London Overground

London suburban rail network

Not to be confused with London Underground, Overground Network, or Transport in London § Heavy rail.

London Overground

Class 710 Aventra at Willesden Junction

Overview
Owner| Transport for London
Locale| Greater London and Hertfordshire
Transit type| Suburban rail
Number of lines| 6
Number of stations| 113 served (81 operated)[1]
Annual ridership| 189 million[2]
Website| tfl.gov.uk/modes/london-overground/
Operation
Began operation| 11 November 2007; 17 years ago (2007-11-11)
Operator(s)| Arriva Rail London (2016–2026)
Reporting marks| LO (National Rail)
Technical
System length| 167 km (103.8 mi)[3]
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification|

* Overhead line, 25 kV 50 Hz AC
* Third rail, 750 V DC

London Overground (also known simply as the Overground) is a suburban rail network serving London and its environs. Established in 2007 to take over Silverlink Metro routes, it now serves a large part of Greater London as well as Hertfordshire, with 113 stations on the six lines that make up the network.

The Overground forms part of the United Kingdom's National Rail network but it is under the concession control and branding of Transport for London (TfL). Operation has been contracted to Arriva Rail London since 2016. TfL previously assigned orange as a mode-specific colour for the Overground in branding and publicity including the roundel, on the Tube map, trains and stations.

In 2024, each of the six Overground lines was given a distinct colour and name: Lioness, Mildmay, Windrush, Weaver, Suffragette, and Liberty; these are intended to reference London's diverse history and communities.

## History

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### Pre-1999

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British Rail operated North London Line services until 1997. From 1997 to 2007, the North London Line was operated by Silverlink.

Rail services in Great Britain are mostly run under franchises operated by private train operating companies, marketed together as National Rail.[4]

The concept of developing a network of orbital services around London goes back to the independently produced Ringrail proposals in the early 1970s.[5] Some of these were evaluated in the London Rail Study of 1974[6] (the Barren Report) and Barren suggested consideration of a North London Network of orbital services, based on a later suggestion by the Ringrail Group, which involved using many existing rail routes, rather than the new construction suggested in earlier drafts of the Ringrail Plan.

The proposal from Barren was for several overlapping services mainly using the North London line, generally at 20-minute intervals.[5] The suggested routes followed the original North London line service from Broad Street to Richmond, new services from Barking to Clapham Junction, and a third service from Ealing Broadway to North Woolwich. Nothing came of these proposals.

In 1979, the Greater London Council (GLC) decided to sponsor an improved service from Camden Road, on the North London line, to North Woolwich, opening up a previously freight-only line between Dalston and Stratford and linking it to an improved Stratford – North Woolwich service. This was given the marketing name Crosstown Linkline, and operated with basic two-car diesel multiple units.

The next initiative came from the GLC in 1984, when the government supported the Broadgate development that would entail the demolition of Broad Street station. The closure process was convoluted because of problems in making alternative arrangements for the North London line, and the remaining services operating from Watford Junction to the City. These eventually ran to and from Liverpool Street via a new section of track, the Graham Road Curve.

British Rail replaced the existing three-car Class 501 electric trains (built 1957)[7] with slightly newer but shorter two-car Class 416 electric trains (built 1959[8]), leading to overcrowding[citation needed]. In 1988, by reorganising and reducing services on the Great Northern routes from Moorgate, about 18 relatively modern Class 313 dual-voltage electric trains were transferred to operate the North London and Watford services, from both Euston and Liverpool Street.

Several voluntary sector groups, the Railway Development Society (RDS, later Railfuture), Transport 2000's then London groups, and the Capital Transport Campaign, launched a series of leaflets and briefings promoting a concept called Outer Circle. This name had once been used for a semi-circular service from Broad Street to Mansion House, which ceased during World War I.

### Mayor of London and GLA

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The East London line, once a part of London Underground, was extended and incorporated into London Overground in 2010.

The pamphlets and briefings, first issued in 1997, initially suggested a route from Clapham Junction to the Greenwich Peninsula, intended to improve access from south London to the Millennium Dome. However, this was thwarted by architect Richard Rogers[citation needed] who considered that a railway route on a viaduct could cause "community severance",[citation needed] and so the Victorian brick viaduct was demolished. Nothing further happened to develop this network until after the new Greater London Authority (GLA) was launched in 2000. But the lobbying discreetly continued, with a series of short briefings published by one RDS member based in North London. Mayoral and GLA candidates were approached to discuss the viability of the Outer Circle concept. The principle was widely supported and was adopted into the first Mayor's Transport Plan, published in 2001.

Meanwhile, a pilot scheme was launched in 2003 to bring several National Rail local services, mainly in South London, operated by Connex South Eastern, Southern and South West Trains under the ON – Overground Network brand. TfL introduced consistent information displays, station signage and maps on the selected routes in South London. Although this pilot was primarily an exercise in branding, some service improvements were introduced, and it was the first instance of the newly created TfL having a visible influence over National Rail services. The pilot scheme was later dropped.

The Silverlink franchise on the North London line was frequently regarded by travellers as having offered a poor service,[9] complaints centring around extremely congested trains and unreliable service.[10] The quality of the Class 313 trains used were also criticised; its interiors were of noticeably lower quality compared to that of newer trains and the trains themselves were viewed as unwelcoming to passengers, particularly during late hours.[11]

In January 2004 the Department for Transport (DfT) announced a review of the rail industry in Great Britain.[12] As part of that review, TfL proposed a "London Regional Rail Authority" to give TfL regulatory powers over rail services in and around Greater London.[13] A result of this consultation was agreement by the Secretary of State for Transport, Alistair Darling, to transfer the Silverlink Metro services from DfT to TfL control.[14]

Silverlink had two areas of operation: Silverlink County regional services from Euston to Northampton, St Albans Abbey, Bletchley and Bedford; and Silverlink Metro within the London urban area. When the franchise was split up in 2007, County services were taken over by the London Midland franchise,[15] and the Metro services came under TfL control. TfL decided to let this franchise as a management contract, with TfL taking the revenue risk.

