Lioness line

Railway line in London

The Lioness line is a London Overground railway line from London Euston to Watford Junction in Greater London and Hertfordshire. Prior to the name being adopted in November 2024,[1] it was labelled in Transport for London timetables as the Watford Junction to Euston route.[2]

## History

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Main article: Watford DC line

### Naming of service

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The name proposed for this service in 2015 was the 'Watford Local line'.[3] In 2021, Sadiq Khan announced that if re-elected as Mayor of London, he would give the six services operated by London Overground unique names that would reflect London's diversity, working with his Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm.[4] In July 2023 TFL announced that it would be giving each of the six London Overground lines unique names by the end of 2024.[5][6][7] In February 2024, it was confirmed that the Watford DC line would be named the Lioness line, to honour the England women's national football team who became European champions at Wembley Stadium in 2022, and would be coloured yellow on the updated network map.[8]

## Services

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As of November 2024[update], the typical off-peak service pattern is:[2]

Lioness line

Route | tph | Calling at
Watford Junction to London Euston | 4 |

* Watford High Street
* Bushey
* Carpenders Park
* Hatch End
* Headstone Lane
* Harrow & Wealdstone
* Kenton
* South Kenton
* North Wembley
* Wembley Central
* Stonebridge Park
* Harlesden
* Willesden Junction
* Kensal Green
* Queen's Park
* Kilburn High Road
* South Hampstead

## Route map

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London Overground network

* Schematic map of the London Overground network

* Geographic map showing London Overground

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Cheshunt

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Theobalds Grove

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Enfield Town

Turkey Street

Romford

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Bush Hill Park

Southbury

Emerson Park

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Upminster

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Edmonton Green

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Silver Street

Chingford

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White Hart Lane

Highams Park

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Watford Junction

Bruce Grove

Wood Street

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Watford

Seven Sisters

Walthamstow Central

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High Street

Harringay

Blackhorse Road

Walthamstow Queen's Road

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Bushey

Green Lanes

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Carpenders Park

Crouch Hill

South Tottenham

St. James

Leyton Midland Road

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Hatch End

Upper ()

Stamford Hill

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Leytonstone

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Headstone Lane

Holloway

Stoke Newington

Clapton

High Road

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Harrow &

Kentish Town West

Rectory Road

Wanstead Park ()

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Wealdstone

Gospel Oak

Camden Road ()

Hackney

Woodgrange Park ()

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Kenton ()

Caledonian Road

Canonbury

Downs

Barking

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South Kenton

& Barnsbury

Barking Riverside ()

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North

Highbury & Islington

Dalston Kingsland

Hackney
Central

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Wembley

Hampstead Heath

Dalston

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Wembley

Finchley Road & Frognal ()

Junction

London Fields

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Central

West Hampstead ( )

Haggerston

Cambridge

Homerton

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Stonebridge

Brondesbury

Hoxton

Heath

Hackney Wick

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Park

Brondesbury Park

Shoreditch High Street

Bethnal Green

Stratford

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Harlesden

Kensal Rise

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Kensal Green

Liverpool

Whitechapel

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Willesden

Queen's Park

Street

Shadwell ()

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Junction

Kilburn High Road

Wapping

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South Hampstead

Rotherhithe

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Shepherd's Bush ()

Euston ()

Canada Water

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Kensington (Olympia)

Surrey Quays

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West Brompton

Battersea Park

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Imperial Wharf ()

(limited service)

New Cross

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Clapham

Queens Road Peckham

New Cross Gate

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Junction

Peckham Rye

Brockley

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Acton Central

Wandsworth Road

Denmark Hill

Honor Oak Park

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South Acton

() Clapham

Forest Hill

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Gunnersbury

High Street

Sydenham

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Kew Gardens

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Richmond

Crystal Palace

Penge West

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Anerley

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Norwood Junction

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West Croydon ()

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Legend

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Station

National Rail

Liberty line

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Accessible station

Thameslink

Lioness line

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Interchange station

Elizabeth line

Mildmay line

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Accessible interchange

Docklands Light Railway

Suffragette line

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Internal interchange

London Underground

Weaver line

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Out-of-station interchange

London Trams

Windrush line

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Nearby interchange

London River Services

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The new London Overground line names and colours were introduced across the London rail network in November 2024

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## References

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1. ^ Lydall, Ross (20 November 2024). "London Overground: New names and colours to be revealed at stations today after £6.3million rebrand". London Standard. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
2. ^ a b "London Overground timetables". London: Transport for London. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
3. ^ Davies, Rachael (15 February 2024). "These are what the Overground lines were nearly named in 2015: what do you think?". The Standard. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
4. ^ Dispatch, Enfield (24 August 2023). "London Overground passengers invited to help give each line a unique name". Enfield Dispatch. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
5. ^ "Naming London Overground lines". Transport for London. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
6. ^ "London Overground lines to be given names". BBC News. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
7. ^ "London Overground lines to be given unique names". BBC News. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
8. ^ London Overground: New names for its six lines revealed, BBC News, 15 February 2024

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London Overground

| Lioness line|

* Watford Junction
* Watford High Street
* Bushey
* Carpenders Park
* Hatch End
* Headstone Lane
* Harrow & Wealdstone
* Kenton
* South Kenton
* North Wembley
* Wembley Central
* Stonebridge Park
* Harlesden
* Willesden Junction
* Kensal Green
* Queens Park
* Kilburn High Road
* South Hampstead
* London Euston

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