The first all-night London Underground services will run on the Central and Victoria lines from 19 August, with services on the Piccadilly, Jubilee and Northern lines to follow in the autumn, new mayor Sadiq Khan has announced.
Tube services will run all night on five lines, with passengers
City Hall said the first 24-hour weekend services in London’s history will help to cut night-time journeys by an average of 20 minutes and play a vital role in opening up the capital’s night-time economy.
It said independent research into the economic benefits of the Night Tube has found that it ‘will help maintain London’s status as a vibrant and exciting place to live in, work in and visit’.
Former mayor Boris Johnson’s plans to introduce the service were plagued by disputes with unions, delaying its introduction.
Mr Khan said: ‘The Night Tube is absolutely vital to my plans to support and grow London's night time economy - creating more jobs and opportunities for all Londoners. The constant delays under the previous mayor let Londoners down badly.
‘I have made getting the Night Tube up and running a priority, and London Underground has now confirmed that services on the first two lines will launch on 19 August.’
The first Night Tube services will run on the Central and Victoria lines.
Services on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines will follow in two separate phases later in the autumn as new drivers complete their training. Around 200 part-time drivers are currently taking part in a 14-week training programme.
There will be six trains per hour through central London on all Night Tube lines between 0030 and 0530. This will rise to eight trains per hour on the Northern line to meet demand at busy stations between Leicester Square and Camden Town.
In March, prior to Mr Khan's election, drivers' union ASLEF predicted that the service would begin in August, although Transport for London denied that a date had been set.
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