London Tube Development
By Ashley La Grua
March 4th 2010, 7:39pm
London Mayor Boris Johnston has discussed plans to invest more money into London's underground train network and attach a Zone 7 to the Greater London boroughs of Epsom and Surrey.
This would give passengers who use Oyster cards the chance to travel to and from stations which surround the capital without having to pay the full fare.
A City Hall summit between Boris Johnston and train operating companies was held on the 12th of February, were both the Mayor and the companies agreed to start working on implementing changes to London's underground system.
Some of the changes discussed included providing better travel information, increasing train frequencies, and making stations safer for passengers.
The Mayor said:
"Our work with the train operators has already borne considerable fruit, with the extension of Oyster to National Rail services now benefiting many thousands of Londoners.
However, there is still much to be done, from improving passenger information, station standards, and quality of service, to addressing remaining areas of unnecessary complexity in the fares system."
Despite the discussion Mr Johnson has no control over train companies, but the opinions he expresses could influence how the department of Transport agrees to new business deals and franchise agreements in the forthcoming months.
Which would directly effect the standard of service provided to Londoners traveling too and from stations across the capital.
To find out what passengers thought of the current service provided to them, and to hear more about what changes that have been proposed, listen to the Zone 7 report, produced by Ashley La Grua.
And contact LCC News to let us know what you think of the standard of service provided by the Transport for London, on, 02075146575.
To find out more travel information contact Travel Information helpline for Transport For London on: 0843 222 1234 (24 hours a day)
Or log onto:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/tocs_maps/tocs/sn/details.html
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