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Travel confidently around London with maps and live travel updates on our official TfL app. Check live arrival times for Tube, London Overground, DLR, Elizabeth line and Thameslink trains as well as Trams and IFS Cloud Cable Car. Make step-free journeys and look up station facilities. See on the map when stations and lifts are closed. Walking or cycling? Our reliable journey planner will map a safe route. The app is built around our iconic Tube map. To get started: • Touch the map or search to plan your journey • See the status of all lines • Check how busy each London Underground station is right now • Re-route as you travel - we’ll suggest alternatives • Switch to the step-free map for accessible journeys • Find out when your next train, bus or tram is due • Look up which platform your train will arrive on • See when the stations you want to travel through are quieter • Check out station information and facilities such as toilets Most recently we’ve: • Added more information about station toilets – find out where they are by gender and which ones are accessible and/or with baby changing facilities • Built a new map showing nearby bus stops – making it simple to see where you can catch your bus from • Refreshed the navigation – it’s even easier to get to the features you want Our simple and clear layout is designed to make using the app easy for everyone. Planning your journey: We’ll suggest multiple ways to get to your destination – you pick the one that suits you best. Choose the quickest journey, bus-only or one that’s step-free. Check before you travel: See how the line is running and when to expect your next Tube, bus, train or tram Freedom to explore: Choose the right travel options if you or someone you’re travelling with needs to avoid steps, lifts onto a train or in a station. Bus stops near you: Find the bus stop nearest to where you are, and next bus live arrival information for every route. Available underground via Wi-Fi (or 4G in some places) for live updates on the go. What users have said: “I think that out of all of the transport apps I have owned on my phone, this is by far the best” “I love how clean the design of the app is & how easy it is to use. The best part of the app is it’s simplicity & how it helps you to navigate across London so effortlessly.” “The map is awesome! The ability to zoom in and out and see more/less information as you do so. The station information is really useful and seeing which lines/stations are closed or have delays at a glance is really helpful. It’s also beautifully designed! Very slick, clean, and responsive.” “The app is beautifully designed and free to use. Step free mode also works really well." “This is a must have app … very much worth the wait. Well done TFL.”

Version 1.61.0

Improvements to VoiceOver support, plus some other bug fixes.

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Interesting app

Most map apps such as citymapper and google maps bring similar functionality, but the tfl developers have indeed done a good job of providing a well designed and simplified experience with a focus on public transport in London and accessibility (both in the app and in finding accessible transport options). I am particularly impressed with the consistent design style that reflects the tfl brand really well. I would be curious to find out what technologies you used when building out the screens and interactive map 😁! Of course there are always tradeoffs when designing a whole navigation app around the london tube map seeing as those unfamiliar with the london tube may find it unintuitive, as geographical distances and locations in london aren’t conveyed like they are on an ordinary map. In addition, the amount of text on the map and text on the main option buttons at the bottom may make the main app screen slightly less accessible to certain people. However, given the constraints of working off the tfl map, the design is still impressive. To make the app better, it would be good to add some more disambiguation for places vs stations. Eg: High Barnet may refer to the tube station or the centre of the area.

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Hi Nina. Thank you so much for your very detailed review and amazing rating! We are thrilled to learn you have such a positive opinion! We appreciate your point on those who may be unfamiliar with london and the underground map, however, the app is designed to plan a journey from the app users current location, which will negate the need to know where you'll be starting your journey from - although this is also something you can do in the app! Damien

I have had countless apps for TFL - none as good as this!

Third party apps have all gone down the drain imo mostly due to ads subscription fees and the info is just late and then I found out TFL have their very own app now so I thought that wouldn’t be good as they’re not devs but they have got good devs and built a brilliant app that has everything you want & more! It’s up to date information and will even let you know when lifts are down on certain platforms. The UI is nice and smooth and the map as you’d expect from the very people who run it. This is right up there in my favourite travel apps now. Finally deleted old apps like movit - citymapper and all the countless others. Download it - it’s the best! 😎👍

Platform numbers would be helpful when using the planner part

The end user still does not have the information given about what platform number the train is departing from. For example. I planned a journey from Paddington to heathrow at 04:42 it says walk to platform london Paddington. For me it's clear it's the national rail station for otherswho are foreign will not see any difference. I know first westbound services depart from the main line station and elizabeth line ststion at Paddington does not open till 0528hrs. It would be helpful if you could PLEASE put the platform numbers as when it is available. This will help a lot of people who are using the app know which platform to go to. Another example I can show is if someone was to go to Gatwick Airport from paddington it just says go to platform. I really needs to tell the user at Paddington use elizabeth line train from platform A to Farringdon from Farringdon go to platform 3. TFL really needs to acknowledge this because it's frtrsting for me to tell you guys the basics the app needs to have.

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TfL journey planner ignores Thameslink/Elizabeth Line... why?

