03.09.13
Air conditioned trains for the Circle line
New trains have started running on the Circle line, TfL has announced.
Part of the introduction of 53 new trains on the Hammersmith & City and Circle lines, the rolling stock is air-conditioned, with new automated visual displays and station announcements, CCTV and wheelchair areas.
The trains have wider doors and walkways, lower passenger alarms and consist of seven carriages, providing 17% extra capacity on the lines.
The rollout of the 53 trains is expected to be complete at the beginning of 2014.
Phil Hufton, LU’s chief operating officer, said: “As part of our continued drive to improve our passengers’ experience of travelling on the Tube we’re delighted to be rolling out these new air-conditioned, high-specification trains.
“Customers travelling on the Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines are already enjoying the benefits that these longer trains provide and so we’re really pleased that they’re also being extended to our Circle Line customers.”
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