London Underground and TfL

Andrew Gwilt   19/08/2016 at 15:18

So the Central & Victoria lines are the 1st 2 lines that will introduce the new night tube service then the Northern, Jubilee, Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines should also introduce the night tube service then if that's successful then the Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and District lines will soon have night tube service and then the Waterloo & City line should soon have a night tube service possibly in late 2017 or early 2018 plus extensions for some lines such as the Northern, Central, District, Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines to have the extended night service on all of the routes and the entire London Underground network will be operating not just throughout the day but also operated throughout the night as well.

Jerry Alderson   19/08/2016 at 17:13

I've spent a lot of the past three yerars in Vienna, where they also have a 24-hour metro (U-Bahn) at the weekend and in their case also on Bank Holidays. It has one of the highest per capita riderships in the world. Vienna is a very safe city and there are very few incidents during the night. Vienna is almost totally DOO (not even DCO aka DOO+1) on all of its public transport. Passenger flow is much easier on the London Underground as the Viennese have the advantge of a modern U-Bahn system with wide platforms, walkways, stairs and plenty of lifts plus entrances at each end and no ticket barriers. The platform-train interface is safer as their train shave gap-fillers. (To bring London Underground up to Vienna quality would near-bankrupt London.) Fewer staff are needed at the U-Bahn stations (certainly no-one telling people to mind the gap) but it is patrolled well at night.

Nonsuchmike   26/08/2016 at 11:45

My concern is: with all these U lines going 24/7, when will essential maintenance and repair take place? Currently, these matters are dealt with overnight or over several nights, will future work be carried out with a complete closure of that particular line and (maybe) bussing between stations? Another well thought through strategy from Boris the Bulgar. But I am not a luddite and can see the obvious benefits these hour-extensions bring to all Londoners; will closures therefore be on the "least used" nights, such as a Monday (or whenever)?

Joel   30/09/2016 at 11:45

While Night Tube is great for passengers (as long as it is safe), who is really paying for it. The London Council tax precept payer basically. How much NEW revenue will Night Tube generate, as opposed to people using time-based tickets? The businesses will do well but they're not contributing to the cost - their taxation goes to central government, not to TfL. Night Tube keeps London vibrant but why should I subsidise it? Not the same as paying for libraries, which benefit everyone, same for education. Yes to a safe Night Tube, no to the beneficiaries not paying for it as well.