London Overground

London Overground
Class 378 Capitalstar at Clapham Junction, 2019
Overview
OwnerTransport for London
LocaleGreater London and Hertfordshire
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines6
Number of stations113 served (81 operated)[1]
Annual ridership189 million[2]
Websitetfl.gov.uk/modes/london-overground/ Edit this at Wikidata
Operation
Began operation11 November 2007 (2007-11-11)
Operator(s)Arriva Rail London (2016–2026)
Reporting marksLO (National Rail)
Technical
System length167 km (103.8 mi)[3]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification

London Overground (also known simply as the Overground) is a suburban rail network serving London and its environs. Established in 2007 to take over Silverlink Metro routes, it now serves a large part of Greater London as well as Hertfordshire, with 113 stations on the 6 lines that make up the network.

The Overground forms part of the United Kingdom's National Rail network but it is under the concession control and branding of Transport for London (TfL). Operation has been contracted to Arriva Rail London since 2016. TfL previously assigned orange as a mode-specific colour for the Overground in branding and publicity including the roundel, on the Tube map, trains and stations. In 2024, it was announced that each of the Overground lines would be given distinct colours and names.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Station Usage 15-16 | Office of Rail and Road". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ^ "London Overground – Transport for London". Tfl.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. ^ "LOROL takes over West Anglia routes" (PDF). LOROL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ^ "London's Overground lines to be given new names and colours in historic change to capital's transport network". Transport for London. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  5. ^ Pylas, Pan (15 February 2024). "London's iconic underground map will be rebranded with 6 new names and colors". AP News. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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