### Announcements and launch

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On 20 February 2006, the DfT announced that TfL would take over management of services then provided by Silverlink Metro.[16] Tenders were invited to operate the service under the provisional name of the North London Railway. Four bidders were shortlisted – Govia, MTR/Laing Rail, National Express and NedRail.[17][18] In August 2006, a contract worth £223 million was signed with rolling stock manufacturer Bombardier for new trains, with an initial batch of 152 individual cars to be delivered from September 2008, as well as options to purchase additional cars.[19]

On 5 September 2006, TfL announced that the extended East London line would be included, and the operation would be branded as London Overground.[20][21] In June 2007, TfL announced that London Overground Rail Operations (a joint venture of Laing Rail and MTR Corporation) had been awarded the contract, with TfL promising "more staff, new trains, a vastly upgraded service, and refurbished and new stations" when they took over in November 2007.[22] On 25 June 2007, a statutory instrument was laid before parliament to exclude the ex-Silverlink metro lines from the franchising process, which enabled them to be operated as a concession.[23][24]

Initial London Overground network from November 2007 (orange) and the East London line in 2010 (light orange)[25]

On 11 November 2007, TfL took over suburban services previously operated by Silverlink Metro.[26] The following day there was an official launch ceremony at Hampstead Heath station with the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone; there was also a later media event on the bay platform at Willesden Junction. The launch was accompanied by a marketing campaign entitled "London's new train set", with posters and leaflets carrying an image of model railway packaging containing new Overground trains, tracks and staff.[27] TfL undertook to revamp the routes by improving service frequencies and station facilities, staffing all stations, introducing new rolling stock and allowing Oyster pay as you go throughout the network from the outset.[28]

After the takeover, all stations were "deep-cleaned",[29] and Silverlink branding removed. Station signage was replaced with Overground-branded signs using TfL's corporate New Johnston typeface.[28][29] In July 2009, the first of the new Class 378 trains entered service.[11]

On 15 April 2009, the North London line trains at Stratford moved to new high-level platforms 1 and 2 from low-level platforms 1 and 2, which were needed to allow the construction of an extension of the Docklands Light Railway to Stratford International. The new platforms 1 and 2 are an island platform with step-free access to platform 12 and subway links to platforms 3–11.[30] On 27 September 2009, Imperial Wharf station opened on the West London line, between West Brompton and Clapham Junction.[31]

### East London line extension

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Main article: East London line extension

The new Overground rail bridge is lowered into place over Shoreditch High Street.

On 27 April 2010, the East London line became part of the London Overground network when the Phase 1 extension was completed.[32] The former London Underground line was extended northwards, mostly along the former Broad Street viaduct of the North London line, to the re-opened Dalston Junction, and southwards to Crystal Palace and West Croydon.

Operations began with a limited preview service between Dalston Junction and New Cross/New Cross Gate,[33] with full operation between Dalston Junction and West Croydon/Crystal Palace on 23 May.[34] On 28 February 2011, the line between Dalston Junction and Highbury & Islington was opened. In attendance were the Mayor of London and London Underground's Managing Director. TfL announced in November 2010 that ridership was ahead of forecast at 92,000 a day, and that patronage at Surrey Quays had "gone through the roof".[35]

The incorporation of the East London line into the Overground network has added substantial sections of line in tunnel, including the historic Thames Tunnel, the oldest tunnel under a navigable river in the world. A peculiarity is that at Whitechapel the London Overground runs below the London Underground (though there are other parts of the network where this occurs, e.g. the Watford Junction to Euston route between Kenton and South Kenton – shared with the Bakerloo line – passes under the Metropolitan line between Northwick Park and Preston Road).

### South London line extension

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Main article: South London line

Denmark Hill station on the Overground South London line extension

The next addition opened on 9 December 2012, from Surrey Quays to Clapham Junction via the South London line, calling at Queens Road Peckham, Peckham Rye, Denmark Hill, Clapham High Street and Wandsworth Road. The extension uses an alignment between Surrey Quays and just north of Queen's Road Peckham that had been disused since 1911; new track was laid after some major civil engineering works. Passive provision has also been made for a new station at Surrey Canal, to be constructed when funding becomes fully available. This was put on hold in 2009, although a suitable station 'foundation structure' has been built to facilitate completion in the future.

Funding for the railway rebuilding project was secured in February 2009,[36] including £64 million from the Department for Transport (DfT) and £15 million from TfL, and construction began in May 2011.

The route passes over both Loughborough Junction and Brixton stations without stopping, and this lack of interchange stations was criticised by local politicians during the planning phase of the project.[37][38] No stations are planned at these locations as the line is on high railway arches, making the cost of any station construction prohibitive.[39]

### Liverpool Street station services

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On 31 May 2015, the Liverpool Street to Enfield Town, Cheshunt (via Seven Sisters) and Chingford services, as well as the Romford to Upminster service, were transferred from Greater Anglia to TfL to become part of the London Overground network.[40][41]

## Network

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### Introduction

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The initial network, service levels and timetables were a continuation of Silverlink Metro services, a set of routes primarily built and electrified by the North London and London & North Western railway companies in the 19th and early 20th centuries. As the Overground name implies, the majority of the network is above ground, and it mostly consists of railway lines that connect areas outside Central London, with a considerable portion of the network in Zone 2. The network also uses Euston in central London, the southern terminus of the Watford DC line.

The network interchanges with the Bakerloo, Central, Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Northern and Victoria tube lines, and also with the Docklands Light Railway, Elizabeth line and Tramlink networks. The Overground lines appear on Tube maps issued by TfL,[42] and a separate map of the system is available.[43]

Much of London Overground passes through less affluent areas, and is seen as contributing to their regeneration.[44] The North London and Gospel Oak to Barking lines were previously considered by the Transport Committee of the London Assembly to be neglected and not developed to their full potential.[45]

London Overground network

* Schematic map of the London Overground network

* Geographic map of the London Overground network

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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

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Highbury & Islington

Dalston Kingsland

Hackney
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Wembley

Hampstead Heath

Dalston

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Wembley

Finchley Road & Frognal ()

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London Fields

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West Hampstead ( )

Haggerston

Cambridge

Homerton

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Stonebridge

Brondesbury

Hoxton

Heath

Hackney Wick

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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

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Shadwell ()

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Kilburn High Road

Wapping

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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 ()

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New Cross

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Queens Road Peckham

New Cross Gate

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Peckham Rye

Brockley

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Wandsworth Road

Denmark Hill

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High Street

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Crystal Palace

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### Services

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As of May 2025[update], the typical off-peak service pattern is:[46]

Windrush line

Route | tph | Calling at
Dalston Junction to New Cross | 4 |

* Haggerston
* Hoxton
* Shoreditch High Street
* Whitechapel
* Shadwell
* Wapping
* Rotherhithe
* Canada Water
* Surrey Quays

Dalston Junction to Clapham Junction | 4 |

* Haggerston
* Hoxton
* Shoreditch High Street
* Whitechapel
* Shadwell
* Wapping
* Rotherhithe
* Canada Water
* Surrey Quays
* Queens Road Peckham
* Peckham Rye
* Denmark Hill
* Clapham High Street
* Wandsworth Road

