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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jess Clark

TfL expects up to 1m mourners in palace area of London for Queen’s funeral

Crowds gather along the Mall in central London
Crowds gather along the Mall in central London. One of the UK's biggest transport operations will take place on Monday as mourners descend on London for the Queen's funeral. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

About 1 million people are expected to visit the central London area around the royal palaces for the Queen’s funeral, making it one of the busiest days ever for the capital’s transport network.

The Transport for London commissioner, Andy Byford, said there had been “huge numbers of additional passengers” using services since the Queen’s death on 8 September, but demand would “reach a climax” on Monday.

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