• Thread starter BRX
• Start date 28 Dec 2022
• 28 Dec 2022

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BRX said: Seems like something is broken somewhere. It's not just for that day/time - it was the same for a similar journey a few weeks ago. TfL's system is clearly aware of the TL and EL services, because it will show me them if I search for each journey segment individually. Click to expand...

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Is it imposing a time penalty at Farringdon that means it is not the fastest route?  

JonathanH said: Is it imposing a time penalty at Farringdon that means it is not the fastest route? Click to expand...

BRX said: (and seems to imply a 3 minute interchange at Farringdon) Click to expand...

Benjwri said: TfL's interchange is just about reasonable, I would wish anyone trying to make a 3 minute interchange luck though! Click to expand...

CyrusWuff said: Specified minimum interchange times for Farringdon in National Rail data are 3 minutes (standard), 5 minutes (Elizabeth Line to Elizabeth Line), or 8 minutes (Elizabeth Line to Thameslink or vice versa.) Not sure what timings TfL are using though. Click to expand...

Benjwri said: Having played around with it a bit it seems to absolutely hate suggesting a transfer at Farringdon between TL and EZ, even travelling on routes where the only obvious option is between the two you have to absolutely force it to choose that route. In general it seems TfL's journey planners hate recommending the Elizabeth Line from what I've found, which is very odd given it is their brand new railway. Click to expand...

Benjwri said: Yes and Cityplanner is suggesting a 3 minute interchange between Thameslink and Elizabeth Line, the NR minimum interchange times are generous, but with the size of Elizabeth Line stations, and the ticket lines, I wouldn't rate your chances. Click to expand...

Wolfie said: I suspect that it is more that TfL's planner defaults to TfL services and therefore doesn't put you on Thameslink if it can avoid it. I have seen similar before. Click to expand...

Benjwri said: In this case it seems it is trying to avoid the Elizabeth Line as well though, perhaps it has been given the same priority as National Rail. If you exclude buses routes from Loughborough Junction will take you on Thameslink but still seemingly try to avoid the Elizabeth Line. It also seems to be veryintent on using HeX rather than XR. Click to expand...

BRX said: On the TfL Go app, if I restrict modes to just national rail and elizabeth line, it simply claims no routes are available at all. Click to expand...

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dastocks said: The TfL planner might be influenced by the relatively low frequency of services from Loughborough Junction to Farringdon. If you just miss a departure you automatically add 15 minutes to the journey time. Click to expand...

BRX said: And yet Thameslink is there on the map when you open the TfL Go app, and is one of the routes it reports live disruptions on. Click to expand...

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Elizabeth line disruption into London during Tuesday rush hour

National Rail reports disruption on the Elizabeth line, while TfL has severe delays on the Central line.

Update 9.47am: National Rail reports that the Elizabeth line disruption has cleared.

Elizabeth line trains into London from the west are running slow on Tuesday morning due to a signal failure.

National Rail reports that a fault with the system at Taplow, between Reading and London, means trains have to run at reduced speed towards the capital.

According to National Rail: "As a result, Elizabeth line trains may be cancelled or delayed by up to 15 minutes. Disruption is expected until 11am."

National Rail advises passengers to use its journey planner .

It adds: "You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim."

Transport for London (TfL) reports severe delays on the Central line between Leytonstone and White City, westbound only, due to a faulty train at Liverpool Street.

Earlier disruption on the District Line - with severe delays between Earl's Court and Ealing Broadway/Richmond due to an earlier signal failure at Turnham Green - has since cleared.

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General moan about the shite that is the TFL journey planner!

ConsistentlyElectrifiedElves · 17/04/2024 12:16

Tell me I'm not alone in my annoyance with this website?! Last week it abandoned me on the wrong side of the river because a pier I wanted to use was closed, but the journey planner didn't acknowledge it. Then, why when you choose your start and end point to be tube stations, does it tell you there's X minutes of walking involved? Example - choose HotH tube station start and Aldgate tube station. Apparently it'll take 4 minutes to transfer from HotH tube station to HotH tube station, then 3 minutes to walk from Aldgate station to Aldgate station. Or is this some sort of estimated time to figure out which way is the way out/in to the station? Plus, half the time the first option it gives me is a really indirect route using busses, when there's a perfectly acceptable (quicker) tube station available. The pier example last week also suggested I walk from one tube station to a bus stop, then get on a bus to the pier, even though the walk was in the opposite direction to the pier and just walking to the pier would have been quicker. Honestly - it drives me mad!

I can't stand it! It's so awkward if you put in your departure place and destination and then when you want to change the times it won't easily let you. Plus it seems to come up with cycling and walking options first. Just realise that I want to use tube or bus first.

I don't use it anymore - have you tried citymapper? (it's good for other cities too, not just London)

Use Citymapper, it’s much better than tfl! 😄

I'm very glad I've read this. Trying to plan my way around London for a trip in September and I found the same issues. Telling me to get several buses and a tube and then scroll right to the bottom to see the tube on its own is an option (plus all the random extra walking). It seems to contradict the tube map from what I can work out so I won't use the journey planner after all.