Highbury & Islington to Crystal Palace | 4 |

* Canonbury
* Dalston Junction
* Haggerston
* Hoxton
* Shoreditch High Street
* Whitechapel
* Shadwell
* Wapping
* Rotherhithe
* Canada Water
* Surrey Quays
* New Cross Gate
* Brockley
* Honor Oak Park
* Forest Hill
* Sydenham

Highbury & Islington to West Croydon | 4 |

* Canonbury
* Dalston Junction
* Haggerston
* Hoxton
* Shoreditch High Street, Whitechapel
* Shadwell
* Wapping
* Rotherhithe
* Canada Water
* Surrey Quays
* New Cross Gate
* Brockley
* Honor Oak Park
* Forest Hill
* Sydenham
* Penge West
* Anerley
* Norwood Junction

Mildmay line
Route | tph | Calling at
Richmond to Stratford | 4 |

* Kew Gardens
* Gunnersbury, South Acton
* Acton Central
* Willesden Junction
* Kensal Rise
* Brondesbury Park
* Brondesbury
* West Hampstead
* Finchley Road & Frognal
* Hampstead Heath
* Gospel Oak
* Kentish Town West
* Camden Road
* Caledonian Road & Barnsbury
* Highbury & Islington
* Canonbury
* Dalston Kingsland
* Hackney Central
* Homerton
* Hackney Wick

Clapham Junction to Stratford | 4 |

* Imperial Wharf
* West Brompton
* Kensington (Olympia)
* Shepherd's Bush
* Willesden Junction
* Kensal Rise
* Brondesbury Park
* Brondesbury
* West Hampstead
* Finchley Road & Frognal
* Hampstead Heath
* Gospel Oak
* Kentish Town West
* Camden Road
* Caledonian Road & Barnsbury
* Highbury & Islington
* Canonbury
* Dalston Kingsland
* Hackney Central
* Homerton
* Hackney Wick

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

Suffragette line
Route | tph | Calling at
Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside | 4 |

* Upper Holloway
* Crouch Hill
* Harringay Green Lanes
* South Tottenham
* Blackhorse Road
* Walthamstow Queen's Road
* Leyton Midland Road
* Leytonstone High Road
* Wanstead Park
* Woodgrange Park
* Barking

Weaver line
Route | tph | Calling at
London Liverpool Street to Enfield Town | 2 |

* Bethnal Green
* Cambridge Heath
* London Fields
* Hackney Downs
* Rectory Road
* Stoke Newington
* Stamford Hill
* Seven Sisters
* Bruce Grove
* White Hart Lane
* Silver Street
* Edmonton Green
* Bush Hill Park

London Liverpool Street to Cheshunt | 2 |

* Bethnal Green
* Cambridge Heath
* London Fields
* Hackney Downs
* Rectory Road
* Stoke Newington
* Stamford Hill
* Seven Sisters
* Bruce Grove
* White Hart Lane
* Silver Street
* Edmonton Green
* Southbury
* Turkey Street
* Theobalds Grove

London Liverpool Street to Chingford | 4 |

* Bethnal Green
* Hackney Downs
* Clapton
* St James Street
* Walthamstow Central
* Wood Street
* Highams Park

Liberty line
Route | tph | Calling at
Romford to Upminster | 2 |

* Emerson Park

Battersea Park railway station is served by an infrequent parliamentary train service from Dalston Junction, which terminates at Battersea Park instead of Clapham Junction. Since the reorganisation of services into the London Overground network, this has been the only service to use the link from platform 2 at Battersea Park to Wandsworth Road.

### Depots

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Windrush Line services are served by New Cross Gate Depot. Mildmay, Lioness, and Suffragette Line services are served by Willesden Traction Maintenance Depot. Weaver and Liberty Line are served by Ilford EMU Depot, Chingford Sidings and Gidea Park Sidings.

## Operations

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Overground House, the head office in Swiss Cottage London Overground EMUs stabled at Willesden TMD

London Overground's head office and control centre are at Swiss Cottage. Rolling stock is maintained at Willesden Junction and New Cross Gate TMDs, the latter being newly built for the extended East London line. There are also sidings at Silwood Triangle (just north of New Cross depot), built in 2013–14. Satellite locations for stabling trains include Stratford, London Euston and sidings (mainly used by London Northwestern Railway), and c2c's East Ham Depot. Train crews are based at stations including Euston, Willesden Junction, Watford Junction, New Cross, Stratford and Gospel Oak. Up to the early 2010s, London Overground operated with a conductor or guard on its North London, West London and Gospel Oak services. With the other 60% of Overground services already operated by only a driver, it was decided in 2013 to convert these remaining two-person operated trains to driver only.[47]

### Operator

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The London Overground is currently operated by Arriva Rail London under a contract with TfL which expires in 2026. Following a model similar to that used for the Docklands Light Railway, TfL invited tenders for operation of the Overground. Unlike other National Rail operators under the franchise control of the Department for Transport, TfL sets fares, procures rolling stock and decides service levels. The operator takes only a small element of revenue risk, with TfL taking 90% and the operator 10%.

The first operator, London Overground Rail Operations, a 50:50 joint venture between Laing Rail and MTR Corporation, was chosen by TfL on 19 June 2007.[48] Four bidders had been shortlisted to operate the concession – Govia, MTR/Laing Rail, National Express and NedRail.[17][18] The contract was signed on 2 July 2007 for seven years with the option of a two-year extension.[49] In preparation for the launch of the Overground, MTR Laing renamed itself London Overground Rail Operations. In February 2013, it was awarded a concession extension until 14 November 2016.

In April 2015, TfL placed a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, inviting expressions of interest in operating the next concession.[50] In July 2015, TfL announced the shortlisted bidders for the next concession were Arriva UK Trains, ComfortDelGro, a Keolis/Go-Ahead joint venture and MTR Corporation.[51] In March 2016, TfL announced that Arriva Rail London had won the right to operate the London Overground concession, starting from 13 November 2016.[52][53] In June 2023, Arriva announced a contract extension had been secured with TfL, pushing the expiry date to May 2026.[54]

### Ticketing

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Electronic ticket barriers at Surrey Quays Station

Ticketing is a mix of paper, Oyster cards, electronic smart cards and contactless payment cards for "pay-as-you-go" travel. As with all National Rail and TfL services in London, passengers can use a Travelcard (daily, seven-day, monthly or annual); as on other National Rail services in London, paper single, return and cheap day return tickets priced under the zonal fare scheme are also available.

