Published
Thu, Nov 21, 2013, 11:05
- From 2015, parts of the city's underground rail network will run non-stop on Friday and Saturday nights.
Sections of London's tube will run 24 hours on weekends from 2015, a move that will provide a boost to the city's nightlife.
Most of the main lines in central areas will run non-stop on Friday and Saturday nights, according to a Guardian report. In 2015 the "night tube" service will begin on the Piccadilly, Victoria, Central, Northern and Jubilee lines. London mayor Boris Johnson said the move would "boost jobs and our vibrant night-time economy" as well as "further cement London's reputation as the best big city on the planet to in which to live, work, visit and invest."
Today's announcement also revealed that Oyster cards and ticketing will begin to be phased out next year, and replaced by contactless bank card entry. London Underground managing director Mike Brown added: "Our vision is for a tube network and service that is truly fit for London and our customers in the 21st century—a better face-to-face service at our stations, a 24-hour service at weekends, with easier and more personalised ways to plan and pay for journeys, on and off our network."