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Nobody really knows why the London Underground is getting less crowded

It’s hard to tell if you recently squeezed into a Tube carriage at rush hour, but for the first time in 20 years, fewer people are riding the London Underground than in the previous year. With 20 million fewer journeys made (roughly equivalent to four million fewer passengers) when compared with the year up to

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TfL facing £400m budget hole as passengers desert ‘rowdy and crowded’ London Tube

Transport for London is facing a £400m hole in its budget as passengers desert increasingly rowdy and overcrowded Tube services.TfL fares income is projected to fall £239m below expectations this financial year, with commercial income – from advertising, retail and property – £160m down, according to confidential documents seen by the Standard.The Tube is the worst

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Full TfL Night Tube and London Overground map revealed

The full Night Tube map has been revealed following the announcement of a new service linking the Overground to Highbury and Islington and the Victoria line.Transport for London says thousands more passengers will benefit from the extended Night Overground to Canonbury and Highbury and Islington stations, which will run from February 23.The new service will

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Crossrail chiefs warn that £14bn Elizabeth line could blow its budget and open late

Crossrail chiefs have issued a major alert that the £14.8 billion line might not open on time and is at risk of blowing its budget.  Problems with software on new trains and an electrical explosion in east London, which occurred when engineers tried to switch on the high-voltage power, have caused “real, serious challenges”, Mayor

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Night Tube services will not run on the Bank branch of the Northern line until 2022

The Night Tube will not be extended to the Bank branch of the Northern line until 2022, Transport for London bosses have said. The 24-hour service on Friday and Saturdays currently only runs on the Charing Cross branch of the line after launching in November 2016. Services will not run overnight to stations including London

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Improved Hopper fare – Transport for London

Unlimited bus and tram journeys in one hour for the price of one. Make a journey using pay as you go (contactless or Oyster) on a bus or tram, and you can now make unlimited bus and tram journeys for free within one hour of first touching in. Touch in using the same card on

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TfL accused of failing to tell passengers about ‘second Northern line’ run by rival firm

Transport for London was today accused of failing to inform passengers about a “second Northern line” through central London because it will be operated by a rival firm. Thameslink services are to expand in May when trains from Cambridge and Peterborough, currently part of its sister Great Northern franchise, will continue south of King’s Cross

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