began when London's buses started accepting contactless payment for fares. A decade later, contactless payments make up over two-thirds of pay as you go fares on London's buses, and over 2.5 billion journeys have been paid for this way.

A look at London’s recent railway upgrades

The latest Programmes and Investment Committee report from TfL has outlined some of the works that have been carried out on London’s rail network in recent months.

Shopping surge sends tube stations back to pre-pandemic levels

Passenger numbers at tube stations in key shopping areas returned back to pre-pandemic levels last weekend, according to the latest numbers from Transport for London (TfL).

TfL to slash another £600 million from its annual budget by 2026

Transport for London (TfL) has outlined a new business plan for the years ahead and says that it needs to make additional cost cuts of around £600 million per year by 2025/26.

TfL seeking new provider for its contactless and oyster card payments

Transport for London (TfL) is looking for a company to maintain and upgrade its billing systems and is likely to migrate away from older Oyster cards which are increasingly unable to work with other billing platforms.