The First Night Tube in London is something that we have all been waiting for. Come August 19, the first Night Tube services will launch on the Central and Victoria lines while the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines will be up and running in Autumn. The Night Tube will offer a 24 hour service on Fridays and Saturdays.
London is no doubt becoming like the city that never sleeps with a buzzing 24-hour economy, it is just about time that the Underground is finally modernised. Over the past few years a noticeable demand soared, with passenger numbers on Friday and Saturday nights up by around 70 percent since 2000.
Economically speaking, based on an independent research into the economic benefits of the Night Tube, it showed that the new service will boost jobs and help maintain London’s status as a vibrant and exciting place to be in.
It will also play a vital role in opening up London’s night-time economy, supporting almost 2,000 permanent jobs and boosting the economy by £360m.
The standard off-peak fares will be maintained when travelling on the Night Tube while Day Travelcards are valid on the day of issue (using the date printed on the card), and for journeys starting before 04:30 the following day. So, if you buy a Day Travelcard at 11:00 on a Friday, you can use it until 04:29 on the following Saturday. Daily capping on Oyster cards and contactless payment cards also applies.
Tube Service Details
Jubilee and Victoria lines – trains running on average every 10 minutes across the entire lines
Central line – trains running approximately every 10 minutes between White City and Leytonstone and approximately every 20 minutes between Ealing Broadway to White City and Leytonstone to Loughton/ Hainault
No service between North Acton and West Ruislip, Loughton and Epping and Woodford and Hainault
Northern line – trains running on average every 8 minutes between Morden and Camden Town and approximately every 15 minutes from Camden Town to High Barnet / Edgware
No service on the Mill Hill East and Bank branches
Piccadilly line – trains running on average every 10 minutes between Cockfosters and Heathrow Terminal 5
No service on the Terminal 4 loop, or between Acton Town and Uxbridge
There is a plan to expand the night time service to parts of the Metropolitan, Circle, District, and Hammersmith & City lines once the modernisation programmes are complete. Additionally, services could operate on parts of the London Overground in 2017 and the Docklands Light Railway by 2021.
Thanks to the Night Tube, it will cut night-time journeys by an average of 20 minutes, with some cut by more than an hour.
