> Transport for London has 13 reporting periods per year for traffic numbers, and according to the latest figures uploaded to the London Datastore, between 23rd June to 20th July, the Elizabeth line carried 18.3 million passenger journeys. The line passed the 17 million mark in November 2023, so it’s taken less than a year to carry a million additional monthly passenger journeys.
> The line had looked like it was stabilising at around the middle of the 17 million passenger journeys range per 28-day period, but then, in late June to July, the numbers jumped by around 500,000 additional passenger journeys. That took it above 18 million for the first time.
> As the UK’s busiest railway now, the line is sometimes almost straining to cope with demand, especially during the rush hour. That crowding should reduce from Summer 2026, when ten new Elizabeth line trains will arrive to help cope with current growth and the future opening of Old Oak Common station for HS2.
I’ve never ridden on it. Is it nice? I’ve seen lots of a bad things said about it but people love to focus on the negative
Now we need to build the Diana railway tunnel
When it works it’s amazing. It’s like a sponge though it just soaked up loads of passengers!
We need more lines to follow the same comfort standards as Elizabeth does!
It’s astonishing that it’s already running at capacity. I mean, did they not factor in some fat for future growth?
I use it daily and when it works – it’s a game changer, especially for going from West to East in one go. It’s cut my commute into central by ~25mins.
The problem is trains going west of Paddington. E.g last night there was nothing past Paddington for about 40 mins for whatever reason, and that happens fairly regularly.
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> Transport for London has 13 reporting periods per year for traffic numbers, and according to the latest figures uploaded to the London Datastore, between 23rd June to 20th July, the Elizabeth line carried 18.3 million passenger journeys. The line passed the 17 million mark in November 2023, so it’s taken less than a year to carry a million additional monthly passenger journeys.
> The line had looked like it was stabilising at around the middle of the 17 million passenger journeys range per 28-day period, but then, in late June to July, the numbers jumped by around 500,000 additional passenger journeys. That took it above 18 million for the first time.
> As the UK’s busiest railway now, the line is sometimes almost straining to cope with demand, especially during the rush hour. That crowding should reduce from Summer 2026, when ten new Elizabeth line trains will arrive to help cope with current growth and the future opening of Old Oak Common station for HS2.
I’ve never ridden on it. Is it nice? I’ve seen lots of a bad things said about it but people love to focus on the negative
Now we need to build the Diana railway tunnel
When it works it’s amazing. It’s like a sponge though it just soaked up loads of passengers!
We need more lines to follow the same comfort standards as Elizabeth does!
It’s astonishing that it’s already running at capacity. I mean, did they not factor in some fat for future growth?
I use it daily and when it works – it’s a game changer, especially for going from West to East in one go. It’s cut my commute into central by ~25mins.
The problem is trains going west of Paddington. E.g last night there was nothing past Paddington for about 40 mins for whatever reason, and that happens fairly regularly.