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Euston station to close for four days over Easter

No Elizabeth line trains in central London amid Easter travel chaos

<p>Piccadilly line trains parked up at a depot in west London</p>
Transport

Dockless e-bikes ‘need new rules to stop them just being dumped’

Council leaders say abandoned e-bikes and e-scooters cause significant problems for pedestrians

Transport

Easter travel chaos: All the warnings to help you avoid delays

People may need to take alternative routes or leave more time for their journey this Easter weekend

Transport

Avanti launches £30 London to Scotland tickets for flexible travellers

The ‘low cost superfare’ tickets are less than half of the usual price

Transport

When will the London bus Superloop start? Key questions answered

TfL chief admits orbital express route won’t initially be operated by zero emission buses

Transport

Sadiq Khan unveils ‘Superloop’ bus network for London suburbs

The Superloop is part of a £6m investment by the Mayor in outer London bus services alongside the expansion of Ulez

Transport

Sadiq Khan to review safety of ‘floating bus stops’ beside cycle lanes

Blind campaigners warn new layouts put them at risk of colliding with cyclists

UK

Timeline of HS2 issues and delays

Postponing the completion of the High Speed 2 rail project will make its cost much higher, watchdog warns

Transport

Almost 700,000 cars in London will face Ulez fee after expansion

Mayor Sadiq Khan accused of being ‘out of touch with outer London’ over £12.50 levy

London

Only one in 10 cars will need to pay in Ulez expansion

There’s been a jump in the number of Ulez-compliant cars in the zone, says Sadiq Khan

Transport

Luton Airport ‘cable car’ opening date revealed as shuttle bus is axed

£4.90 for three-minute trip from train station - £2.40 bus service to end

Transport

All the axed London bus routes saved by Sadiq Khan

Transport for London (TfL) has announced it will get rid of only three bus routes

Transport

Tube and bus fares to be hiked by four per cent next year

TfL set to make a ‘profit’ for the first time in its history, with new DLR and Piccadilly line trains coming soon

Transport

Sadiq Khan presses ahead with changes to No11 bus route

Tory MPs say the shortening of the 11 route will remove a vital link for Londoners and tourists

Transport

Tube has highest metro fares in the world, study reveals

The average Tube fare costs around 29p per kilometre — more than double the 12p average across the world cities

Transport

Elizabeth line: passenger numbers soar by 41 per cent in three months

One in six of all UK rail journeys are now made on the £20bn cross-London line

Transport

Campaigners lose High Court battle over axed ‘pop up’ cycle lanes

‘No-one seriously thinks that removing a safety scheme after seven weeks makes sense’ say defeated activists

Transport

Train services disrupted by fresh strike

Trains started later than normal, at about 7.30am, and will finish earlier than usual at about 6.30pm.
Comment

Mind the gap: why the transport price hikes are unfair

Rising transport fares risk hitting London’s economic recovery

Transport

TfL urges unions to call off London Tube strike

Transport for London expects ‘little or no service’ on the Tube all day on Wednesday

Transport

Elizabeth line ‘will be as crowded as Tube with new HS2 Euston delay’

Mayor says retaining Old Oak Common as HS2’s southern terminus until Euston’s now-likely opening date of around 2040 ‘not a viable option’

Transport

HS2 high-speed trains may not reach Euston until around 2040

Transport Secretary Mark Harper promises to ‘prioritise’ first stage between Birmingham and new station at Old Oak Common

UK

Government announces HS2 construction delay to cut costs

Construction of HS2 between Birmingham and Crewe will be delayed by two years, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said

Transport

RMT urged to call off strikes after suspending Network Rail action

The first of the latest batch of rail strikes is due to take place on Thursday next week

Transport

Woking named best rail station for London commuters

Meanwhile St Albans was branded the worst, with a ‘troubling’ percentage of train cancellations

Crime

Man guilty of attempted murder of female Carnival-goer on Tube

Arthur Hawrylewicz tried to drunkenly pull a woman in front of a Tube train at King’s Cross Underground station