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MAYOR OF MOVING FORWARD A 21st century Tube for a modern-day London

The Tube has never been so important to London’s economic, social and cultural life. Each weekday the Tube sees over three and a half million journeys made on our 11 lines and through the 270 stations we serve, rising to four million on the busiest days. We are now and renewal work which was previously being delivered running more service than ever before, while demand is under the auspices of the three PPP contracts, we can at its highest level in our 148-year history; we carry more deliver this in a less disruptive way for our customers. than a billion passengers each year, as many as the entire However, we are acutely aware that the work will still network. mean some disruption for many of our customers, particularly at weekends, so we plan very carefully to But much of the infrastructure we rely on to meet this ensure London keeps moving. demand is very old, with some of it dating back to the 1860s. The Tube is the oldest underground system in The plan will deliver 30% more capacity through the the world (in 2013 we’ll celebrate our 150th anniversary) introduction of new trains, signalling and track. It also and, with a legacy of underinvestment, it’s vital that we entails the rebuilding of some of our busiest and most rebuild the network, piece by piece. complex stations, such as Victoria and Court Road. We have already made great progress at other key The work to upgrade every Tube line is the cornerstone stations, including the complete redevelopment and of the plan. Without the line upgrades the infrastructure quadrupling in size of King’s Cross St. Pancras. will continue to deteriorate – the Tube would gradually grind to a halt, unable to maintain current service levels The ultimate prize will be a world class Tube that makes or meet future demand. The line upgrades are not the Capital a better place to live, work, visit and do therefore a luxury, they are absolutely essential. business. All the work is designed to ensure Tube passengers can travel more quickly and easily around the With funding now in place, we are moving forward to City. In short, it’s to get the Tube fi t for now and the future. deliver key line upgrades and station projects. We aim to do this with the minimum of disruption to London and to Londoners, and in a way that represents value for money. No other railway network has been so ambitious in delivering change over such a short period of time. As we do this, we have to ensure that we keep the service running for the millions who rely on it every day. Now Mike Brown, Managing Director that TfL is directly responsible for the maintenance February 2011 Our plan Our lines Our stations Our city Our plan 4 Our plan the future. t for fi 2021 2020 Full 'sub-surface' lines Full upgrade complete by 2018; some of these be completed lines may earlier – dates tbc Percentage increase in peak increase Percentage hour passenger capacity 27 65 65 24 Central (tbc) % all new trains new all 20 new trains new Bank ÀUVW new train new all 21 21 new trains new ÀUVW Bakerloo (date tbc) Bakerloo Piccadilly (date tbc) new train new all 33 new trains new Bond Street ÀUVW Victoria new train new Tottenham Court Road Tottenham ÀUVW Northern new train new 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2007 25

2006

King’s Cross St. Cross King’s Pancras Metropolitan District & City Circle W&C Jubilee Victoria

