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2015: Your journey’s getting even better
Take a look at some of the transport treats you can expect this year.
Last year brought the first five-car trains on the Overground, contactless payment on Tubes and buses, and more New Routemasters on the Capital's streets. Here is what's coming this year:
All night long
From September, the Tube will run 24 hours on the Northern, Piccadilly, Central, Jubilee and Victoria lines at weekends, with up to six trains an hour on some lines. As well as helping people get home after a night out, the increased service will boost the Capital's night-time economy by £360m.
Beautiful bike rides
By summer, the first of London's new Quietways will be unveiled. Linking destinations, these cycle routes will appeal to less confident riders who prefer to follow back-street routes, through parks, along waterways or tree-lined streets. The first two routes, Waterloo to Greenwich and Bloomsbury to Walthamstow, will be open by late spring 2015.
Battersea station boost
Work starts on the Northern line extension this spring, bringing two new stations to Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms. The service, which was given the go ahead in November last year, will be up and running by 2020 and will cut journey times to the City and West End to less than 15 minutes.
Funding for the £1bn project is being met entirely by local developments set to benefit from the extension.
Longer trains
London Overground passengers will enjoy more comfortable journeys this year as more five-car trains take to the rails. The Highbury & Islington to West Croydon/Clapham Junction lines will be fully converted by spring, and the Richmond/Clapham Junction to Stratford line expected to benefit by the end of 2015.
The trains boost passenger capacity by 25% with room for an extra 170 passengers per train.
The world is your Thames Oyster
River Bus customers will be in for an easier ride this year with Oyster pay as you go validators set to arrive at all piers served by MBNA Thames Clippers by autumn. Being able to touch in and touch out with Oyster will cut waiting times and make River Bus journeys, most of which offer a guaranteed seat, even more pleasant.
Mammoth changes at Elephant
A project to transform Elephant and Castle will begin this spring. Work involves removing the unpopular roundabout and introducing two-way traffic, replacing the subways with pedestrian crossings and creating a public peninsula. The new community space will include landscaping, benches and a water feature. The changes to the roundabout will also make the area safer for road users.
Rail transfer
From May 31, the suburban rail routes connecting Liverpool Street with Chingford, Enfield Town and Cheshunt (via Seven Sisters) will be transferred to TfL, eventually forming part of the London Overground network. This means that TfL will look after three-quarters of all journeys into and out of Liverpool Street. Customers can expect a more reliable service, refurbished stations and better integration with the rest of the TfL network.
Also from May 31, Liverpool Street to Shenfield rail services will be transferred to the TfL network as the first phase of the introduction of Crossrail.
