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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Phoebe Taplin

Six lines, six walks: we explore London’s Overground reboot on foot

An Overground train crosses the Regent's Canal at Haggerston, east London.
An Overground train crosses the Regent's Canal at Haggerston, east London. Photograph: Nicola Ferrari/Alamy

In a major rebrand, London’s six (previously all orange) Overground lines have been given new names and new colours to reflect the identity of the neighbourhoods they run through (and make the system easier to navigate). It’s also a way to celebrate the capital’s diverse communities and histories. For those wishing to explore further, I have walked six routes using stations on each line which take in dozens of landmarks with connections to the themes, from gardens and galleries to historic houses and monuments.

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