Major station upgrades station Major Line upgrades Line The chart below illustrates the percentage capacity increases to be achieved through our upgrade plan. through our upgrade The chart to be achieved increases illustrates the percentage capacity below Planning ahead to meet demand Planning ahead a higher volume of service than ever. Only through the upgrade of each line, and associated associated each line, and upgrade of through the Only ever. than service of volume a higher in stations Tube able to get the be will we other infrastructure, and improvements Over the last decade the Tube has experienced unprecedented growth in demand and is running in demand and growth unprecedented has experienced the Tube the last decade Over LONDONLONDON CALLING CALLING 5 Our plan cant goals. cant fi reliability a smoother ride, enhanced ting from The Waterloo & City line was upgraded in 2006, in 2006, City line was upgraded & The Waterloo customers with more capacity, adding 25% benefi of around 12%. times journey and reduced to all carriage was added A seventh around of 2006, providing trains at the beginning has already been absorbed this 17% more capacity; at growth accompanying in demand the increase by Canary Wharf. of King’s Cross re-development The £800 million in capacity a huge increase has provided St. Pancras of the quadrupling the size to cut congestion, a year station, more passengers which already sees Airport. of the 2012 the time than Heathrow By Games, more than 100,000 and Paralympic Olympic through the station at peak times people will pass day. every The journey so far so journey The signi achieved have we Already, t of the fi another bene congested less major station upgrades will be step-free access, major station will be step-free access, upgrades in the shorter delivering also we’re something term at other stations;Blackfriars, the Olympic for (a key and 2011 step-free during Games) will all become Improving accessibility: Improving delivering 30% more capacity 30% more capacity delivering Upgrading lines: trains, track and new with the network, across more faster, can run services Tube signalling so and more frequently reliably interchanges rebuilding key Upgrading stations: Bond Court Road, Victoria, Tottenham like them biggerStreet and Paddington to make and • • • Therefore we are: we Therefore Historically, the Tube has played a vital in role played has the Tube Historically, It is part of the city. a world as London positioning the Capitalfabric of and is fundamental the for and tourism. running of business smooth Building for the future for the Building 6 Our plan fewer cantly increasing cantly fi ts including ts fi and bridges. infrastructure all need to be kept in good infrastructure all need to be kept rst new Tube station in 70 line on an existing Tube new rst 260 stations 600 trains 1,150 km of track 422 escalators 163 lifts than 9,000 signals more • • • • • • working order. order. working challenge involving This is an enormous daily at night during a of (mainly the maintenance window): four-hour of tunnels, embankments, in a variety all set cuttings Regular maintenance Regular stations, signalling, track, tunnels, bridges Trains, and structures, lifts and other escalators and related fi The 2008. opened in October Lane, was Wood years, state-of-the-artIt features fully design and is platform. street and between accessible – has been – Connect system communication A new a lines to deliver all LU rolled out across successfully with bene more resilient system, better equipment failure, by caused customer delays safety. and improved information project to relieve of a the completion 2007 saw Garden, signi at Covent congestion passengers. gates for the number of exit eet of District fl ve lines serving the the lines serving ve rst extension of the Tube rst extension of the Tube agship project to rebuild Wembley Park station Park to rebuild Wembley agship project rst new air-conditioned trains are now running running now trains are air-conditioned rst new A full refurbishment of the existing A full refurbishment of the existing The fi on the . More than half of the Victoria trains line’s new centre control a new in customer service, are now new and has opened, the track has been renewed signalling installed. has meant that we have been able to consistently been able to consistently have has meant that we stadium it meet the demands of the new since reopened in 2006. The fl In November 2009 the new northern ticket hall northern 2009 the new ticket In November and ahead of target.opened on budget September In step-free with the 2010, the station became fully opening of a lift to the platforms. to the other fi Step-free access station as an earlier part delivered had already been of the project. since the Jubilee line extension - was completed in the Jubilee line extension - was completed since opening in March 2008. terminal of the new advance The new Heathrow Terminal 5 station on the Terminal Heathrow The new line – the fi trains was completed in 2008; from 2013, new new 2013, in 2008; from line trains was completed the line. trains will serve air conditioned Our plan Our lines Our stations

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The line upgrades are at the core of our upgrade plan. Without of our upgrade at the core upgrades are The line would infrastructure them the to maintain to a halt, unable grind gradually would and the Tube deteriorate to age and continue the Tube, upgrade don’t future. If we of the or meet the demands levels service current people 30% as more by decrease would capacity 40% and by increase would overcrowding use UPGRADINGUPGRADINGOUR LINES OUR LINES 9 Our lines rst of the 191 new, larger, S stock trains larger, rst of the 191 new, This upgrade is the most ambitious project being This upgrade is the most ambitious and will be delivered undertaken on the Tube years. the next eight over progressively The fi on service are already running in passenger the Metropolitan London. line into central Circle, District,Circle, Hammersmith & lines – City and Metropolitan (SSR) the Sub-Surface Railway Jubilee line Jubilee most dramatic the line has seen The Jubilee of development to the linked growth, demand was supported This the addition by Canary Wharf. the beginning car to all trains at of a seventh 17%. The by capacity of 2006 which boosted the installation of a new involves current upgrade trains to be driven allows which signalling system, trains more frequent – meaning faster, automatically customers. In total 33% for the upgrade will provide around 12,500 to carrying equivalent more capacity, will times Journey per hour. additional passengers 22%. by be reduced in June 2010, became part Lines of TfL Tube Since Lines have and Tube Underground (LU) London upgrade as quickly the delayed to complete worked in operation signalling is now New as possible. full of the line, and the a large section across in spring 2011. completion upgrade is due for closures include: ets at Tube stations, and at ets at Tube fl nding out about closures .gov.uk/traveltools) to help .gov.uk/traveltools) fl .gov.uk fl

