Sadiq Khan on Elizabeth line issues

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London mayor Sadiq Khan has praised the Elizabeth line for being “the best line in the country”, though acknowledged “it’s not perfect” amid criticism regarding recent performance levels.

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00:00 I'm really pleased, unlike the government who threw in the towel with high speed 2,

00:04 I didn't throw in the towel with the Dismas line. We finished it, it's up and running,

00:07 it's the most popular train line in the country, used by more than 3.5 million people a week,

00:12 more than 3.5 million journeys a week, there's been more than 250 million journeys since it

00:17 was opened up. It's the best line in the country but it's not perfect, there are problems with

00:21 particularly the network role, western section and eastern section, the service we've provided

00:27 in some days hasn't been good enough. I was raised at the TfL board meeting, the TfL

00:33 commissioner apologised, I echo that apology for those people who've received a service that's not

00:37 good enough. At TfL I continue to work with Bitlocker Rail to improve the service to make sure

00:42 the Elizabeth line continues to improve.

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