Transport for London bosses have been mocked by passengers who spotted what appears to be an error in their labelling of the Elizabeth line.
An eagle eyed Tube commuter tweeted a photo of the latest addition to a poster as they travelled on the Central line from Mile End station, MyLondon reports.
The photo shows several new purple labels next to the various stations on the Elizabeth line.
However, unlike the other Tube lines which just feature their names (Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City) TfL has gone with 'Elizabeth line' rather than just 'Elizabeth'.
The choice of wording prompted the passenger to express their disappointment, as they wrote: “Feeling very disappointed in TfL this morning.
“Deciding to label it 'Elizabeth line' rather than 'Elizabeth' is a striking error.”
They then added: “Are we now to call it the Elizabeth line line?
“‘Change here for the Central, Circle and Elizabeth line lines.’”
TfL’s “mistake“ sent social media into a spin, with one person replying: “Also surely it should have a big L?”
To this, another explained: “The [London Underground] convention is that 'line' is always lower case!”
A third commented: “To be honest most Londoners will still call it Crossrail, [it's] been called Crossrail for 15 years and everyone in the rail industry still refers to it as such too.”
Many people drew comparisons with the addition of Battersea Power Station on the Northern line. One pointed out: “TfL seems to be making this a habit. See Battersea Power Station station.”
However, one social media user on Twitter explained: “It looks odd. But (thanks to Boris) ‘Elizabeth line’ is the name of it instead of Crossrail. If it just said ‘Elizabeth’ it would be the Elizabeth line of the London Underground which is also wrong.”
And MyLondon’s Transport Correspondent Callum Marius said: “Even though it is technically correct because Elizabeth line is a new 'mode' (like Overground or DLR) and not a Tube line, it is unintelligible to the average passenger.”
The initial tweet racked up 957 likes. The Elizabeth line is due to open in the next few weeks, with no exact date given beyond it being in the first half of 2022.