As part of an effort to improve safety and protect revenue, TfL has announced that it will introduce ticket barriers at a number of stations. The stations that did not have barriers when TfL took over have been fitted with standalone Oyster card readers similar to those at ungated Underground and DLR stations. The validators at Blackhorse Road which were needed to enter/exit the Oyster card system when changing to and from the Victoria line were replaced with route validators, coloured pink: these are used to show that a traveller using Oyster PAYG changed lines at that station, showing which of the possible routes was used. Typically, this avoids paying for zone 1 when the passenger did not travel into it.

Ticket stock is common National Rail stock, as Overground services remain part of the National Rail network, but sometimes with a large TfL roundel in the centre and the repeated legend "Rail Settlement Plan" or on newer versions "National Rail" on a light green background. This ticket stock, coded "TFL" on the reverse, was introduced in November 2007.[55]

### Ticket pricing

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Oyster PAYG is charged on the same zone-based rules as for the Underground and the Docklands Light Railway. Stations outside Greater London (except Watford Junction) are included in the new Travelcard Zones 7-9. On 2 January 2008 Acton Central was moved from zone 2 to 3, Hampstead Heath from 3 to 2 and Willesden Junction from 3 to both 2 and 3.[56]

Paper tickets are charged on the same zone-based rules as for Underground and DLR paper tickets, which were expanded to take in the extra zones covered. Watford Junction has its own fare scale.[citation needed] Paper tickets are significantly more expensive than using Oyster PAYG.[citation needed]

### Performance

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Although a TfL service, the Overground is part of the National Rail network, unlike the Underground. The most recent figures released by Network Rail (NR), for period 7 (2013–2014), showed that it had achieved 96.6% of the Public Performance Measure (PPM) target for punctuality and reliability set by the ORR – down 0.9 percentage points on the period last year. The moving annual average (MAA) of the PPM for the 12 months to 12 October 2013 was 96.5%.[57] TfL, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has investigated the use of data from the Oyster smartcard ticketing system to measure the performance of the Overground explicitly from the passenger perspective.[58]

In the autumn 2011 National Passenger Survey, conducted by Passenger Focus, London Overground received an overall satisfaction rating of 92%, a 7% improvement on the previous survey.[59] However, a survey in February 2014 by the consumer group Which? found that customer satisfaction of London Overground was at sixth place (out of 20 train operators) with a satisfaction percentage of 58%.[60]

## Branding

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The London Overground roundel and 3D lettering at Shadwell station

Signage at Emerson Park station

New sign with rebranded line names

Public presentation is visually associated with TfL design standards, using similar graphic design elements to those used on the Underground. These design standards have been applied to London Overground stations, signage, rolling stock and publicity. London Overground also uses the TfL corporate typeface, New Johnston, on its signage, publicity, and stationery and on its fleet of trains. Overground signage is in a vivid orange shade (Pantone 158C). The orange colour was inherited from the former East London line prior to its transfer from Underground to Overground.[61][42][62]

Before 2024, London Overground lines tube map did not use colours to distinguish between the different Overground lines. Like the Docklands Light Railway and the Elizabeth line, the Overground is represented by a double line rather than a solid single line, to distinguish it from the colour-coded Underground lines. The London Overground also uses a variant of the TfL roundel. TfL denotes its different transport modes such as London Underground and London Buses with variants of the roundel device using a range of colours, and the London Overground version consists of an orange ring with a blue bar. The roundel has its origins in a 1933 design by the London Passenger Transport Board and has spawned many variations.[42][63][64]

Unlike other National Rail stations, London Overground stations which are not served by another National Rail operator now omit the red National Rail "double arrow" logo from signage outside the stations, using only the Overground roundel instead.[65] A few refurbished or new stations on the reopened East London line display the station name in large orange three-dimensional uppercase letters.[citation needed]

### Line names

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Before 2024 the Overground lines were also not officially distinguished by individual names, unlike the Underground. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan pledged in April 2022 that he would invite Londoners to suggest new Overground lines individual names to reflect their "diverse history".[66] In August 2023, a consultation was announced to provide more clarity to the London Overground network by giving each route its own name and colour on the Tube map, making it easier for passengers to navigate their way around the system.[67]

In February 2024, TfL announced names for each of London Overground's routes, intended to celebrate events from London's history,[68] and these new names took effect in November 2024.[69]

Name | Indicated by | Route | Reason for name

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Lioness line | (yellow parallel lines) | Euston to Watford, including Wembley Central | Intended to honour the England women's football team, including their win in UEFA Women's Euro 2022 at Wembley Stadium[70]
Mildmay line | (blue parallel lines) | Stratford to Richmond/Clapham Junction | Intended to honour the work of the Mildmay Mission Hospital, a charitable HIV hospital located in Shoreditch
Windrush line | (red parallel lines) | Highbury & Islington to Clapham Junction/New Cross/Crystal Palace/West Croydon | Intended to honour the Caribbean communities (particularly the "Windrush generation" of 1940s and 1950s arrivals, named after the ship HMT Empire Windrush) that the route runs through
Weaver line | (maroon parallel lines) | Liverpool Street to Cheshunt/Enfield Town/Chingford | Runs through parts of London known for the textile trade, especially the historic area of the Huguenot weavers
Suffragette line | (green parallel lines) | Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside | Barking was the home of the longest-lived women's suffragette, Annie Huggett
Liberty line | (grey parallel lines) | Romford to Upminster | Referencing the Royal Liberty of Havering, and the wider freedom that is a "defining feature of London".

Khan officially named the lines in a ceremony at Dalston Junction Station in November 2024.[71][72] The names of the lines are intended to reference London's diverse history and communities.[73][74]

## Passenger numbers

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Passenger numbers have grown very quickly since the start of London Overground in 2007. There were big increases in 2010/11 and 2011/12 due to the opening of the extensions of the East London line and South London line. The transfer of some suburban services from Liverpool Street in May 2015 from the Greater Anglia franchise to London Overground also distorted numbers, contributing to a very large growth between 2014/15 and 2015/16.[41]

London Overground passenger numbers (millions) 2007/08-2022/23[75][76][77] Annual passenger numbers[75][76][78][79] Year  | Passengers
(millions)  | % Change