I just use Google maps, I don't find Citymapper and better or easier

Nobody uses TFL anymore! Citymapperall all the way.

I agree - I used it for a trip to London recently and most of the time it gave me routes involving two or three buses or bus, tube, bus when there was actually a direct bus from a to b. Good to know about citymapper, I will use that in future.

It's rubbish. CM is better. Google Maps is fine but doesn't update when there are planned engineering works. Another app is Moovit though I don't use that myself,

I'm glad I posted - hadn't heard of CityMapper! Thank you! I tend to figure out the journey myself using Google maps but often just want to know how long the tube part of my journey should be. Will definitely try CityMapper next time. It reminds me of the old Olympics journey planner they brought in in 2012. I had tickets to the archery at Lords and live on the Chiltern line, so knew to just get the train in to Marylebone and walk. If we could get a fast train, we're in Marylebone in less than 30 minutes, then a walk per google is 25 mins, so in reality about 20. The quickest journey per the Olympics journey planner was 3 hours and involved a coach! 😂 I wonder how many people that didn't travel to London regularly got caught out with very long winded routes due to that thing.

Yeah it is rubbish it told me to get off a stop earlier than I needed to, not a massive deal but just why?! Bit confusing why it would say to get off the stop before the actual stop. I didn't like citymapper personally either

I hardly ever use it any more as it never gives the most direct route. I’m another Citymapper convert.

Citymapper or Google both fine. TfL only offers limited choices of routes, whereas Citymapper will give you loads, so you can decide to pick the one that suits your particular preference (less walking, more walking, avoids the bus full of school kids, takes you past Lidl so you can grab some shopping etc). I do still try it every now and then because it looks beautiful, but it's just such a PITA to use.

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Train strikes in May 2024: Full list of dates and lines affected

Rail lines are set for disruption in the week following the first May bank holiday as train drivers at 16 rail companies strike on different days.

Thursday 25 April 2024 10:29, UK

Train drivers will stage a fresh wave of strikes and overtime bans in May, causing disruption to the rail network.

The strikes are part of a long-running dispute over pay.

Members of Aslef union at 16 rail companies will walk out on different days from 7 to 9 May.

Additionally, all members will refuse to work any overtime from 6 May to 11 May.

Here is a full list of the services affected by strikes and when.

Rail strike dates

Tuesday 7 May

Strikes will affect c2c, Greater Anglia, GTR Great Northern Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern, Gatwick Express and South Western Railway.

Wednesday 8 May

Strikes will affect Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway and West Midlands Trains.

Thursday 9 May

Strikes will affect LNER, Northern Trains and TransPennine Express.

Overtime ban dates

From Monday 6 May to Saturday 11 May union members will not work overtime.

Overtime bans, an action short of a strike, means some services may not be running or may be reduced as drivers refuse to work their rest days.

People are advised to check before they travel, as some areas may have no service.

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How do strikes and overtime bans affect services?

Strikes tend to mean services on lines where members are participating are extremely affected or cancelled entirely, whereas overtime bans often lead to reduced services.

Are there strikes on the Tube too?

There have been regular strikes on London Underground too recently, and while there aren't any planned walkouts for drivers, customer service managers are set to walk out on Friday 26 April in a dispute over terms and conditions.

There will also be an overtime ban for the customer service managers on the following days:

Monday 29 April

Tuesday 30 April

Wednesday 1 May

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The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) says the action by its members is likely to cause Tube stations to close at the last minute, including on the Saturday following the strike (27 April), while TfL has said on its website "some stations may need to close at short notice".

Despite the warning, a TfL spokesperson has said they aren't expecting significant disruption.

This action follows strike action taken by the same workers on 10 April, which the TSSA said had a "real impact" with "many stations shut at short notice".

They say they are "extremely concerned" about TfL's 'Stations Changes' proposals.

"We have made it clear that our union will not accept the continued threats to our members' roles, locations, terms, and conditions to stand unchallenged," a TSSA spokesperson said.

"We will continue to take sustained action until London Underground is prepared to negotiate with us in good faith."

Commenting on the impending strikes, a TfL spokesperson said: "We are disappointed that TSSA is continuing with this strike action following a consultation process.

"While we don't expect this action will cause significant disruption, we urge TSSA to continue to work with us to help find a resolution.

"There are no planned job losses as part of these vital changes which will improve the service we provide to customers at our stations."

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Why are the strikes still happening?

Aslef rejected a two-year offer of 4% in 2022 and another 4% this year, saying it is way below inflation, and is linked to changes in terms and conditions.

Aslef said train drivers have not had an increase in salary for five years, since their last pay deals expired in 2019.

The union said after its members voted overwhelmingly in February to continue taking industrial action, it asked the train operating companies to hold talks.

General secretary Mick Whelan said the year-old pay offer of 4% and another 4% was "dead in the water".

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