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Weekend closures Weekend a suite of free online ‘Travel developed has TfL (www.t Tools’ effective and least disruptive option in each case case option in each effective and least disruptive travel ensure that alternative will always and we with closely work We are available. arrangements to ensure organisers and events venues the major happening to events get can always passengers continuous the capital, have across also and we Operating Rail, the Train dialogue with Network to network parts and other of the TfL Companies closures. co-ordinate Other ways of fi Other ways Our Travel Tools include: Tools Our Travel customers plan their journeys, with the key advice advice key with the customers plan their journeys, travel’. you before ‘check being to always 10 Our lines cantly increased increased cantly fi rst stage lines was the upgrade on these of the The fi pattern the Circle on service introduction of a new This extended the line to 2009. line in December signi Hammersmith and delivered as enabling the as well frequency on that section, and to recover whole line to operate more reliably disruption. from any more quickly Circle and Hammersmith & City lines and Hammersmith Circle started S stock trains rst of the new operating nished the work necessary on the Metropolitan necessary nished the work The fi into been introduced in August 2010, and more have running are now then. They since customer service When the upgrade is complete London. into central 27%, carrying 9,500 by will increase line capacity per hour. more passengers Metropolitan line Metropolitan The biggest part of the upgrade is the installation of more allow which will signalling system a brand new to supply trains to run on the tracks. The contract 2011. this is expected to be let in spring A great deal of work is going on behind the scenes the scenes is going on behind A great deal of work have to support trains. We of new the introduction fi and trains to operate the new line signalling to allow at a number of sites to alter under way is well work and lengthen platforms. Regenerative braking is also included in the new in the new included braking is also Regenerative our reduce energy and helps design, which recycles carbon emissions. The replacement trains on the Circle and trains The replacement carriages City lines will be seven Hammersmith & six, creating much more rather than the current be more also The trains will passengers. room for wheelchair areas dedicated including four accessible, and areas alarms in these passenger per train, lower the platform and the train. a smaller gap between and visual) and enhanced security security and enhanced (audio and visual) CCTV. through The new trains feature walk-through carriages, walk-through feature trains The new customer information improved air-conditioning, 11 Our lines fewer disruption and cantly less cantly fi closures and is due to be complete in 2014. in closures and is due to be complete the With is also funding, there sector private potential to extend the Northern line to Battersea in the in order to support growth developer-led / Nine Elms / Battersea Opportunity Area. this. to progress with the developer is working LU Northern line more The Northern faster, will deliver line upgrade frequent trains and in total of the line will the capacity additional of 11,000 20%, the equivalent be boosted by times will decrease and journey per hour, passengers state-of-the-art around 18%. New by signalling will back of which dates some the current system, replace on the upgrade under way is well to the 1950s. Work from late 2011. and this will pick up pace LU TfL, Lines to of Tube the transfer Following closures the extensive acted to cancel immediately be the upgrade. This will now planned for previously with signi delivered District a full delivered has already The upgrade renewed trains with of the current refurbishment CCTVinteriors, cars, passenger inside the cameras accessibility improved and displays information to accommodate seats such as tip-up features wheelchairs, buggies and luggage. This was air- fully The new, in March 2008. completed will operate trains accessible and more conditioned 2013 and when the upgrade is on the line from 24%, or by increase will line capacity complete, hour. per 10,000 more passengers rst of the new S stock trains for the Circle the for S stock trains rst of the new The fi to scheduled and Hammersmith & City lines are Underground in late 2011, to London be delivered start they in before into service to be introduced the combined 2012. When the upgrade is complete 65%, which is an by increased will have line capacity hour. every passengers additional 17,000 12 Our lines been installed, the new line control centre centre been installed, line control the new The upgrade is on budget, on schedule and due to and on schedule is on budget, The upgrade system signalling 2012. The new in be delivered has trains are than half of the new opened and more to be delivered with the remainder in service now during 2011. Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines Bakerloo Piccadilly and lines will be the last and Bakerloo The Piccadilly (the Central line was upgraded lines to be upgraded trains, new deliver in the 1990s). The upgrades will which will centres, control signalling and new new on the lines. capacity enable us to increase is upgrade programmes on these Although work has work to begin, planning and development yet Lines of Tube the transfer already and following of the best way been reviewing have we to TfL, line upgrade within available the Piccadilly delivering the alongside funding and with synergies achieved and other upgrade programmes. Bakerloo rst ‘automatic’ rst fi journey times. journey cient as possible improved on-train customer information, better information, on-train customer improved carriage and CCTVventilation in every LU and enabling trains to run more frequently staff information up-to-the-minute to provide customers for of the current 27 instead per hour, independently our services to use the system more comfortable whilst keeping ride as effi • allowing centre, control and signal system A new • More trains during peak hours; up to 33 trains • enabling more Londoners accessibility Improved • a providing systems, track and power Improved • trains, with faster and higher-capacity New, railway and is now, 40 years on, undergoing on, undergoing 40 years is now, and railway a 21% will deliver The upgrade renewal. complete per more passengers or 10,000 in capacity increase in improvement hour and a 16% this will mean: customers, For The Victoria the world’s line was Victoria Our plan Our lines Our stations

