Customers can now stay connected to high-speed 4G network across new sections on the Northern line as Transport for London (TfL) and Boldyn Networks (Boldyn) complete further works to expand mobile coverage on the network.
The expansion of mobile coverage on the southern end of the Northern line includes the tunnelled section between Clapham North and Balham, as well as within Oval, Clapham Common and Clapham South stations. These works follow the Elizabeth line recently achieving full 4G mobile coverage and will enable customers to browse the internet and make calls while travelling.
All four mobile network operators; Three UK, EE, Vodafone, and Virgin Media O2 (VMO2), are taking part in the rollout, as part of the Mayor and TfL’s commitment to bring mobile connectivity to the whole of London’s transport network.
The expanding coverage will also give TfL staff better connectivity to pass on information to support the safe and reliable running of the network. It will also host the new Emergency Services Network (ESN) which, when fully operational, will be able to give first responders immediate access to life-saving data, images and information in live situations and emergencies on the frontline.
TfL and Boldyn are working to introduce high-speed 4G and 5G mobile coverage across the whole Tube, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and Elizabeth line network, including on the London Overground Windrush line between Highbury & Islington and New Cross.
Coverage on the Bakerloo line has recently gone live along the tunnelled sections between Piccadilly Circus and Embankment, with further stations along the line, as well as the Piccadilly and Victoria lines, set to get coverage in the coming months.
The Deputy Mayor for Transport, Seb Dance, said: “The introduction of 4G along this stretch of the Northern line means even more Londoners will now be able to stay connected on the Underground ahead of Christmas: reading, streaming or catching up with loved ones. This is yet another step towards delivering the Mayor’s commitment to rolling out 4G across the whole Tube network, building a better London for everyone.
Shashi Verma, Chief Technology Officer at TfL, said: “It’s great that more sections of the Northern line now have mobile coverage for customers to stay connected during the festive period. Further sections will be going live early in the new year and we are working hard to bring the benefits of being able to stay in contact while travelling through our city as quickly as possible to the rest of the network.”
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