What stations are on the East London line?

The East London line is part of the London Overground, running north to south through the East, Docklands and South areas of London….

What is the newest Tube line in London?

The newest line to be built is the Jubilee Line, with the first section opening in 1979 and extending to the London Docklands in 1999.

Why is there no tube in East London?

The real reason comes down to cold, hard capitalism. Long before tubes, lots of private railway companies carved up the city and established loads of suburban railways, with great connections south of the river and beyond.

What is the London Overground line?

The London Overground is a suburban network of rail services managed by Transport for London (TfL) in the Capital. It was launched in 2007 to provide better connections between areas outside of central London. Linking 23 of London’s 33 boroughs, Arriva Rail London employs more than 1,500 people.

When did the overground start?

November 11, 2007
Overground/Began operations

Is the Elizabeth line a tube line?

Elizabeth Line: London’s new overdue Tube line set to start test runs ahead of 2022 launch. The capital’s new Elizabeth line is heading into the final testing stages before opening to passengers next year, Transport for London (TfL) has said, four years later than planned.

What’s the oldest underground line in London?

Metropolitan line
Metropolitan line Opened in 1863, The Metropolitan Railway between Paddington and Farringdon was the first, urban, underground railway in the world.

What was the first London Tube line?

Is Croydon on the underground?

As one of South London’s largest towns with a population of over 380,000, you might expect Croydon to have its fair share of Underground stations. Instead, the area has only a rail and tramlink. West Croydon has a London Overground station, but the rest of the district is disconnected from the network.

When did London Overground open?

What happened to the East London Line?

The East London Line was a line of the London Underground, coloured orange on the Tube map. It ran north to south through the East End and Docklands areas of London, entirely in Travelcard Zone 2. It closed temporarily on 22 December 2007 for construction work, replaced by bus services.

When did the East London section change its colour?

In 1970, it was renamed the “Metropolitan line — East London Section”, in Metropolitan line purple with a white stripe down the middle. In the 1980s it became a line in its own right (though it was still grouped operationally with the Metropolitan line) and from 1990 its colour on the map changed to orange.

What was the original colour of the East London Tube line?

On Tube maps between 1933 and 1968 it was depicted in the same colour as the Metropolitan line. In 1970, it was renamed the “Metropolitan line — East London Section”, in Metropolitan line purple with a white stripe down the middle.

When did the East London Railway come under government control?

In 1933, the East London Railway came under the control of the London Passenger Transport Board. Although the infrastructure was still privately owned, passenger services were operated as the “East London Branch” of the Metropolitan line.