The London Overground is to be renamed and rebranded in a bid to make it easier for passengers to work out where their train goes.The six different branches of the 113-station network will each be given a different name and colour – ending the format of all Overground routes being shown as orange-bordered lines on the Tube map.
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00:00 The London Overground is getting a makeover!
00:03 Well, its branding is.
00:05 The Overground is being renamed and re-branded in a bid to make it easier for passengers to work out where their train goes.
00:12 The six branches of the network will each be given a different name and colour,
00:17 ending the orange format of all Overground routes on the Tube map.
00:21 The Euston to Watford Junction route, which calls at Wembley, will be renamed the Lioness Line
00:25 in honour of the England women's football team who won the Euros at Wembley Stadium back in 2022.
00:32 Other parts of the line will be renamed the Suffragette Line, the Windrush Line, the Weaver Line, the Mildway Line and the Liberty Line.
00:40 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said the changes were being introduced to make it easier for passengers to navigate across the Overground
00:47 and to celebrate London's culture and recent history.
00:51 (gentle music)