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| East London Line opens to public | East London Line opens to public |
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| The new East London Line is opening to the public, becoming part of the London Overground network. | The new East London Line is opening to the public, becoming part of the London Overground network. |
| A service of eight trains an hour will run between New Cross Gate and Dalston Junction, between 0700 BST and 2000 BST, Monday to Friday. | A service of eight trains an hour will run between New Cross Gate and Dalston Junction, between 0700 BST and 2000 BST, Monday to Friday. |
| Full evening and weekend services will begin from Saturday 23 May when 12 trains will run per an hour. | Full evening and weekend services will begin from Saturday 23 May when 12 trains will run per an hour. |
| Trains will run through new stations including Whitechapel and Shoreditch High Street, a flagship Zone 1 station. | Trains will run through new stations including Whitechapel and Shoreditch High Street, a flagship Zone 1 station. |
| Further extension work | Further extension work |
| London Mayor Boris Johnson will officially open the route. | London Mayor Boris Johnson will officially open the route. |
| The opening of the line was delayed by a fortnight due to technical problems with the new fleet of trains, Transport for London said. | The opening of the line was delayed by a fortnight due to technical problems with the new fleet of trains, Transport for London said. |
| Oyster cards will work on the new trains which have no doors separating the carriages, meaning passengers are able to walk the length of the train. | |
| The opening is the first phase of the £1bn extension, agreed in 2003 by the former Labour administration. | The opening is the first phase of the £1bn extension, agreed in 2003 by the former Labour administration. |
| Engineering works are continuing to extend the East London Line to Highbury & Islington by Spring 2011. | Engineering works are continuing to extend the East London Line to Highbury & Islington by Spring 2011. |
| An extension of the line to Clapham Junction, in south-west London, is planned by 2012. | |
| The line will form part of a planned wider London Overground orbital network, which would allow passengers to travel around London on the line without having to enter central areas of the city. | The line will form part of a planned wider London Overground orbital network, which would allow passengers to travel around London on the line without having to enter central areas of the city. |
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| First train tested on the new East London line in October 2009 | First train tested on the new East London line in October 2009 |