Why is Night Tube closed?

Coronavirus pandemic Night Tube services were suspended from Friday 20 March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was originally planned to restart in Spring 2021, but in April 2021 it was announced that the service would stay closed until at least 2022.



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The Night Tube runs 24 hours at the weekend on some lines. Image courtesy of Shutterstock. Five Tube lines run a 24-hour service on Fridays and Saturdays: Victoria, Central, Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines.

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Tight finances at Transport for London (TfL) mean the 'night tube' service is unlikely to be expanded at any point in the near future, figures at City Hall have suggested. Introduced in 2016, and expanded in 2017/18, the service covers five of the tube's eleven lines, as well as the Overground's East London line.

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The Piccadilly line was the last to re-open, with the original service restored from 29 July 2022.

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While traveling late at night has its risks, riding the Night Tube is relatively safe. The platforms are patrolled by the British Transport Police all through the night. The stations also have employees posted at service stations.

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The Central Line was opened in 1900 and is forty six miles long, making it the longest line of the system, between the stations of West Ruislip and Epping. The Central Line is one of only two lines which have stations outside the boundaries of Greater London.

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The Central line is a London Underground line that runs through central London, from Epping, Essex, in the north-east to Ealing Broadway and West Ruislip in west London. Printed in red on the Tube map, the line serves 49 stations over 46 miles (74 km), making it the longest line on the Underground.

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Its history is linked to both the oldest line on the Underground, the Metropolitan, and the youngest, the Jubilee.

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THE world's first metro, now the world's oldest system, is the London Underground in England, which is more commonly known as the Tube, which was opened in 1863. At 402 kilometers in length the London Underground is also the world's second longest metro system.

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Group travel organisers, coach companies and tour operators can transport their customers to a secret side of London when they book a group tour of a disused Tube station with the Hidden London team at London Transport Museum. More information on specific tours can be seen on each individual tour event page.

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The deepest station is Hampstead on the Northern line, which runs down to 58.5 metres. 15. In Central London the deepest station below street level is also the Northern line. It is the DLR concourse at Bank, which is 41.4 metres below.

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