Our stations Our city 14 Our stations ow. fl and oors, walls, doors and ceilings fl may have more extensive improvements, for for improvements, more extensive have may example, new improvements to passenger to passenger improvements it is not possible pressures, As a result of funding one of the every modernise us to refurbish or for remaining stations planning this business during has been set funding period (to 2018). However, necessary any can provide aside to ensure that we equipment. station or new repairs bring. will

We have now modernised or refurbished more than or refurbished modernised now have We them brighter, 270 stations to make half of LU’s Each station to use. and easier more secure project is different, but most include accessibility tactileand colour- strips like improvements impaired, visually the handrails for contrasted installation Help Points, of CCTV and passenger halls in ticket displays electronic information new systems, Address Public and on platforms, new and lighting. Some stations seating and improved Many stations already enhanced already Many stations

Improving stations increasing capacity are Improving is another important part We of our plan. line upgrades that the demand the increased with stations cope can they so at key programme STATIONS FIT FOR THE FUTURE FOR FIT STATIONSSTATIONS FIT FOR THE FUTURE 15 Our stations 45 Eastcote 46 Edgware 47 & Castle Elephant 48 Park Elm 49 Epping 50 Euston 51 Fairlop 52 Finchley Central 53 Finchley Road 54 Gloucester Road 55 Golders Green 56 Goodge Street 57 Street Portland Great 58 Park Green 59 Hainault 60 Hampstead 61 Hatton Cross 62 T4 Heathrow 63 Hendon Central 64 High Barnet 65 Highgate 66 Holborn 23 Road Caledonian 24 Town Camden 25 Water Canada 26 Wharf Canary 27 Town Canning 28 Park Canons 29 Farm Chalk 30 Chigwell 31 Clapham Common 32 Clapham North 33 Clapham South 34 Cockfosters 35 Colindale 36 Colliers Wood 37 Garden Covent 38 East 39 Dagenham Heathway 40 Debden 41 Dollis Hill 42 Common 43 East Acton 44 East Finchley 1 Town Acton 2 East Aldgate 3 Alperton 4 Angel 5 Archway 6 Arnos Grove 7 Arsenal 8 Balham 9 Bayswater 10 Becontree 11 Park Belsize 12 Bermondsey 13 Bethnal Green 14 Bond Street 15 Borough 16 Boston Manor 17 Bounds Green 18 Road Bow 19 20 Cross Brent 21 Bromley-by-Bow 22 Burnt Oak List of completed stations of completed List 16 Our stations elds fi 113 Park Regent’s 114 Valley Roding 115 Ruislip 116 Gardens Ruislip 117 Manor Ruislip 118 Square Russell 119 Bush Shepherd’s 120 Bush Market Shepherd’s 121 Snaresbrook 122 South Ealing 123 South Harrow 124 South Ruislip 125 South Wimbledon 126 South Woodford 128 Southgate 129 Southwark 130 Wood St. John’s 131 St. Paul’s 132 Brook Stamford 133 Stanmore 134 135 Stratford 127 South elds fi 94 Northolt 95 Park Northwick 96 Northwood 97 Hills Northwood 98 Oakwood 99 Old Street 90 North Ealing 91 North Greenwich 92 North Harrow 93 North 100 Osterley 101 Oval 103 Park Royal 104 Perivale 105 Circus Piccadilly 106 Pinner 107 Plaistow 108 Road Preston 109 110 Queensbury 111 Queensway 112 Park Ravenscourt 102 Circus Oxford 68 Central 69 East Hounslow 70 West Hounslow 71 Corner Park Hyde 72 73 Town Kentish 74 Kilburn 75 St. Pancras Cross King’s 76 Kingsbury 77 78 Gate Lancaster 79 Square Leicester 80 Leyton 81 Bridge London 82 Loughton 83 Maida Vale 84 Manor House 85 86 Mill Hill East 87 Morden 88 Mornington Crescent 89 Neasden 67 17 Our stations 156 Finchley West 157 Ham West 158 Hampstead West 159 Ruislip West 160 Westminster 161 White City 162 Green Willesden 163 Green Wood 164 Woodford 165 Park Woodside 146 Lane Turnpike 147 Bridge 148 Uxbridge 149 Central 150 Wanstead 151 Street Warren 152 Waterloo 153 Watford 154 Central Wembley 155 Park Wembley dway 145 Green Turnham 144 Park Tufnell 143 Hill Tower 141 Broa Tooting 142 & Whetstone Totteridge 140 Bec Tooting 139 Bois Theydon 138 Cottage Swiss 137 Sudbury Town 136 Sudbury Hill 18 Our stations size

