South Western Railway passenger journeys dropped by 18m last year as franchises veer off track June 14, 2018 Embattled train operator South Western Railway (SWR) saw a dramatic drop of 18m passenger journeys over the past year as it grappled with engineering works at Waterloo, a switch in franchise ownership and industrial action. London's busiest station underwent an upgrade in a bid to boost capacity by 30 per cent, which has largely contributed [...]
New build homes on sale in London this weekend in Paddington, Clapham, Kentish Town, Vauxhall and Canada Water March 16, 2018 New developments on the market this week No 3 Canalside Walk, Paddington From £1.212m Live next to the Grand Union Canal in Paddington Basin, with a plethora of rooftop perks, including balconies, and a rooftop gym, lounge and observatory. Eleven acres of prime Zone One is being developed near the transport hub, including 52 two [...]
WeWork snaps up 280,000 square feet of space in South Bank for setting up the largest co-working space in the world June 7, 2017 US shared office group WeWork has agreed to lease 280,000 square feet near Waterloo station to set up the world's largest co-working space. Owned by property giant Almacantar, the space at Two Southbank Place was let as part of London's largest leasing agreement this year so far. WeWork has 12 locations in the capital and [...]
London Easter travel disruption is on the cards as Network Rail plans major rail works March 16, 2017 Thinking about getting the train over Easter? You might want to think again, as Network Rail is planning a whole host of works over the bank holiday weekend as part of its railway upgrade plan. Fewer people use services over Easter and Network Rail said it will deliver more than 200 projects across Britain thanks to the [...]
Britain’s busiest stations: London Waterloo takes the top spot with over 99m passengers December 6, 2016 Commuters at London Waterloo might have guessed it already, but new figures from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) have confirmed it: it's still Britain's busiest station. Annual passenger numbers reached over 99m in one year (99.1m for 2015/16), ahead of Victoria and Liverpool Street stations, which were the second and third busiest stations [...]
London travel, train strikes and closures: What’s closed from Boxing Day until New Year’s Day December 26, 2017 ‘Tis the season to avoid much of the public transport network, as engineering works take advantage of the holiday lull in passenger numbers. Here’s your post-Christmas run-down of what you need to know in London until New Year’s Day. The Tube The Tube will run a Sunday service on Boxing Day and on New Year’s [...]
Ranked: London’s worst Tube lines for delays January 12, 2018 Londoners have already declared their favourite Tube line, but this ranking of which Tube lines face the most delays may give passengers more food for thought. Over a year from 1 September 2016 to 1 September 2017, the District Line faced the highest number of days with delays to service (which could include anything and [...]
Brits brace for Christmas travel trouble with “Frantic Friday” on the roads ahead of series of rail strikes and station closures December 22, 2017 Brits today face the busiest date for travelling on the nation’s roads, at the start of a festive period stacked with travel troubles including rail strikes and numerous station closures. The RAC has warned drivers against travelling today where possible with last-day commuters mixing with an expected 1.25m leisure trips. It has been dubbed “Frantic [...]
Northern Line passengers to get quicker and more frequent journeys as TfL boosts services on busiest London line | City A.M. January 29, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) said today over 200,000 Northern Line passengers will benefit from quicker and more frequent trips as it boosts its high frequency services. From today, 225,000 commuters will benefit from a new timetable which will see TfL doubling the length of its highest frequency “evening peak” services in the central London section [...]
London’s Tube to get quicker and more reliable as TfL wraps up festive work on Northern Line extension and upgrades January 3, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) said today Tube passengers will reap the rewards of the completion of significant upgrade work over the festive period, promising quicker and more reliable journeys. It is also planning to set the wheels in motion for walk-through trains on a raft of Tube lines, awarding the contract for the new trains [...]