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The Weaver line is one of six Overground lines that have been given new names and colours, which Transport for London (TfL) said would give the routes distinct identities and make it easier for ...
For anyone with even a passing acquaintance with London, the city's Tube map is as iconic as the red buses or the black cabs. Now, London Mayor Sadiq Khan hopes to bring some clarity to the ...
The six lines will be called Lioness, Mildmay, Windrush, Weaver, Suffragette and Liberty. Mayor Sadiq Khan launches new London Overground lines and colours Skip to main content
London Overground (also known simply as the Overground) is a suburban rail network serving London and its environs. Established in 2007 to take over Silverlink Metro routes, it now serves a large part of Greater London as well as Hertfordshire, with 113 stations on the six lines that make up the network.
The Gospel Oak to Barking line, [5] also shortened to GOBLIN, [6] is a railway line in London. It is 13 miles 58 chains (22.1 km) in length and carries both through goods trains and London Overground passenger trains, connecting Gospel Oak in north London and Barking Riverside in east London.
The name proposed for this service in 2015 was the East London line. [3] In 2021, Sadiq Khan announced that if re-elected as Mayor of London, he would give the six services operated by London Overground unique names that would reflect London's diversity, working with his Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm. [4]
Transport for London (TfL) said it will update 6,000 station direction signs as well as maps, digital screens and online journey planners.
The first line proposed to link Romford to the north shore of the River Thames was put forward by the Thames Haven Railway and Dock Company who proposed a 16-mile (26 km) line from Romford to Shell Haven. An Act of Parliament was obtained in 1836 and powers were renewed 10 years later but no work was ever commenced. [6]