London introduces major Overground train link

LONDON’S OVERGROUND £1bn East London line route is operational from today (Monday 24 May) with a virtual full service.  The new route is the largest piece of transport infrastructure for London since the opening of the Jubilee line extension in 1999.  Customers benefit from walk through air-conditioned trains, four newly built stations and 14 refurbished stations with upgraded CCTV, passenger information systems and lighting with staff on duty at all times while trains are running.  It provides up to 12 trains an hour to parts of London traditionally poorly served by rail services and is a key component of the 2012 Olympic Games transport plans.  The route runs from Dalston Junction in the north to New Cross, Crystal Palace and West Croydon in the south.  By next spring it will connect in the north with the existing London Overground network at Highbury & Islington, and in 2012 Clapham Junction. www.tfl.gov.uk/overground

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