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2007–08 | 28.8 | N/A
2008–09 | 33.2 | 15.3
2009–10 | 34.3 | 3.3
2010–11 | 57.2 | 66.8
2011–12 | 102.6 | 79.4
2012–13 | 124.6 | 21.4
2013–14 | 135.7 | 8.9
2014–15 | 139.8 | 3.0
2015–16 | 184.4 | 31.9
2016–17 | 188.8 | 2.4
2017–18 | 189.8 | 0.9
2018–19 | 188.1 | 0.8
2019–20 | 186.0 | 1.1
2020–21 | 59.2 | 68.2
2021–22  | 126.9  | 114.3
2022–23  | 157.1  | 23.7

## Rolling stock

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Class 378 "Capitalstar" unit 378216 departs Gospel Oak with a North London line service to Stratford. Class 313 and Class 508 units were gradually phased out of London Overground services in favour of these units. The interior of a Class 378, showing the longitudinal tube-style seating

Since the London Overground took over from Silverlink, TfL has pursued a programme of rolling-stock replacement in order to remove from service the ageing second-generation EMUs and Class 150 DMUs it inherited from Silverlink. In 2009, Class 378 Capitalstars built by Bombardier's Derby Litchurch Lane Works were introduced on the electrified lines to replace the Class 313 and Class 508 units used previously, while the Class 150s were replaced by new Class 172 Turbostar units on the non-electrified Gospel Oak to Barking line. By October 2010, the new rolling stock had completely replaced the units previously operated by Silverlink.[80][81][82] The Class 313 and 150s were cascaded to other train operating companies Southern, First Capital Connect and First Great Western. The Class 508 units were stored at Eastleigh Works but were subsequently scrapped in 2013 after being deemed unfit.

Before its closure to become part of the London Overground, services on the East London line were operated with London Underground A60 and A62 Stock.

The Class 378 trains were officially unveiled at Willesden Junction on 13 July 2009. They include a number of tube-style features, including longitudinal seating and increased standing room to provide a high-capacity metro service. They also benefit from walk-through carriage interiors and air conditioning.[83][84] The North London line has a base fleet of 24 four-car units, Class 378/2. However, these were delivered as three-car units (378/0), with the extended trains being introduced from September 2010, following platform extension works and delivery of the first 20 four-car units (378/1) for the East London line.[85] A further 13 dual-voltage units were delivered to expand services, taking the total fleet to 57 four-car units. These trains are to be extended to five-car sets towards the end of 2014, starting with the East London line sets.

The trains are leased from newly formed rolling stock company (ROSCO) QW Rail Leasing until 2027. TfL planned initially to buy the new fleet outright, but in February 2008 announced that it would lease the trains in order to free up the £250 million capital cost of purchase, combined with reducing the risk of making a loss through any future sell-on of the fleet.[86]

Eight two-car Class 172/0 units, leased from Angel Trains, entered service in 2010.[87] At first their speed was restricted to 40 mph (64 km/h) but the restriction was lifted when a test was found to be flawed.[88]

TfL invited expressions of interest for a total of 39 four-car EMUs in April 2014, with 30 required for the Lea Valley lines, eight for the Gospel Oak to Barking line, and one for the Romford–Upminster line – all to replace older Class 172, Class 315 and Class 317 trains.[89] Since then the planned procurement was increased to 45 four-car EMUs, with the additional six units intended for the Watford DC line. In July 2015, TfL announced that it had placed a £260M order for 45 four-car Bombardier Aventra EMUs, with an option for 24 more, for use on the Lea Valley lines and the Watford DC line, Gospel Oak to Barking line and Romford–Upminster line from 2018. The type will be known as the Class 710 and will be similar to the Class 345 used by Crossrail.[90] Nine further units were ordered in February 2018, split between an additional three Class 710/2 units for use on the extended Gospel Oak to Barking line, and six 5-car units to allow Class 378 units to be cascaded to strengthened East London line services.[91]

On 22 May 2019, TfL announced that approval had been gained for the Class 710s to enter passenger service. The first two units entered service on the Gospel Oak to Barking line on Thursday 23 May 2019 and the remaining six were in service by August 2019, with the first unit entering service on the Watford DC line on 9 September 2019. The first units on the Lea Valley lines entered service on 3 March 2020 after a first attempt on 24 February 2020.[92] Their use on Romford–Upminster line services began in October 2020.[93]

### Current fleet

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Family  |  Class  | Image  | Type  |  Top speed  |  Number  |  Coaches  |  Years built

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Bombardier Electrostar | 378 Capitalstar |  | EMU | 75  | 120  | 57  | 5  | 2008–2011
Bombardier Aventra | 710 Aventra |  | 48  | 4  | 2017–2020
6  | 5  | 2020

### Past fleet

[edit]

Former train types operated by London Overground include:

Family  |  Class  |  Image  |  Type  | Top speed  | Number  | Coaches  | Routes operated  | Years built  | Years operated

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mph  |  km/h
Sprinter | 150/1 |  | DMU | 75  | 120  | 6  | 2  | Gospel Oak to Barking line | 1984–1987 | 2007–2010
Bombardier Turbostar | 172/0 |  | 100  | 160  | 8  | 2010 | 2010–2019
BREL 1972 | 313/1 |  | EMU | 75  | 120  | 23  | 3  |

* North London line
* Watford DC line
* West London line

| 1976–1977 | 2007–2010
315 |  | 17  | 4  |

* Lea Valley lines
* Romford–Upminster line

| 1980–1981 | 2015–2020
BR Second Generation (Mark 3)  | 317/7 |  | 100  | 161  | 8  | 4  | Lea Valley lines | 1981–1982 | 2015–2020
317/8 |  | 6  | 4  | Lea Valley lines | 1981–1982 | 2015–2020
321/4 |  | 2  | Romford–Upminster line | 1988–1990 | 2015–2016
BREL 1972 | 508/3 |  | 75  | 120  | 3  | 3  | Watford DC line | 1979–1980 | 2007–2010

### Livery

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Wallace Sewell moquette upholstery Class 378 in revised London Overground livery

All Capitalstar and Aventra stock in service now carries Overground livery. It is similar to Underground livery, and consists of white and black coaches, a longitudinal thick blue stripe and a thin orange stripe along the bottom, London Overground roundels at midpoints along the coaches, black window-surrounds and orange doors. The ends of each Class 378 unit are painted yellow to comply with the National Rail standards that existed when the first wave of new trains began to enter service in 2009. However, Class 710 units do not have this as they were introduced into service after new standards released by the RSSB since most trains now have European-styled headlights allowing for better visibility from afar, unlike before when they needed the yellow fronts for visibility.[94] The seat upholstery features a moquette by fabric designers Wallace Sewell.[95]

As railway lines have been transferred to London Overground operation, services are sometimes operated using rolling stock inherited from the previous train operating company, and for a temporary period these trains have been branded with transitional livery until they are replaced with newer rolling stock. When the first London Overground services began, they were operated using Silverlink rolling stock which retained Silverlink's purple and lime green livery with yellow doors. The Silverlink logos were removed and Overground banners were added. This rolling stock was eventually completely replaced with new, Overground-branded trains.

