London Overground | |
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Owner | Transport for London |
Locale | London, Greater London |
Transit type | Commuter rail |
Number of lines | 10 |
Number of stations | 112 |
Daily ridership | 135 million |
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Began operation | 2007 |
Operator(s) | Arriva & MTR |
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System length | 123.6 km (76.8 mi) |
Track gauge | Standard |
The London Overground[1] (LO) is a suburban rail system in London, UK run by Arriva and MTR for Transport for London. The London Overground is made up of 9 lines taken over by TFL. It is coloured orange on the Tube map. It serves a lot of Greater London.
All lines can be used with the Oyster card used across London. The London Overground has received praise for its transformation of long-neglected lines into clean and reliable services, with passenger usage increasing sharply such that trains had to be extended from 3 cars in 2007 to 5 cars in 2015.[2] In the autumn 2011 National Passenger Survey, London Overground received an overall satisfaction rating of 92%, a 7% improvement on the previous survey.[3]
National: | Abellio Greater Anglia · Avanti West Coast · c2c · Chiltern Railways · CrossCountry · East Midlands Trains · First Hull Trains · Grand Central · Great Western Railway · Heathrow Connect · Heathrow Express · London Midland · London Overground · Merseyrail · NI Railways1 · Northern · ScotRail · Southeastern · Southern · South West Trains · Thameslink and Great Northern · Transport for Wales · TransPennine Express · |
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International: | Enterprise1 · Iarnród Éireann Commuter1 · Eurostar |
Sub-brands: | Caledonian Sleeper · Gatwick Express · Island Line Trains · Night Riviera · Stansted Express |
1 Operates on the Irish railway network. |