Transport for London has announced that quicker and more frequent journeys will be made on the Northern Line from today. Transport for London has doubled the length of its highest frequency ‘evening peak’ services in the central London section.

The improvements come following weeks of complex preparation work by TfL and now means a new timetable has been introduced from today. The Northern Line is the busiest line.

The line on the London Underground carries around 225,000 passengers between 5 pm and 7 pm a day. These customers will now benefit from 24 trains an hour on both central London branches of the Northern Line, and 30 trains an hour on the Kennington to Morden section.

Previously this level of ‘peak’ service only ran for an hour, between 5.30pm and 6.30pm, in the evening.

What did the officials say?

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said ‘The Northern line is the busiest line on London’s Tube network, and our new timetable will provide a quicker, less crowded journey for hundreds of thousands of commuters who rely upon the line every day. Since becoming Mayor I’ve frozen TfL fares and invested record amounts in new infrastructure across London’s transport network. I’m delighted that by doubling the time of high-frequency evening services, more Londoners on the Northern line will now get home faster after a long day at work.’

Mark Wild, TfL’s Managing Director of London Underground, said ‘This boost in capacity is a hugely important step in making journeys quicker and more comfortable for our hundreds of thousands of customers who use the Northern line. We have worked hard to find innovative ways to maximise train frequency on the Northern line which means we can offer the best level of service in the line’s 127-year history. The Northern Line Extension, targeted for completion in 2020, is also progressing well. Once complete it will add further vital new capacity to the Capital’s transport network, bringing Battersea and surrounding areas to within 15 minutes of the City and the West End. It will also enable the regeneration of the Vauxhall, Nine Elms and Battersea areas, spurring economic growth by supporting around 25,000 new jobs and more than 20,000 new homes. In addition, the construction of the extension is boosting the UK economy and supporting around 1,000 jobs, including around 50 apprenticeships.

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