rst opened rst fi plaza outside the landmark gate-line, staff ce, accommodation, will also be a new station entrance from station from be a new will also entrance Paddington Basin. station from a bold new entrances pedestrianised building Centre Point • from street to platform Step-free access • the Northern serving escalators New line • An interchange ready for • external areas, including Improved • six times the current hall, nearly ticket A new 1900, it was never anticipated that it would that it would anticipated in 1900, it was never As a day. every 150,000 passengers handle nearly to interchange, this number is set End West key in 2018, of Crossrail with the arrival especially grow, to 200,000. numbers will increase when passenger station Court Road The rebuilding of Tottenham in 2016, the When complete, under way. is now station will have: Tottenham Court Road Tottenham station Court Road When Tottenham More space, less congestion congestion less space, More interchanges at key Paddington started have to rebuild the work We City line stationHammersmith & at Paddington. in 2014 the new is completed When the project including a larger concourse, a station will have offi ticket new to the platforms via lifts and step-free access one. only where there is currently three stairways There the 19 Our stations We are currently refurbishing or replacing all escalators or replacing all escalators refurbishing are currently We within the station. disruption causes Although this work in the short-term, it is vital to ensure that the are we if reducing the station with future demand, by can cope closures of the failure and possible risk of equipment started has also from entrance station. on a new Work & City line platforms. Square to the Waterloo Walbrook capacity are planning to increase term, we Longer re-tunnelling the Northern a by line, developing on King William entrance new Street and providing lifts to the Northern line platforms. If the necessary to start is scheduled work are received, in approvals 2021. by 2015 and will be complete Bank Bank station in passenger a huge increase seen has in rise per cent – with a 43 years in recent numbers at the stationinterchange number of entries and the plan Our 2003. about a third since up by and exits at the station capacity to create additional keep and the meantime includes a series it operational in of schemes. t from additional fi The upgraded station step-free provide will also high- to new and direct underground access access services. Crossrail high-capacity frequency, Bond Street End, West Bond Street is in the heart of London’s district in in the middle of the busiest shopping the station use passengers 155,000 the UK. Over this will of Crossrail, the arrival and with day, every are upgrading the station We to 225,000. increase is complete work Once more capacity. to provide Bond Street station from will be step-free in 2017, station a new entrance street to platform and have Marylebone Street, on on the northOxford side of bene will also Lane. Passengers and stationescalators enhancements. 20 Our stations station. ghting and emergency access shafts ghting and emergency access re-fi fi and the enlarged existing ticket hall and the enlarged existing ticket improve safety at the station safety to improve Underground stations free access hall • the National Rail and between access Improved • New • escalators Nine new • lifts step- providing passenger new Seven • Place hall beneath Bressenden ticket New • hall Enlarged existing ticket • ticket the new interchange link between New A Transport & Works Act Order was approved by by was approved Act Order & Works A Transport 2009 and in July the Secretary of State Transport for station The came into effect 2009. on 18 September in 2018. to be completed upgrade is set Victoria Victoria use million customers Almost 80 it one of making stationUnderground each year, stations. Tube busiest London’s to be to the station the entrances have Currently short for basis periods daily on an almost closed With in increase a predicted overcrowding. to avoid customers each year 100 million demand to nearly the station 2016, an upgrade of by is crucial. provide The station congestion, upgrade will reduce and improve times journey reduce extra capacity, in and out of the access The proposals include: ting fi hundreds of thousands of passengers by making by of passengers hundreds of thousands easier. their journeys King’s Cross St. Pancras already sees more passengers more passengers already sees St. Pancras King’s Cross