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Disused passenger tunnels to be reopened at Knightsbridge tube station

London Underground

London Underground’s unremarkable shed of a tube station at Colindale is set to be demolished and rebuilt with a dramatic curving wooden landmark for the area. IanVisits

Commuters bustling into London’s Southwark tube station can now experience the rapture of Art of the Underground’s latest commission. Wallpaper

An occasional look at the works on the Northern line extension building the new London Underground line to Battersea Station. IanVisits

Elizabeth line / Crossrail

The delay to Crossrail’s opening and the project’s ballooning costs will be investigated by the spending watchdog. BBC News

Crossrail 2 ‘only goes some way’ to address ‘infrequent and unreliable’ London rail service RTM

Khan blamed for TfL’s budget issues as it struggles to fund Crossrail completion Building

Plans to name Crossrail after Winston Churchill were ditched because Boris Johnson preferred to pay tribute to the Queen, it was claimed Evening Standard

Delays to Crossrail will likely intensify TfL’s medium-term fiscal pressures through lower than expected passenger income and additional capital costs, Moody’s

Mainline / Overground

Fears about a “chemical spill” led to the evacuation of a train at Honor Oak Park travelling from Croydon into central London, Croydon Advertiser

Works to transform the streets and public areas in and around Abbey Wood Station continue to make good progress. Bexley Times

Outcry increases over plans to close all Hackney’s Overground ticket offices Hackney Citizen

London to Brighton passengers to face ‘severe disruption’ with planned line closures next year Croydon Advertiser

Miscellaneous

A lack of clear information is making it difficult for disabled people to travel independently, with 40% of the country’s 2,560 train stations inaccessible for some people, BBC News

An exhibition looks to share the story of architect, graphic designer and illustrator Max Gill, who throughout the 20th century, designed London Underground tube maps Design Week

The cheapest fares to ten stations approximately 50 miles from London Diamond Geezer

Following on from a special edition set of trainers last month, Adidas has launched an entire range of London Underground themed trainers. IanVisits

And finally, is this the world’s longest train queue? That’s what commuters are asking about the line into Fenchurch Street Station in London. Independent

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Image above is from Nov 2017: Disused passenger tunnels to be reopened at Knightsbridge tube station

from IanVisits http://bit.ly/2Qq65YL