Clapham Junction station shuts two entrances to avoid overcrowding thanks to South West Trains delays January 23, 2017 Not many of us like Monday mornings. But spare a thought for commuters travelling through Clapham Junction this morning The station had huge queues after a broken rail caused havoc on South West trains. It closed two of the three entrances to the station in a bid to stop overcrowding. Read more: Havoc on trains [...]
Whitehall feud over Crossrail 2: Ministers push back against Transport for London (TfL) funding plan for £31bn route June 22, 2017 Rising tension between the government and Transport for London (TfL) over funding plans for Crossrail 2 is threatening to shunt the £31bn infrastructure project into the sidings. TfL submitted its business and funding case for the new cross-London rail route to the government in March, but transport secretary Chris Grayling has yet to give the [...]
Her Majesty the Queen’s 90th birthday? Let me take a selfie, says South West Trains June 10, 2016 The crowded concourse at London Waterloo may not seem like the obvious place to snap some selfies, but that's precisely what South West Trains is encouraging people to do. Today and tomorrow, the train company is running a selfie contest to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday. To make the station a bit more regal and hopefully bring a [...]
Orange barmy army: Network Rail spends £103m on Christmas upgrades to rail infrastructure January 3, 2017 Network Rail hailed the success of its "orange army" of workers and revealed it had forked out £103m over the Christmas break upgrading Britain's rail network. The work was carried out at almost 200 locations across the UK. Meanwhile, commuters into London Waterloo will be pleased to hear that £4.5m of work scheduled at the station, or on the tracks [...]
The polls have closed: EU referendum voting has now ended across the UK – and now the counting begins June 23, 2016 Polling booths across the UK to vote on the country's EU membership have now closed. Both the Remain and Leave camps look to have a long night ahead of them as counting now gets underway. The Electoral Commission has said if you're in line at a polling station at the 10pm cut-off you'll be able to cast [...]
Bad news commuters: A 24-hour Tube strike is going ahead from 6pm after unions reject last-ditch offer January 8, 2017 The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) has rejected a new offer on jobs from the London Underground in a bid to avoid a 24-hour strike. The union said its members are going ahead with the industrial action from 6pm on Sunday. It comes after the biggest rail union, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, [...]
Here’s where you should base your business along the Tube map for the highest turnover December 15, 2016 Got a feeling your business isn't living up to its potential? Well perhaps a change of scenery might cure the malaise. According to data intelligence firm DueDil, firms based along the Bakerloo line have the highest annual turnover and average growth rate. For specific stations, Waterloo had the highest average turnover of £2.53bn and is [...]
London travel disruption: Bond Street station closed and no service on Jubilee Line between Waterloo and Finchley Road due to person on the track June 13, 2016 Bond Street station is closed this afternoon due to a person on the tracks. The station was evacuated shortly after 3pm when a person jumped onto the Jubilee Line track. There is currently no service on the Jubilee Line going in both directions between Waterloo and Finchley Road stations because of the incident, and there are severe delays [...]
Tube passengers lost nearly 400,000 hours last year thanks to overcrowding delays February 3, 2017 Tube delays caused by overcrowding have surged in the past five years, causing passengers to waste 390,786 hours or nearly 45 years in the past 12 months. Some timely news considering we're gearing up for a huge Tube strike next week set to cause more disruption… Read more: Guess how many times the Central line [...]
Evening tube chaos: Flooding hits Circle, Bakerloo, District, DLR, Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan, Waterloo and City, and overground lines as some stations are shuttered June 23, 2016 Flooding is causing chaos across the London underground this evening as commuters battle against the elements to reach polling stations. Monument Station remains closed and has been for much of the day due to flooding as the heavens opened on the day of the EU referendum; engineers are working to fix the problem. The Circle line still has sever delays [...]