Similarly, since the takeover of the Lea Valley lines, Overground services are being run with trains inherited from Abellio Greater Anglia which are mostly in a plain white livery with red doors. Prior to replacement of this rolling stock, the trains were repainted with full Overground livery and the interiors refurbished with Wallace Sewell upholstery and TfL standard signage and route maps.[citation needed]

In June 2018, London Overground unveiled its first complete Class 710 unit, complete with a newly designed livery and moquette.[96] In October, it then began a programme to refresh the Class 378 fleet, giving them a livery designed to appear similar to the one designed for the Class 710.[97]

## Recent developments

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### Gospel Oak to Barking line

[edit]

Main article: Gospel Oak to Barking line

#### Electrification

[edit]

It was announced in June 2013 that £115 million of funding for electrification was being made available as part of upgrades to rail infrastructure included in the government's 2013 spending round.[98] At the same time Transport for London announced that they had obtained a £90 million commitment from the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Transport.[99]

In September 2015, Network Rail awarded the £56.9m contract to electrify the line to J. Murphy & Sons.[100] Part closures (on weekends and from South Tottenham to Barking) were planned from June to late September 2016, followed by a full closure from October to February 2017,[101] and further evening and weekend works until late June 2017, and finally around four months of further work to add the wires so that electric Class 710 trains can run from early 2018.[102] The line was to be electrified using the NR Series 2 OLE range.[103]

#### Extension to Barking Riverside

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It was announced as part of the 2014 United Kingdom budget that the Gospel Oak to Barking line would be extended to Barking Riverside station.[104] £263 million was to be spent to extend the line to the brownfield 10,800-home Barking Riverside housing development, which Barking and Dagenham Council did not believe to be viable without improved transport connections. The developers of the site, Barking Riverside Limited, would provide £172 million towards the project, with the remainder coming from Transport for London.[105] Construction started in 2017 and was planned to be completed by 2021.[105] London Overground services started running to Barking Riverside on 18 July 2022.

### Night service

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The Night Tube and London Overground Night Service

London Overground began running 24-hour trains on Friday and Saturday nights, similar to the Night Tube of London Underground, between Dalston Junction and New Cross Gate from 15 December 2017.[106] In February 2018 the service was extended to Highbury & Islington, which interchanges with overnight services of the Victoria line.[107][108]

## Proposed developments

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### Watford DC line move to Bakerloo

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How the London Overground network would look if the Watford DC line transferred to the Bakerloo line and the Primrose Hill link were reinstated

In 2007, TfL proposed re-extending the Bakerloo line to Watford Junction.[109] It was suggested that most or all of the line from Queen's Park to Watford Junction would be used exclusively by the London Underground; London Overground services would be withdrawn.

As part of this change, Overground services would have been diverted at Primrose Hill Junction via Primrose Hill (closed to passengers since 1992) to Camden Road, providing a new service between Queen's Park and Stratford.[110] Had this change taken place, Kilburn High Road and South Hampstead would no longer have had direct services to Euston station, hindering access to central London.

The official Croxley Rail document states, "Bakerloo Line extension to Watford Unlikely" and "TfL’s plans to extend the Bakerloo Line to Watford Junction are on hold indefinitely due to funding and business case constraints".[111]

### Croxley Link

[edit]

Plans were approved in 2011 for the Croxley Rail Link, diverting the Watford branch of London Underground's Metropolitan line to Watford Junction via Watford High Street, where it would share tracks with the Overground.[112] However, in early 2017 this scheme was paused due to funding issues.[113]

### Old Oak Common interchange

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Map of the proposed Old Oak Common interchange

A long-term plan exists to create an interchange with High Speed 2 at the proposed Old Oak Common station. Planning documents issued by the DfT suggest that the new station, on a site just south of Willesden Junction, could open by 2025 and offer connections with the Overground on both the North London and West London lines.

The station would also be served by Crossrail, Great Western Main Line services and the proposals indicate the possibility of interchange with the Bakerloo and Central lines.[114] The plans are supported by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.[115]

In June 2013, the Mayor of London and the London Boroughs of Brent, Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham released 'vision' consultation documents[116] about the Old Oak Common area. These documents mention various connections to the London Overground system, linking Old Oak to the North London line, West London line, and to two new London Overground branches, to Hounslow, and – via the Dudding Hill line – to Thameslink stations on the Midland Main Line.

In October 2017, TfL began a public consultation on the construction of two new Overground stations, Hythe Road on the West London line and Old Oak Common Lane on the North London line. If built, these stations would provide interchange between London Overground and Old Oak Common station.[117][118]

### Thamesmead extension

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In addition to the plan to extend the Gospel Oak to Barking line to Barking Riverside, there are also proposals to extend it further under the River Thames to a station in Thamesmead, and then on Abbey Wood to connect with the Elizabeth line.[119]

Transport for London has confirmed that the Mayor has asked them to look at both the Overground extension from Barking Riverside and a DLR extension, for connecting to Thamesmead.[120]

In February 2024, a public consultation began on a DLR extension to Thamesmead from Gallions Reach, which had been favoured over the previous London Overground proposal due to cost and service frequency.[121]

### Future acquisitions

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Following the completion of the first phase of the London Overground network in December 2012, TfL has expressed its intention to take over the operation of other suburban lines in the London area. As with the original London Overground system, this would involve devolving National Rail services from the DfT's franchising system to a TfL-managed concession.

