Rail fares to rise by 4.9% in England and Wales on Sunday In London, Tube and bus fares are being frozen and prices reduced during rush hour and on Fridays The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2024
Sadiq Khan's off-peak Friday fares start next week for Tube and train passengers Pay-as-you-go Oyster and Contactless fares charged off-peak rates on Fridays in bid to attract commuters back to city Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2024
Sadiq Khan's fares freeze could cost £500m over the next four years, TfL commissioner reveals Commissioner expects £123m a year to plug gap in finances caused by mayor’s decision not to raise Tube and bus fares Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2024
Northolt, North Acton and West Hampstead Tube stations to receive step-free access TfL will provide an update later this year on which further stations will have step-free schemes which ‘proceed to concept design’ Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2024
Sadiq Khan's rivals urge mayor to do more to promote little-known Tube discount The young, disabled and armed forces are all entitled to cheaper travel ‘but many of them do not know it’, the mayor has been warned Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2024
Kentish Town Tube station to remain closed until September, TfL announces Escalators at the station are being replaced and other ‘essential repairs’ carried out Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2024
£1million prize for TfL advertising campaign inspired by patterns of traditional Tube seats The campaign by VCCP London and Wavemaker has won a competition launched by the Standard and Outernet London Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2024
Tube fare dodging soars as TfL prosecutes 10,000 fewer people than pre-Covid Scale of fare evasion is soaring with Tube station staff alerting enforcement teams to more than 756,000 cases last year Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2024
Northern Line station to shut for six months with 10-day Edgware branch part-closure A Tube station on the Northern line is to close for six months and the line’s Edgware branch will be part-closed for 10 days after Easter, it was announced on Wednesday. Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2024
Samsung Revamps London's Tube Map To Promote Galaxy S24's 'Circle to Search' The circular Tube map designed by Samsung is available at five stations: King's Cross, Blackfriars, Westminster, Liverpool Street and Paddington. International Business Times UK · Feb 6, 2024
Attempted murder charge after man pushed stranger onto Tube tracks at Oxford Circus British Transport Police said the victim was pushed on to the rails at Oxford Circus station at around 3pm on Saturday Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2024
TfL reveals plans to improve Tube and bus accessibility with mini ramps and wheelchair spaces Transport for London aims to have half of all Tube stations with step-free access Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2024
OPINION - Life in the country is just so boring: I'm not surprised people are moving back to London I love city life, love the bustle, the hustle, the Tube, love nothing more than going to the buzziest restaurant, the most talked-about exhibition. I have lived in London all of my adult life and have never run out of places to see, things to do. In London, I’m never… Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2024
'Sex and the Waterloo & City Line': Sarah Jessica Parker hails 'exquisite' London transport system The Sex and the City star said she wanted “to be completely conversant” with the Tube Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2024
Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2024 Off-Peaky Blinder! Sadiq Khan trials scrapping peak fares on Fridays to get Londoners back on the Tube Passengers to save up to £2 per journey as mayor ditches peak rates for three months
Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2024 Adele reveals she avoided the Tube for almost 20 years over 7/7 terror attack 'anxiety' The star opened up about the lasting impact of the 2005 attack, where 52 people lost their lives and over 700 were injured, had on her
Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2024 OPINION - Sadiq Khan freezes Tube and bus fares (and reminds everyone he's quite good at politics) As pre-election pledges go, it doesn't exactly get top marks for subtlety. But in a city buffeted by a cost of living crisis and where so many are reliant on the transport network to get around, it is hard to fault.
Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2024 OPINION - The Standard View: Tube and bus fares freeze may be cynical, but it is welcome In a move signalling an election campaign must be under way, Sadiq Khan has announced a freeze to most Tube and bus fares. The Mayor of London said that pay-as-you-go fares, which represent roughly 80 per cent of Tube journeys and nearly 75 per cent of bus journeys, will remain…
Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2024 London Tube and bus fares frozen by Sadiq Khan until 2025 in boost for commuters Pay-as-you go fares to remain at current levels until March next year, but Travelcards and fares "cap" will rise by about 5%
Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2024 Tube fares freeze hopes raised as Sadiq Khan reveals new passenger income forecasts The mayor is expected to unveil his annual fares package on Friday
Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2024 OPINION - Sadiq Khan plans to put loos on the Tube — but what took so long? Well done, the Greens. If credit is due anywhere for the inclusion of £3 million in the Mayor’s budget for public lavatories at Tube stations, it should go to Caroline Russell. She’s the leader of the Greens in the London Assembly, and she’s been banging on about this for years.…
Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2024 OPINION - Why I never wear my Canada Goose coat on the Tube in London now We knew it was coming. My mother mews “please be careful”, eyes locked on my battered Prada bag, every time I leave home for the city. But now, when it comes to getting from A to B safely, the temperature has shifted.
Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2024 Countdown to London’s mayoral election begins - The Standard podcast Free school meals & Mayor Khan’s mystery £30m to beat Tube strike
Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2024 Tube fares could fall and rise in line with demand as TfL mulls 'dynamic pricing' Sadiq Khan confirms so-called 'dynamic pricing' is under consideration by Transport for London
Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2024 OPINION - The Standard View: The price of Sadiq Khan's £30 million Tube strike payoff The last-minute ending of the Tube strike was unequivocally good news for London. But as this paper observed yesterday, the way in which it ended is altogether more problematic. Twenty minutes before the strike was due to start, Mayor Sadiq Khan miraculously found £30 million down the back of the…