Weekend Night East London Line extension from Dalston Junction to Highbury & Islington

TfL announces the extension of the Night Service East London Line from Dalston Junction to Highbury & Islington, linking to the London Underground Victoria Line.

From TfL press release

Night Overground that began under Mayor Sadiq Khan will extend to serve Canonbury and Highbury & Islington stations from 23 February 2018.

10 years of London Overground

It’s been 10 years since TfL took over the Silverlink Metro Services back in 2007.

Arriva Rail London operates the London Overground concession and it is part of the National Rail network.

24 hour service for the London Overground East London Line

As the Night Tube continues to expand, the former London Underground line ‘East London Line’ (currently part of London Overground network since 2010) will have 24 hour service on weekends.

From Greater London Authority press release

• Night Overground will build on the huge success of the Night Tube
• All-night services on Fridays and Saturdays will start on the East London route in December
• Services will run between New Cross Gate and Dalston Junction, and be extended to Highbury & Islington next year

New London Overground services to get new trains

TFL have just issued a press release regarding the new London Overground services getting the new Class 378 Capitalstar trains.

Thousands of customers on London Overground routes in East and North East London will travel on new air-conditioned trains from 2018, after TfL today announced that a contract with a capital value of around £260m will be awarded to Bombardier Transportation to build a new fleet of trains.

Fifth Carriage for London Overground services

"Shprdbush-overground-2011" by Senseiich - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

London Overground will have a 25% extra capacity by upgrading the trains from four to five cars as part of £320 million investment program.

From TFL's press release

Passengers on the London Overground network are set for more comfortable journeys as the first five-carriage train, which will increase passenger capacity by 25%, took to the rails today. An extra carriage is being introduced to London Overground trains to meet increasing demand for the highly popular rail service - providing more comfortable journeys and room for an extra 170 passengers per train.

The increase from four to five-carriage trains is part of Transport for London's (TfL) £320m programme to boost capacity on the London Overground network. The rollout of the longer trains will start on the East London Line followed by the North and West London lines and be completed by the end of 2015.