Sadiq Khan announces six new London Overground names including Suffragette and Lioness line

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The London Overground has revealed six new names and colors for its branches as a part of a rebrand, with names impressed by London’s historical past and tradition.

The overhaul would require one of many largest modifications within the historical past of the capital’s Tube map and is designed to make the community simpler to navigate.

Its present traces on the Tube map have been described as a “mass of orange spaghetti”, making it troublesome for some passengers to work out what prepare they want.

London mayor Sadiq Khan introduced on Thursday the six branches would now be referred to as Lioness, Mildmay, Windrush, Weaver, Suffragette and Liberty.

London Overground traces have all been colored orange on the map because the community was created in 2007, however the overhaul will see every route represented on Tube maps as parallel traces in numerous colors.

Mr Khan mentioned: “There are so many fascinating, and often forgotten, stories from our city that should be told and remembered. Naming the lines will not only help educate visitors about our amazing city and its incredible history but will also make it easier for people who live, work or visit London to navigate the city.”

Here we check out the new names and colors for the Overground’s six branches:

The Mildmay line

The North London line also called the Overground Richmond/Clapham Junction-Stratford’ will now be generally known as the Mildmay line and will likely be colored blue.

The Mildmay line runs via Dalston and commemorates the Milmay Mission Hospital in Shoreditch which labored to take care of sufferers with HIV/AIDs within the Nineteen Eighties.

The Lioness line

The Overground Watford Junction to Euston which runs via Wembley will now be yellow and named the Lioness line after the footballing legacy created by England’s ladies’s soccer workforce.

The Windrush line

The line working from Highbury & Islington to West Croydon via Clapham Junction, New Cross, Crystal Palace to West Croydon will likely be named the Windrush line to honour the Windrush era and Carribean communities and colored crimson.

The Weaver line

Liverpool Street to Enfield Town/Cheshunt/Chingford will likely be made maroon and named the Weaver line to honour the realm’s textile heritage.

The Liberty line

The Romford to Upminister route will likely be named the Liberty line to replicate the significance of freedom within the capital metropolis and to reference the motto of the London Borough of Havering.

The Suffragette line

Passengers travelling from Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside will now board the inexperienced Suffragette line to honour the ladies who fought for feminine liberation within the early twentieth century.