Mildmay line

The Mildmay line is a London Overground railway line which passes through the inner suburbs of London, England between Richmond and Clapham Junction in the south-west and Stratford in the east, avoiding central London. Prior to the name being adopted in November 2024,[1] it was labelled in Transport for London timetables as the Richmond and Clapham Junction to Stratford route.[2]

The name was chosen to honour the Mildmay Mission Hospital which treated victims of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s), and the line is coloured light blue on the Tube map.[3]

History

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Renaming

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In July 2023, TFL announced that it would be giving each of the six London Overground services unique names by the end of 2024.[4][5] In February 2024, it was confirmed that the North London / West London section would be named the Mildmay line (to honour the Mildmay Hospital in Bethnal Green, which treated victims of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s) and would be coloured sky blue on the updated network map.[3]

Map of the London Overground network

Services

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As of November 2024, the typical off-peak service pattern is:[2]

Mildmay line
Route Trains per hour Calling at
Richmond to Stratford 4
Clapham Junction to Stratford 4
  • Imperial Wharf
  • West Brompton
  • Kensington (Olympia)
  • Shepherd's Bush
  • Willesden Junction
  • Kensal Rise
  • Brondesbury Park
  • Brondesbury
  • West Hampstead
  • Finchley Road & Frognal
  • Hampstead Heath
  • Gospel Oak
  • Kentish Town West
  • Camden Road
  • Caledonian Road & Barnsbury
  • Highbury & Islington
  • Canonbury
  • Dalston Kingsland
  • Hackney Central
  • Homerton
  • Hackney Wick

Route map

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London Overground
(limited service)
Legend
Station
National Rail
Accessible station
Thameslink
Interchange station
Elizabeth Line
Accessible interchange
Docklands Light Railway
Internal interchange
London Underground
Out-of-station interchange
Tramlink
(   )
Nearby interchange
London River Services

The new London Overground line names and colours were introduced across the London rail network in November 2024

References

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  1. ^ Lydall, Ross (20 November 2024). "London Overground: New names and colours to be revealed at stations today after £6.3million rebrand". London Standard. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "London Overground timetables". London: Transport for London. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b London Overground: New names for its six lines revealed, BBC News, 15 February 2024
  4. ^ "Naming London Overground lines". Transport for London. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. ^ "London Overground lines to be given unique names". BBC News. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.