airport time the the than Heathrow by a year and in 2012, place Games take and Paralympic Olympic the through passing more than 100,000 people will be day. station at peak times every This £800 million project, funded by the Department project, funded by This £800 million increase a four-fold has provided Transport for cutting and improving congestion in capacity, is already bene The work accessibility. The redevelopment of King’s Cross St. Pancras Tube Tube Pancras St. of King’s Cross The redevelopment 2009 the new November In station complete. is now on budget. In and early hall opened northern ticket with was completed 2010 the project September lines serving to all access of step-free the provision the station. King’s Cross St. Cross King’s Pancras 21 Our stations the south side of Piccadilly the south hall from the station ticket ramped walkway waiting area on Piccadilly the station street level to all platforms and between all to all platforms and between street level station, the three lines serving which will open in autumn 2011 • of one station on Increasing the size entrance • new creating a by the Park to access Improving • staircase the new and lift over canopy A new • Better to help tackle ventilation heat at • storage facilities bicycle New • from lifts Three new access step-free to provide LU is working with partners including Westminster with partners including Westminster is working LU other to deliver Parks City Council and The Royal levels. at street and park improvements Green Park Green in time for step-free access will have Green Park Games. and Paralympic the Olympic at the are in progress of improvements A number station and surrounding area, including: stations. By 2018, major station upgrades will have 2018, major stationBy will have upgrades with Bond Street, Paddington further, this improved and Court Road (Hammersmith & City), Tottenham step-free. Victoria becoming also 62 stations and three more step-free are now the end of 2011 – Blackfriars, by will be delivered and Green Park. Farringdon Work to make a station step-free usually means a station step-free usually to make Work installing lifts making other and sometimes can get to ensure that passengers improvements (and interchange from street to platform level lines) without using stairsbetween or escalators. A step-up to step-free Underground is committed to making London To everyone. for more accessible the Tube we money, for value ensure the best possible as part of wider step-free access are delivering London central station key on projects, focusing interchange 22 Our stations Lifts and escalators: complexity heavy-duty lifts for are essential Reliable and escalators to and transporting passengers large numbers of and from platforms quickly deep underground, 163 and 422 escalators There are currently safely. of Many network. liftsat stations the Tube across and lifts old and in escalators these are extremely mean that stations can have Failure need of repair. to close. each for are unique and custom-built escalators LU station structure often with the escalator being Their heavy- concrete. built into the surrounding longer them to last much allows duty construction and withstand means work but it also more stress, complex. can be escalators to refurbish or replace dismantling the means completely Replacement it out of the station by machine and moving piece tonnes. up to eight Some parts can weigh piece. equipment is then transportedNew into the station installedwhere parts are assembled, and tested. or lift. one escalator for a year over This can take and liftsAlthough escalators cannot remain in or refurbished, are being replaced while they service and as possible done as quickly try to get work we disruption to a minimum. to keep Programme. t from step-free access both to the t from step-free access fi in 2011. in 2011. To enable these works, Blackfriars Underground Blackfriars works, enable these To station 2009 and will reopen on 2 March closed late Blackfriars Underground station opened in 1870 and is one of the oldest stations A key on the network. it is being service, interchange with the customers complete, upgraded. Once completely will bene increased National Rail station to street level, and with a bigger hall, refurbished capacity ticket platforms and better interchange facilities between and National Rail services. the Tube at be delivered will also Step-free access station Underground as part of the Farringdon Thameslink Blackfriars / Farringdon Blackfriars Our plan Our lines Our stations

