Night Tube Map Featuring 24-Hour Lines Released By London Underground
At Last! London Is Getting A 24-Hour Tube Service And Here's The Map
Sara C Nelson— Huffington Post UK
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Londoners will be able to take advantage of a round-the-clock Tube service on five lines come 12 September.
The Jubilee, Victoria and most of the Central, Northern and Piccadilly lines will host a 24-hour service with trains running on average every 10 minutes or less.
The Night Tube will run on Friday nights and during the early hours of Saturday and Sunday mornings.
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Summary of the night-time service:
Central line: Trains will run between Ealing Broadway and Hainault / Loughton (no service between North Acton and West Ruislip; Loughton and Epping; or Woodford and Hainault)
Jubilee line: Trains will run on the entire line
Northern line: Trains will run on the entire line except on the Mill Hill East and Bank branches
Piccadilly line: There will be a service between Cockfosters and Heathrow Terminal 5 (no service on the Terminal 4 loop, or between Acton Town and Uxbridge via Rayners Lane)
Victoria line: Trains will run on the entire line
Approximately 2,000 jobs will be supported by the Night Tube and Transport for London (Tfl) estimates the service will boost the capital’s economy by £360m.
It also believes the scheme will reduce the demand for illegal, sometimes dangerous minicabs and improve accessibility to Heathrow Airport for passengers flying before 7am at the weekends.
Night services are expected to extend to the London Overground by 2017 and to the Docklands Light Railway by 2021. Night Tube services will also be expanded to the Metropolitan, Circle, District, and Hammersmith and City lines once modernisation programmes are complete.
A Tfl spokesman said: "This would all contribute towards a more vibrant night-time economy in London, with a greater range of uses and a wider demographic, and help to retain London's attractiveness to visitors, residents and businesses."
You can read Tfl's full report on the impact of the Night Tube on the capital's night time economy here.
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London Underground Maps
1889(01 of27)
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Early Tube maps were simply geographical versions with the lines overlaid. This shows the District Railway and the Metropolitan Lines and the Circle Line which joined the two in 1884. (credit:Transport for London)
1908(02 of27)
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An early example of 'UndergrounD' logo. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1921(03 of27)
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This map shows interchanges as white dots and discarded all detail other than the lines. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1933(04 of27)
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1933 saw the first example of Harry Beck's schematic maps, created in an attempt to make them more readable. The move marked a turning point in their design. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1937 (05 of27)
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This pre-war version shows areas of interest such as galleries and cathedrals. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1937(06 of27)
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1936(07 of27)
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The words 'London' and 'Transport' added to the logo. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1943(08 of27)
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Evidence of Beck attempting to limit the use of diagonal lines in his designs. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1948(09 of27)
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1951(10 of27)
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This version was adjusted so that Richmond was placed next to the Thames unlike previous maps. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1958(11 of27)
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The bends of the River Thames become more pronounced, reflecting the format of the lines. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1963(12 of27)
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The Underground's Publicity Officer, Harold F Hutchinson, took over design duties for this version but it's cluttered look did not go down well. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1964(13 of27)
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Paul E. Garbutt's design allowed for bends in the lines to create space for station names. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1970(14 of27)
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The more familiar 'Underground' logo appears with evenly sized characters. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1974(15 of27)
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The Victoria line all the way to Brixton appears. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1977(16 of27)
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One of the last pre-Jubilee Line era maps. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1986(17 of27)
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The original Charing Cross station is renamed Embankment. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1987(18 of27)
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1990(19 of27)
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Jubilee line extensions added (credit:London Transport Museum)
1994(20 of27)
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1998(21 of27)
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Zonal areas introduced on the maps. (credit:London Transport Museum)