{"id":684211,"date":"2026-01-09T09:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/684211\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T09:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:54:11","slug":"londons-weekly-railway-news-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/684211\/","title":{"rendered":"London\u2019s weekly railway news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a weekly round-up of London\u2019s rail transport news\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5398712074_5fd9d6ce02_c.jpg\" class=\"lightbox\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86711\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"629\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5398712074_5fd9d6ce02_c.jpg\"\/><\/a>The image is from a January 2011 article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianvisits.co.uk\/articles\/hobbs-end-tube-station-made-from-lego-3670\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hobbs End tube station \u2013 made from Lego<\/a><br \/>\n<b>London Underground<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Stations on the London Underground were closed for the equivalent of 45 days due to staff shortages over the summer holiday season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrmagazine.co.uk\/content\/news\/staff-shortages-cause-387-tube-station-closures-over-summer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HR Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s going to be around 18 months of work on the northern end of the Jubilee line, where it runs high up on raised embankments. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianvisits.co.uk\/articles\/jubilee-line-embankment-works-to-begin-near-queensbury-lasting-until-summer-2027-86661\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ianVisits<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Elizabeth line<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Repair works on damaged overhead electric wires between London Paddington and Acton Main Line caused severe delays on the Elizabeth line [on Wednesday] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/london\/travel-updates-latest-overground-trains-tube-elizabeth-weather-goretti-b1265284.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Standard<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Mainline \/ Overground<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Wrexham is a step closer to securing a direct rail link to London, with potential economic and connectivity boosts on the horizon. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaderlive.co.uk\/news\/25743249.wrexham-closer-securing-direct-rail-link-london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Leader<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Euston\u2019s HS2 station could be futureproofed for possible expansion, according to meeting minutes from earlier in 2025, which were only recently published. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianvisits.co.uk\/articles\/ministers-give-steer-to-futureproof-eustons-hs2-station-newly-released-minutes-reveal-86516\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ianVisits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More than \u00a330,000 of taxpayer money has been spent on creating a new logo for nationalised rail services, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/great-british-railways-how-much-of-your-cash-has-been-spent-on-trains-rebrand-13491238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>South Bermondsey station reopened earlier this week following a long closure to replace the ageing platform with something a tad less bouncy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianvisits.co.uk\/articles\/south-bermondsey-station-reopens-after-its-platform-was-replaced-over-christmas-86679\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ianVisits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>End of the line for diesel fumes at London St Pancras as new trains arrive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2026\/jan\/03\/end-of-the-line-for-diesel-fumes-london-st-pancras-new-trains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Waterloo\u2013Clapham Junction trains return after 11-day Christmas engineering blockade <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianvisits.co.uk\/articles\/waterloo-clapham-junction-trains-return-after-11-day-christmas-engineering-blockade-86622\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ianVisits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Barking railway footbridge reopens, ending three years of detours for local residents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianvisits.co.uk\/articles\/barking-railway-footbridge-reopens-ending-three-years-of-detours-for-local-residents-86566\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ianVisits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>These are the best discounts in the Great British Rail Sale \u2013 but not all passengers are impressed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/travel\/news-and-advice\/rail-sale-cheap-train-ticket-discounts-b2895437.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>DLR<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Construction work to upgrade Pontoon Dock DLR station is due to begin later this year, according to a construction timetable shared with the local council. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianvisits.co.uk\/articles\/work-to-upgrade-pontoon-dock-dlr-station-to-start-later-this-year-86286\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ianVisits<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Miscellaneous<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Campaigners have demanded TfL rezone Watford stations to end \u201cunfair\u201d charges for the town\u2019s commuters. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watfordobserver.co.uk\/news\/25747659.call-tfl-slash-fares-rezoning-watford-junction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watford Observer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The free travel benefits enjoyed by more than a million older Londoners are to be reviewed because of the soaring cost of the Freedom Pass <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/transport\/freedom-pass-review-councillors-alarm-soaring-cost-travel-freebie-london-councils-b1262731.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Standard<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Steel and rhyme, Still on time: 40 years of Poems on the Underground <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianvisits.co.uk\/articles\/steel-and-rhyme-still-on-time-40-years-of-poems-on-the-underground-86669\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ianVisits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police are asking for help to identify a group of young men following a \u2018serious assault\u2019 at a London Underground station last month. <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/02\/manhunt-tube-station-attack-leaves-victim-fractured-skull-26013468\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Better public transport depends on bigger office buildings\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centreforcities.org\/blog\/better-public-transport-depends-on-bigger-office-buildings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre for Cities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Access to free travel across the capital could be reduced after London Councils confirmed it was planning to carry out a review of the Older Person\u2019s Freedom Pass. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cy098dwz28vo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally: \u2018I tried my best\u2019: Train worker sacked after serving passengers sausage rolls from bin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbc.co.uk\/article\/train-worker-sacked-sausage-rolls-bin-5HjdQ9M_2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LBC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>The image is from a January 2011 article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianvisits.co.uk\/articles\/hobbs-end-tube-station-made-from-lego-3670\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hobbs End tube station \u2013 made from Lego<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is a weekly round-up of London\u2019s rail transport news\u2026 The image is from a January 2011 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