On 21 January 2016, it was announced consideration was being given to the possibility of gradually transferring the suburban services operated by Southeastern, South West Trains and Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern and Southern) to TfL to create a London Suburban Metro.[122]

#### Past attempts on acquiring routes

[edit]

In 2012–13, TfL and the Greater London Authority publicised a proposal for further expansion, identifying a number of services in North-East and South-East London as suitable candidates.[123][124][125] Part of this proposal was fulfilled in May 2015 with the transfer of the Lea Valley and Romford-Upminster Lines out of Liverpool Street to the London Overground network, but TfL's aim of acquiring Southeastern metro services currently remains at the proposal stage. Under this scheme, TfL would take over rail services out of London Victoria, Charing Cross and Cannon Street to Dartford, Sevenoaks, Orpington and Hayes, but this was rejected following spending cuts imposed by the 2013 United Kingdom budget.[126] The possibility of TfL acquiring routes out of London Bridge has also been discussed.[125]

In October 2015, the prospect of London Overground expansion was raised again when the London Assembly Transport Committee published a report which advocated the devolution of a number of commuter rail services and the creation of a "South London Metro". In particular, the report identified four rail franchises due for renewal which could be taken over by TfL:[127][128]

* the South Western franchise from London Waterloo to South West London suburbs
* the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise (Great Northern and Southern metro services) out of Moorgate to North London and out of London Bridge/Victoria to South London suburbs
* the Integrated Kent franchise (Southeastern metro services) out of Victoria/Charing Cross/Cannon Street/London Bridge to South East London suburbs

Kent County Council had initially expressed opposition to the Dartford route plans on account of limited capacity for Kent express trains being lost to expanded TfL services.[129] However, after negotiations with the London Assembly, the council reached an agreement to support the proposals.[130]

#### Greenford branch

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The Department for Transport has proposed that Transport for London should take over the Greenford to West Ealing line in West London. This would bring Greenford, South Greenford, Castle Bar Park, Drayton Green and West Ealing into the Overground network. Trains on this branch used to run directly to Paddington, but were curtailed at West Ealing in order to free up line capacity for the forthcoming Crossrail services, with West Ealing reconstructed to allow Greenford branch trains to terminate there. If this proposal were to go ahead, it would happen when the Greater Western franchise ends in 2023.[131]

### West London Orbital

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Map of the proposed West London Orbital

Main article: West London Orbital

Proposals to reopen the Dudding Hill line to passenger services as part of the London Overground have been mooted for several years. In June 2019, TfL published a report examining the possibility of opening the line as a London Overground branch line connecting Hounslow with Cricklewood and Hendon, with stations at Harlesden, Lionel Road, Hythe Road, Neasden and Brent Cross.[132]

## Crowd information

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In 2017 it was reported that a system is being trialled at Shoreditch High Street station that indicates the crowding in each train carriage. The technology, already in use on Thameslink trains, helps passengers find the least crowded carriage when boarding a train and should reduce dwell times at stations. If the trial is successful, it will be rolled out across the London Overground network.[133]

## See also

[edit]

* London transport portal

* Overground Network
* Orbirail
* Tramlink
* London Buses
* East London Transit
* Cycling in London
* Urban rail in the United Kingdom

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## Further reading

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* Asher, Wayne (2015). A Very Political Railway – the rescue of the North London Line. ISBN 978-1-85414-378-5
* Glover, John (2013). London's Overground. ISBN 978-0-7110-3524-9

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to London Overground.

* Official website

Preceded by

London Underground
East London line operator
before 2007

|  Operator of London Overground
2007 – present
(East London line from 2010)  | Incumbent

|
|

Preceded by

Silverlink
North London Railways franchise
before 2007

* v
* t
* e

London Overground

Network

| Services|

* Liberty line
* Lioness line
* Mildmay line
* Suffragette line
* Weaver line
* Windrush line

| Liberty line|

* Romford
* Emerson Park
* Upminster

|

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

Mildmay line|

* Clapham Junction
* Imperial Wharf
* West Brompton
* Kensington (Olympia)
* Shepherd's Bush
* Willesden Junction

* * *

* Richmond
* Kew Gardens
* Gunnersbury
* South Acton
* Acton Central
* Willesden Junction

* * *

* Willesden Junction
* Kensal Rise
* Brondesbury Park
* Brondesbury
* West Hampstead
* Finchley Road & Frognal
* Hampstead Heath
* Gospel Oak
* Kentish Town West
* Camden Road
* Caledonian Road & Barnsbury
* Highbury & Islington
* Canonbury
* Dalston Kingsland
* Hackney Central
* Homerton
* Hackney Wick
* Stratford

Suffragette line|

* Gospel Oak
* Upper Holloway
* Crouch Hill
* Harringay Green Lanes
* South Tottenham
* Blackhorse Road
* Walthamstow Queen's Road
* Leyton Midland Road
* Leytonstone High Road
* Wanstead Park
* Woodgrange Park
* Barking
* Barking Riverside

Weaver line|

* London Liverpool Street
* Bethnal Green
* Cambridge Heath
* London Fields
* Hackney Downs
* Rectory Road
* Stoke Newington
* Stamford Hill
* Seven Sisters
* Bruce Grove
* White Hart Lane
* Silver Street
* Edmonton Green ()
* Bush Hill Park
* Enfield Town
* Southbury
* Turkey Street
* Theobalds Grove
* Cheshunt
* Clapton
* St. James Street
* Walthamstow Central
* Wood Street
* Highams Park
* Chingford

Windrush line|

* Highbury & Islington
* Canonbury
* Dalston Junction
* Haggerston
* Hoxton
* Shoreditch High Street
* Whitechapel
* Shadwell
* Wapping
* Rotherhithe
* Canada Water
* Surrey Quays
* New Cross
* Queens Road Peckham
* Peckham Rye
* Denmark Hill
* Clapham High Street
* Wandsworth Road
* (Battersea Park )
* Clapham Junction
* New Cross Gate
* Brockley
* Honor Oak Park
* Forest Hill
* Sydenham
* Crystal Palace
* Penge West
* Anerley
* Norwood Junction
* West Croydon

Items in parentheses have a limited service.

Railway lines|

* East London line
* Gospel Oak to Barking line
* Lea Valley lines
* North London line
* Romford–Upminster line
* South London line
* Watford DC line
* West London line

Other topics

| Future plans|

| Planned and proposed stations|

* Brent Cross West
* Castle Green
* Thamesmead
* Abbey Wood
* East Brixton
* Maiden Lane
* Junction Road
* Surrey Canal
* Old Oak Common Lane
* Hythe Road
* Primrose Hill

|

Planned and proposed routes|

* R25 (London)
* West London Orbital

Rolling stock|

| Current|

* Class 378
* Class 710

|

Former|

* Class 150
* Class 172
* Class 313
* Class 315
* Class 317
* Class 508

Operations|

* Arriva Rail London
* London Overground Night Service
* London Rail
* National Rail
* Network Rail
* Transport for London

History|

* East London line extension
* London Overground Rail Operations
* North London Railway
* Orbirail
* Overground Network
* Silverlink

