Railways in London

Policy for all surface transport, road and rail, in the Greater London area is coordinated by Transport for London (TfL), a body reporting to the Mayor of London. The Mayor is an elected official who, with the London Assembly, has responsibility for all matters of local government relating to the capital, and should not be confused with the largely ceremonial position of Lord Mayor of the City of London.

The following aspects of rail transport come under the overview of TfL:

• The London Underground
• Docklands Light Railway
• Overground Network: the suburban network operating over the tracks of Network Rail. Because the tracks are shared with long distance services, TfL will share responsibility for these with SRA. The Overground Network includes proposed new services such as:
  • Crossrail, a major new line under central London and
  • East London Line, to be transferred from the Underground to Network Rail and incorporated into a wider network of services.
  • Superlink is a proposed alternative to the Crossrail scheme.
• Trams:
  • Croydon Tramlink and
  • Proposed new trams for central London

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