Our city Our city 24 Our city cient fi to cant contribution fi cient initiatives are already in place, place, are already in cient initiatives fi solutions. We will reduce our carbon footprint by by our carbon footprint will reduce We solutions. or zero low reducing energy demand and using sustainable Many carbon energy where possible. and energy ef trains, Tube braking on new such as regenerative be would up to 25% of energy that which recycles carbon are identifyinglost during braking and we low and future stationtechnologies for developments train design. the Underground achieved 2010 London In February and Standard. our work This recognises Carbon Trust across our carbon footprint to reduce commitment all our activities. reducing carbon emissions in the Capital.reducing carbon emissions and where possible to reduce, is seeking LU and environmental impacts, eliminate, adverse the opportunitymaximise using energy ef for Increased footfall, Increased footprint reduced part upgrade of our key climate change is a Tackling transport decades, London’s the next few plan. Over a signi can make system We are currently upgrading the mid-tunnel upgrading are currently We stations fans between on the Victoriaventilation and heat can be removed as much that twice line so have In addition, we be controlled. temperatures can locations, to help improve installed large fans at key comfort. and customer ventilation passengers. for comfort and levels ow

improving air fl improving We are using a variety of different ventilation a variety are using We the network, heat from methods to remove Removing heat on the Tube is a huge challenge a huge challenge is heat on the Tube Removing and time to deliver innovation that will take District, Hammersmith & results. On the Circle, City and Metropolitan air- are introducing lines we lines but on the deeper-level on trains, conditioning solutions. to look at more innovative have we A cooler feel A cooler TAKING THE INITIATIVE TAKINGTAKING THE INITIATIVE 25 Our city Work is also nearing completion at the two Tube Tube two at the completion nearing is also Work – Stratford Park stations Olympic the serving Ham. Stratford completely has been and West with new it more spacious, to make redeveloped and subways new halls and entrances, ticket platforms lifts new new and even concourses, cases. in some will on our detailedBased we demand forecasts, the Games for during and reliable service run a safe spectators,the millions of expected as our well as customers. day-to-day at different looking such as running options, We’re late to complement later into the evenings services events. evening the over There will be no planned line closures in the minimised Games period, with closures also before. weeks elds station the tennis events (for fi The upgrade of the Jubilee line, which will serve a Jubilee line, which will serve The upgrade of the Park, including the Olympic venues, number of key station is being Green Park is nearing completion. entrance. and a new upgraded with step-free access at Wimbledon). The Tube will have a vital role to play in delivering a vital delivering in play role to will have The Tube in Games and Paralympic Olympic a successful spectators around 65% of 2012, with to expected to support Improvements on the network. travel including delivered, already been the Games have Terminal line extension to Heathrow the Piccadilly station, St. Pancras King’s Cross the redeveloped 5, station, and step-free Park the rebuilt Wembley at South access Peak performance the for Peak 2012 Games

KEY FACTS TfL: TRANSPORT

• The was the world’s fi rst FOR LONDON underground railway and opened in 1863 TfL was created in 2000 and is the integrated body • More than one billion passenger journeys are made responsible for the Capital’s transport system. Its main each year role is to implement the Mayor’s Transport Strategy • There are 11 lines covering 402km and serving 270 for London and manage transport services across the stations; 45% of the network is in tunnels Capital for which the Mayor has responsibility. • In the peak hours, more than 500 trains are London Underground has been part of TfL since in operation July 2003 when it transferred from the Department for Transport. • Every train travels around 76,800 miles/123,600km each year – more than three times the circumference of the earth TfL KEY PRIORITIES • There are 422 escalators and 163 lifts to keep passengers moving throughout the system TO 2017/18 • Waterloo station has the most escalators, with 23 plus two passenger conveyors The TfL Business Plan defi nes the priorities and programmes to be delivered over the period of TfL’s • During the three-hour morning peak, London’s funding settlement with the Government. The Mayor’s busiest Tube station is Waterloo, with 51,000 people goals are at the heart of the Business Plan. entering. The busiest station in terms of passengers each year is Victoria with 78 million They are: • Supporting economic development and population • Average train speed is 33km per hour (20.5mph) growth • In Central London trains cannot reach speeds • Enhancing the quality of life for all Londoners of more than 30 – 40mph because of the short • Improving the safety and security of all Londoners distance between stations • Improving transport opportunities for all Londoners • On the Metropolitan line, trains can reach over • Reducing transport’s contribution to climate change 60mph because stations are wider apart and improving its resilience • Delivering for the London 2012 Games and securing a lasting legacy London Underground 55 Broadway London SW1H 0BD Website: www.tfl .gov.uk/tube Telephone: 0845 330 9880 Printed on 100% recycled stock