Windrush line explained

The Windrush line is a London Overground railway line, running north to south through the East, Docklands and South areas of London. It was previously a line of the London Underground. Prior to the name being adopted in November 2024,[1] it was labelled in Transport for London timetables as the "Highbury & Islington to New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon route".

History

See main article: East London line and South London line.

Renaming

The name proposed for this service in 2015 was the 'East London line'.[2] In 2021, Sadiq Khan announced that if re-elected as Mayor of London, he would give the six services operated by London Overground unique names that would reflect London's diversity, working with his Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm.[3] In July 2023, TfL announced that it would be giving each of the six Overground services unique names by the end of the following year.[4] [5] In February 2024, it was confirmed that the East London / South London section would be named the Windrush line (to honour the Windrush generation of immigrants to the area from the Caribbean) and would be coloured red on the updated network map.[6]

The Empire Windrush was a passenger vessel that arrived at Tilbury, in Essex, in 1948 bringing migrants to the UK from what was then the British West Indies. Before 1948, there were several areas in the UK, such as Canning Town in London, and Tiger Bay in Cardiff that had a black presence, but the arrival of the Windrush is seen as a watershed, after which point black people would form a much larger part of the community.

Services

, the typical off-peak service pattern is:[7]

East London and South London lines (Windrush line)
Route tph Calling at
to 4
Dalston Junction to 4
to 4
Highbury & Islington to 4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: London Overground: New names and colours to be revealed at stations today after £6.3million rebrand. Ross. Lydall. London Standard. 20 November 2024. 20 November 2024.
  2. Web site: Davies . Rachael . 2024-02-15 . These are what the Overground lines were nearly named in 2015: what do you think? . 2024-11-23 . The Standard . en.
  3. Web site: Dispatch . Enfield . 2023-08-24 . London Overground passengers invited to help give each line a unique name . 2024-11-23 . Enfield Dispatch . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Naming London Overground lines . 2024-02-11 . Transport for London .
  5. News: 2023-07-01 . London Overground lines to be given names . 2024-02-11 . .
  6. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68296483 London Overground: New names for its six lines revealed
  7. Web site: London Overground timetables. Transport for London. London. 20 November 2024.

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