The Latest Breaking News from London Overground

Proposals to extend planned new London Overground line

Council calls for TfL to extend proposed new West London Orbital to avoid ‘missed opportunity’

Evening Standard · Oct 9

New Overground line set to link up west London - as TfL seeks feedback on planned 11-mile route

The proposed new route would connect Hendon and Hounslow, and could remove around 650,000 car journeys a year across the capital

Evening Standard · Sep 23

London Overground line faces year of major disruption as four railway bridges replaced

Network Rail has confirmed that it will replace four bridges carrying London Overground trains in east London

Evening Standard · Jul 17

All change on London Overground as new contractor promises more rush-hour trains under £3bn deal

Mildmay line and Windrush line will be first to benefit as TfL drops Arriva for First Group

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025

Why Tube passengers could still end up paying more despite national rail fares freeze

Concerns grow that London Underground, Elizabeth line and London Overground fares - and the cost of Travelcards - will rise again next March

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2025

New £700m addition to London Overground 'would be renamed to reflect area's culture and history'

Sadiq Khan confirms that his rebranding of the Overground — dubbed ‘virtue-signalling nonsense’ by critics — would be extended to the West London Orbital

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025

Hand-woven roundel unveiled to mark new London Overground line name

The Weaver line name ‘celebrates the historical significance of weaving and textile industries’ in east London

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025

Transport news highlights of 2024 ...The Standard podcast

From the London Overground’s makeover to the dream of cheap rail travel, these were the year’s transport news highlights

Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2024

Three London Overground stations named among 'worst in the country for cancelled trains'

Shepherds Bush, Dalston Kingsland and Hackney Central all have more than six per cent of trains fail to turn up

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2024

Christmas travel warning: Rail closures will make it harder to get to London airports

Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton will all have fewer train connections - and Arsenal and Spurs home games also hit

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024