More frequent services on London's 'forgotten railway' [BBC News]





Date: 22/05/2011

Trains on London Overground routes in north and west London are to run more frequently. Services on the North London Line and West London Line will operate up to eight trains per hour.


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More frequent services on London's 'forgotten railway'
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Trains on the North and West London Lines will run more frequently, with up to eight trains an hour at peak times.

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