London transport portal

* v
* t
* e

Transport in London

Companies and
organisations|

| Transport for
London (TfL)|

| London Underground|

* Night Tube
* Bakerloo
* Central
* Circle
* District
* Hammersmith & City
* Jubilee
* Metropolitan
* Northern
* Piccadilly
* Victoria
* Waterloo & City

|

London Rail|

* Docklands Light Railway
* Elizabeth line
* Tramlink
* London Overground
* Liberty
* Lioness
* Mildmay
* North
* West
* Suffragette
* Weaver
* Windrush
* East
* South

London Buses|

*   * East London Transit
* Superloop
* Night buses

Other|

* Coach station
* Cycle hire
* Dial-a-Ride
* IFS Cloud Cable Car
* London River Services
* London Streets
* Source London
* Taxi and Private Hire office

Bus operators|

* Arriva Herts & Essex
* Arriva London
* Arriva Southern Counties
* First Bus London
* London Sovereign
* London United
* Go-Ahead London
* Blue Triangle
* Docklands Buses
* London Central
* London General
* Metrobus
* Metroline
* Stagecoach London
* East London
* Selkent
* Thameside
* Transport UK London Bus
* Uno

River operators|

* Lower Thames and Medway Passenger Boat Company
* Thames Clippers
* Thames River Services
* Westminster Passenger Services Association

Train operators|

* Arriva Rail London
* Avanti West Coast
* c2c
* Caledonian Sleeper
* Chiltern Railways
* East Midlands Railway
* Eurostar
* Govia Thameslink Railway
* Gatwick Express
* Great Northern
* Southern
* Thameslink
* Grand Central
* Great Western Railway
* Greater Anglia
* Stansted Express
* GTS Rail Operations
* Heathrow Express
* Hull Trains
* London North Eastern Railway
* London Northwestern Railway
* Lumo
* South Western Railway
* Southeastern

Other|

* Global Infrastructure Partners
* Heathrow Airport Holdings
* Port of London Authority

Airports|

| Within London|

* City
* Heathrow
* London Heliport
* Military: Northolt
* Private: Biggin Hill

|

Outside London|

* Gatwick
* Luton
* Southend
* Stansted

Major stations|

| Central area|

* Baker Street
* Bank-Monument
* Blackfriars
* Bond Street
* Cannon Street
* Charing Cross
* City Thameslink
* Earl's Court
* Elephant & Castle
* Euston
* Farringdon
* Fenchurch Street
* Green Park
* King's Cross
* Liverpool Street
* London Bridge
* Marylebone
* Moorgate
* Oxford Circus
* Paddington
* St Pancras International
* Tottenham Court Road
* Vauxhall
* Victoria
* Waterloo
* Waterloo East
* Westminster

|

Other|

* Barking
* Bromley South
* Canary Wharf
* Clapham Junction
* Ealing Broadway
* East Croydon
* Finsbury Park
* Heathrow stations
* Highbury & Islington
* Lewisham
* London City Airport
* Richmond
* Stratford
* Surbiton
* Sutton
* Upminster
* West Ham
* West Hampstead stations
* Whitechapel
* Willesden Junction
* Wimbledon

Roads|

| Motorways|

* M1
* M4
* M11
* M25 London Orbital
* Former: M41 (West Cross Route)
* A40(M) (Westway)
* A102(M) (East Cross Route)

|

Ring roads|

* London Inner Ring Road
* North Circular Road
* South Circular Road

Charging|

* Congestion charge
* Low emission zone
* Ultra Low Emission Zone
* Blackwall Tunnel/Silvertown Tunnel charges

Ticketing|

* Freedom Pass
* Oyster card
* Travelcard

Other|

* Cycle routes
* History of public transport authorities
* Accessibility of transport in London
* London Transport Museum
* Places for London
* Port of London
* Regent's Canal
* Thameslink
* Trams
* Trolleybuses
* Windsor House

Former BR sectors|

* British Rail
* InterCity
* Network SouthEast

* Category
* Portal

* v
* t
* e

Train operating companies in the United Kingdom

* Rail transport in Great Britain
* Rail transport in Northern Ireland
* Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain

Current

| National|

* Arriva Rail London
* Avanti West Coast
* c2c1
* Caledonian Sleeper4
* Chiltern Railways
* CrossCountry
* East Midlands Railway
* Govia Thameslink Railway
* Grand Central2
* Greater Anglia
* Great Western Railway
* GTS Rail Operations
* Heathrow Express2
* Hull Trains2
* London North Eastern Railway1
* Lumo2
* Merseyrail
* NI Railways3
* Northern1
* ScotRail4
* Southeastern1
* South Western Railway1
* TransPennine Express1
* Transport for Wales5
* West Midlands Trains

|

International|

* Enterprise3
* Eurostar

Sub-brands|

* Gatwick Express
* Great Northern
* Island Line1
* London Northwestern Railway
* Night Riviera
* Southern
* Stansted Express
* Thameslink
* West Midlands Railway

Operators not subject to franchising or concession:

* 1 Government-owned
* 2 Open-access operator
* 3 Operates on the Irish railway network and state-owned
* 4 Owned by the Scottish Government
* 5 Owned by the Welsh Government

Defunct (since 1994)

* Abellio ScotRail
* Anglia Railways
* Arriva Rail North
* Arriva Trains Merseyside
* Arriva Trains Northern
* Arriva Trains Wales
* c2c
* Central Trains
* Connex South Central
* Connex South Eastern
* East Coast5
* East Midlands Trains
* First Capital Connect
* First Great Eastern
* First Great Western Link
* First North Western
* First ScotRail
* First TransPennine Express
* Gatwick Express1
* Great North Eastern Railway
* Heathrow Connect
* Island Line2
* KeolisAmey Wales
* London Midland
* London Overground Rail Operations
* Midland Mainline
* MTR Crossrail
* National Express East Anglia
* National Express East Coast
* Northern Rail
* ScotRail (National Express)
* Silverlink
* South Eastern Trains5
* Southeastern
* South Western Railway
* South West Trains
* TfL Rail
* Thameslink3
* Thames Trains
* TransPennine Express
* Valley Lines
* Virgin CrossCountry
* Virgin Trains East Coast
* Virgin Trains West Coast
* Wales and Borders
* Wales & West
* Wessex Trains
* West Anglia Great Northern
* Wrexham & Shropshire4

* 1 Separate franchise until 2008; now a sub-brand of Govia Thameslink Railway
* 2 Separate franchise until 2007, now a sub-brand of South Western Railway
* 3 Separate franchise until 2006; later reintroduced as a sub-brand of Govia Thameslink Railway
* 4 Open-access operator
* 5 Operator of last resort

Future

| Future operators|

* Greater Anglia

|

Prospective operators|

* Go-op
* Virgin Trains
* International
* Open Access
* Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway

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