Transport for LondonAn improved service for Northern line passengers
Disruption to customer journeys has been reduced
A series of changes to the Northern line schedule, the result of more than a year of detailed study, has resulted in a greater number of trains running on time.
It has also reduced journey times by around a minute.
The timetable was changed in January in response to increasing customer requests.
London Underground (LU) has also boosted the frequency of trains on the Bank branch to help with passenger demand through the City and improve performance on the rest of the line.
The Northern line carries around 750,000 people daily.
Rising passenger numbers mean that trains take more time to complete their journeys as they have to stop for longer at busy stations so people can get on and off.
Reduced delays
Jeff Ellis, General Manager for the line said of the changes: 'Fewer delays are occurring as a result of trains running to time.
'When minor delays do arise the line has recovered much more quickly and disruption to customer journeys has been reduced.
'It has also allowed us to carry around 1,400 more passengers an hour on the Bank branch in the peak - the busiest section of the line.'
Work has also started on upgrading the line, which will be completed in 2012.
The installation of modern signalling, together with a new automatic train control system, will further increase capacity and reliability.
Once the renewal of the line is finished, LU will be able to transport 20 per cent more passengers on parts of the line and journeys will be 18 per cent faster.
