Now Open - East London Line

The East London Line is now open between Dalston Junction and New Cross/New Cross Gate, with new stations at Dalston Junction and Haggerston (plus Hoxton and Shoreditch).

Dalston Junction station


Haggerston station from Arbutus Street.

Haggerston station from Lee Street.

The entrance to Haggerston station in Lee Street.

The Ticket Hall of Haggerston station.
The station was designed by Acanthus LW Architects.

Haggerston Station - opening soon

The overground station at Haggerston is about to open as part of the East London Line.

The entrance on Lee Street, London E8.

The ticket hall.

The timetable (when it is fully running).

Update 27 April: the line opened today but for the moment it is only a weekday service, with no trains on Saturdays and Sundays.

The Planes Return

The airplanes return to the skies in London.

Peace and quiet in St James's Park

A quiet Tuesday evening in St James's Park in central London.

Look, No Planes (and no clouds) !

A view of the London sky over Leicester Square on a day when there were no clouds and no planes.

Say Cheese, the cheese shop in Covent Garden

Unlike the cheese shop in the Monty Python sketch, Neal's Yard Dairy in Covent Garden has heaps of cheese.

Carousel, South Bank

South Bank, London, at dusk.