London Underground
Rapid transit system in England
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Bakerloo line extension
Property developers along Old Kent Road stated that the government's spending review had effectively 'killed' the project by not providing funding.
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| April 2025 |
Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes
Disney+ series 'Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes' is scheduled to be broadcast.
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| 2025 |
London Underground mosquito
A scientific study identified that the London Underground mosquito first adapted to human environments in the region now known as Egypt.
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| 2024 | Plans to provide step-free access at an additional 11 stations, continuing efforts to improve overall system accessibility. |
| 2024 |
Automation of the London Underground
Mayor of London confirmed that no plans for driverless trains would be progressed in the New Tube for London programme, effectively halting the automation initiative.
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| 2024 |
West Ashfield training facility
Planned decommissioning of the West Ashfield training facility as part of a joint regeneration venture between Transport for London and Earls Court Exhibition Centre site developers. This will involve shutting down the historic Lillie Bridge Depot and Ashfield House.
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| 2024 |
Suicide on the London Underground
Planned shutdown of the historic Lillie Bridge Depot and Ashfield House as part of a joint regeneration venture between TfL and developers of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
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| November 10 2024 |
Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes
Channel 4 begins broadcasting the two-part documentary 'Shoot to Kill: Terror on the Tube', which includes context about the London atmosphere in July 2005 and features an interview with the police officer who killed Menezes.
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| October 2024 |
Bakerloo line extension
Contracts awarded for feasibility studies, with four new stations expected to open by 2040.
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| September 30 2024 |
Revue Starlight
Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight -Re LIVE- mobile game ends service for both global and Japanese versions.
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| August 10 2024 |
Tube Challenge
Robin Otter and Thomas Sheat set a new record by visiting 272 stations in 17 hours, 46 minutes and 48 seconds.
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| August 8 2024 |
Revue Starlight
Revue Starlight El Dorado visual novel is released for Nintendo Switch and Windows via Steam in both English and Japanese.
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| February 2024 |
Suicide on the London Underground
A rare attempted murder incident was recorded on the London Underground.
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| 2023 | First new train expected to run on the Piccadilly line. |
| 2023 | London Underground recorded 1.181 billion journeys for the year 2023-2024. |
| 2023 |
Wood Green ricin plot
Julian Hayes, a barrister who represented one of the acquitted defendants, commented on the plot investigation, suggesting the intelligence originated from tortured testimony by Mohamed Meguerber in Algeria.
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| 2023 |
Fluffer
Track cleaning teams modernized their approach, now using vacuum cleaners and magnetic wands to collect 'tube dust', with growing awareness of potential health risks from iron oxide, chromium, quartz, and copper particles.
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| 2023 | Fast X was released, continuing the franchise's storyline. |
| December 2023 | Mobile coverage expanded on Central line from Oxford Circus to Chancery Lane. |
| December 26 2023 |
London Underground accidents
A passenger died after falling onto tracks at Stratford tube station on the Jubilee line, with the Rail Accident Investigation Branch initiating an investigation.
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| November 2023 | Additional mobile data coverage launched on Northern line stations from Tottenham Court Road to Euston. |
| November 6 2023 |
Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes
Disney releases a press statement defending its methods in recreating the events for the television dramatisation.
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| October 2023 |
Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes
Filming for the Disney+ series 'Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes' begins in London, with scenes shot at Stockwell tube station over several days and nights.
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| October 23 2023 |
Tube Challenge
Arthur Philipps, Ruairí O'Grady, John Mawdsley, Alex Rennie, Tim Livant, Joseph Solomon, Alex Sinclair, and Yipeng Xu set the current record for fastest Tube Challenge completion, traversing 272 stations in 18 hours, 8 minutes, and 13 seconds.
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| August 2023 | Art on the Underground launched a series of sound commissions, with the first work by multidisciplinary artist Shenece Oretha titled 'Route Words: Where are our voices aloud?', focusing on New Beacon Books and featuring writings from notable Black authors. |
| May 2023 |
Mind the gap
During King Charles III's coronation weekend, the monarch and Queen Camilla personally recorded a special 'Mind the gap' announcement played across every railway station in the United Kingdom, adding a unique royal touch to the traditional safety message.
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| May 25 2023 |
London Underground accidents
Passengers on a Northern line train at Clapham Common station smashed windows, mistaking brake dust for smoke, causing no injuries but significant distress.
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| May 2 2023 |
Highgate tube station
A fire broke out in the ground-level station.
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| April 2023 | Wi-Fi connectivity restored after control moved from Virgin Media to Boldyn Networks. |
| April 20 2023 |
London Underground accidents
A passenger suffered minor injuries when their coat was trapped in Northern line train doors at Chalk Farm station, dragging them 20 metres.
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| March 2023 | A study revealed that over £1.3 million worth of mobile phones were stolen on the London Underground in 2022, exceeding theft numbers on the entire UK rail network. |
| February 2023 |
Revue Starlight
Fourth stage play announced to be held at Tokyo Tatemono Brilla Hall.
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| February 26 2023 |
Metro-Land
Documentary shown on BBC Four to mark its fiftieth anniversary of first transmission.
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| February 18 2023 |
London Underground accidents
A passenger suffered serious injuries when their coat was trapped in Northern line train doors at Archway station, dragging them about 2 metres.
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| January 2023 |
Four Lines Modernisation
Automatic signalling was completed on the Hammersmith and City line, further advancing the modernisation of London Underground's sub-surface lines.
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| January 2023 |
Revue Starlight
Visual novel sequel 'Revue Starlight El Dorado' is announced.
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| 2022 | Developed the Brixton Botanical Map, distributed freely at tube stations and as a downloadable PDF online. |
| 2022 | Scheduled completion of Automatic Train Operation and Control system implementation for sub-surface lines |
| December 2022 | Initial 5G mobile coverage launched on a subset of Central line stations and tunnel segments. |
| October 14 2022 |
Revue Starlight
Spin-off stage play Shōjo☆Kageki Revue Starlight: The STAGE Junior High Regalia held at the Hikosen Theater, focusing on Junior High students of Siegfeld Institute.
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| September 30 2022 |
London Underground accidents
Sarah de Lagarde suffered life-changing injuries after falling through train gaps at High Barnet station after falling asleep on a Northern line train, losing her right arm and right leg.
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| August 22 2022 |
London Underground accidents
Yagmur Ozden killed and Zamarod Arif seriously injured when Rida Kazem lost control of a Range Rover, crashing onto tracks near Park Royal tube station. Kazem was jailed for seven-and-a-half years for dangerous driving.
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| July 2022 | Night Tube services were fully reinstated across all previously operating lines. |
| July 29 2022 |
Night Tube
Full restoration of Night Tube service, returning to the pre-pandemic 24-hour weekend transit schedule across multiple London Underground lines.
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| July 2 2022 |
Night Tube
The Northern Line recommenced Night Tube operations.
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| May 2022 |
The London Underground
The Elizabeth line (Crossrail) opened, connecting two mainline railways with a new east-west tunnel under central London.
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| May 24 2022 |
Moorgate station
Step-free access extended to the Northern line and Elizabeth line platforms.
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