Transport
Blackfriars Road bus service goes all-electric
Blackfriars Road and Blackfriars Bridge are now exclusively served by electric buses during the day with the arrival of a new fleet for route 40.
Transport
News about roads, buses, tubes, trains cycling and more.
River Thames
Millennium Bridge reopens after three-week closure
The Millennium Bridge between Bankside and the City of London has reopened after a three-week closure for maintenance works.
Transport
Waterloo and Bankside regain Stansted Airport coach link
For the first time since the start of the Covid pandemic, National Express is reinstating its direct coach link between Waterloo and Stansted Airport.
River Thames
Six years on, still no cash for anti-terror barriers on bridges
Nearly six years after temporary barriers were installed on Thames bridges in central London in the wake of the London Bridge terrorist attack, Transport for London says it still can't afford to install permanent measures.
Waterloo
Lucky Voice karaoke venue planned for Waterloo Station
Plans to open a karaoke bar in the former Eurostar terminal at Waterloo Station have been submitted to Lambeth Council.
Transport
TfL proposes to reroute bus route 344 away from Southwark Bridge
Southwark Bridge will no longer be served by any TfL buses under new proposals to permanently reroute the 344 service via London Bridge in both directions.
Waterloo
Sainsbury’s Local store now open at Waterloo Station
A new Sainsbury's Local store opened its doors to shoppers at Waterloo Station on Friday.
Transport
Is an upgrade for Elephant & Castle rail station on the cards?
Passengers at Elephant & Castle Railway Station are being asked to fill in a survey about potential improvements, including the possibility of introducing step-free access to the platforms.
South Bank
South Bank art installation highlights city's air quality problem
The tenth anniversary of the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah has been marked with the installation of a vast projected artwork on the South Bank.
Transport
TfL sets 2025 start date for Southwark Tube Station office block
London SE1 website team Transport for London says it plans to start building a new office block above Southwark Underground Station in 2025 having selected its preferred joint venture partner for the scheme.
Police & crime
Police launch crackdown on ‘organised begging’ at London Bridge
British Transport Police are carrying out a two-month operation to combat "organised begging" around London Bridge Station and people selling packets of tissues on board trains.
Police & crime
Man jailed for nine years for causing death by dangerous driving
A local man has been jailed after he caused the death of a woman when a car he was driving collided with a pedicab outside Tesco Express in New Kent Road.
