Jubilee line upgrade nearing completion

Date: 3/5/2011

Work to upgrade the Jubilee line in order to provide a faster and more flexible service to commuters continues to gather pace, with plans to close parts of the line over the next two months.

Transport for London (TfL) reports that this will be the final series of weekend closures that are scheduled in order to get more trains running from July.

The dates will primarily affect the northern end of the line between West Hampstead and Stanmore and once the work is complete it is hoped that 5,000 more commuters will be able to use the service every hour.

London Underground Managing Director Mike Brown said: "We know this upgrade has often been difficult and I'd like to thank Londoners and Jubilee line customers for their patience as we approach this final milestone."

The closures will take place at weekends between Sunday 15 May and Sunday 26 June.

Record numbers of people are currently using Tube services, with TfL recently reporting that 42 million more people took this form of transport during the financial year ending March 31st 2011 than the previous 12 months.

Posted by Mary Treen