London Overground

What is London Overground?

London Overground is the suburban network of rail services we manage in the Capital. The Overground travels through 20 of London's 33 boroughs. When complete, 30 per cent of all Londoners will be less than a 15 minute walk from an Overground station.

• Completing the orbital route: Clapham Junction to Surrey Quays extension is under way
• The story of London Overground on YouTube

Improvements

A multi-million pound investment to bring the London Overground network up to 21st century standards was completed in May 2011.

Since taking over the network in late 2007 we've made several improvements, including:

• New and longer trains
• Improved and refurbished stations
• Extended and new lines
• More reliable and frequent services 
• Better passenger information
• Improved accessibility

These improvements were jointly funded by Transport for London, the Olympic Delivery Authority, the Department for Transport and Stratford City Transport Implementation group.

Delivered a year ahead of the 2012 Games, the improvements offer an early transport and regeneration legacy to people living and working along our network.

• Read about our plans to add a few additional services to London Overground from December 2011

We are now working hard to complete the orbital network around London with a further extension from Dalston Junction to Clapham Junction via Surrey Quays. This will  link southwest and southeast London from late 2012.

Closures

Clapham Junction - Grant Road entrance

London Overground is being extended from Clapham Junction to Dalston Junction, making journeys between southeast and southwest London quicker and easier. The new services will start in December 2012, with trains running every 15 minutes calling at all stations to Dalston Junction

To prepare Clapham Junction for the new services, we are converting platform 2 into two separate platforms and refurbishing the Grant Road entrance. Works will take place from 13 February to summer 2012.

Download our leaflet for more information about the works (PDF 1.4MB)

The Grant Road entrance will be closed at the following times:

13 February to June 2012	Between
Monday to Friday	22:00 and 05:00 (nights)
Weekends	Closed
Between 30 March and 16 April 2012	Closed

Gospel Oak to Stratford

Essential maintenance work will take place between Gospel Oak and Stratford every Sunday morning, with services starting at 09:15. Occasionally, there will be disruption at weekends so check before you travel.

New trains

Find out more about our new high-tech trains.