10.09.13
Frequency boost for Tube services
Service frequencies are increasing on the Central and Waterloo & City lines from Monday 16 September, TfL has announced.
Waterloo & City services will run until 12:30am Monday to Saturday, with more trains on weekday evenings. Train frequency will also increase on the Central line with passengers waiting less than two minutes between trains during the morning rush hour.
Some Central line services will be extended to operate to and from Epping in this morning peak, with service frequency increased to 24 trains an hour on Saturday mornings.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: “The Tube is already more efficient than ever before, zipping passengers across our city to their homes and workplaces like a well-oiled machine. Now we are increasing services on the Waterloo & City and Central lines, giving passengers what they have asked for and helping to further ease congestion.”
Phil Hufton, London Underground’s chief operating officer, said: “In order to improve the Tube for our customers we are extending the evening operating hours and increasing the frequency of the train service on the Waterloo City line. Currently the line closes on weekday evenings at 9.45pm and at 6.30pm on Saturdays, but from 16 September customers will be able to use the service from Bank or Waterloo beyond midnight until 12.30am.
“More than 260 million passengers use the Central line annually. To help make their journeys to work quicker we will be running a more intensive service during the busiest parts of the morning and evening rush hours, with a train available every two minutes. We will also be running more trains after 7pm on weekday evenings and on Saturdays during the day.”
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