London gets new train route

North London’s new rail link to the City, Docklands and the south of the capital was opened three months ahead of schedule by Mayor Boris Johnson last week.

The one and a half mile link between Highbury and Islington station (on London Overground’s Richmond to Stratford Line) and Dalston Junction (on London Overground’s East London Line) will mean passengers on the Victoria Line Tube services or National Rail services stopping at Highbury and Islington can now use fast London Overground services to reach the north, east or south of the capital.

It will be particularly valuable for Londoners and visitors heading to Stratford for the London 2012 Games, providing another way for millions of passengers to reach the Olympic Park.

The link and the recently-opened East London route are expected to see 33m passengers this year and will be served by London Overground’s fleet of 20 air-conditioned and walk-through Electrostar trains.  For the second month in a row London Overground has topped the nation’s rail league tables for punctuality with 96.4% of it trains arriving on time in January. www.tfl.co.uk

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