Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, center, chats with passengers as he travels on a northbound Victoria line tube train during the launch of London’s Night Tube Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016.
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The plan for Night Tube was first announced in November 2013 with an aim to start the service in September past year.
The British capital is getting its first 24-hour tube service on the London Underground from tonight.
London mayor Sadiq Khan ventured out on the Night Tube’s first journey, the BBC said.
Passengers danced and sang in carriages, while other revellers in central London took advantage of the all-night service by partying into the early hours of Saturday morning.
Russell Quirk, founder and CEO of eMoov.co.uk, said: “In London in particular, property close by to a good transport link such as an underground station will always command more where price is concerned”.
A train is seen at the Baker Street Underground Station in London, Britain, on January 10, 2013.
Tube operating firm TfL claims the Night Tube will create jobs and boost the night-time economy of bars, clubs, restaurants, and music events.
Hundreds of police officers being drafted in to cope with the London Underground running 24 hours through the night and tomorrow on the Central Line has been welcomed in east London by the Mayor of Tower Hamlets.
Other cities have responded to 24-hour life in different ways.
Tottenham Hale now has the highest level of demand across night tube stops, at 56%. Washington and Berlin’s subways stay open all night on weekends, while NY and Copenhagen’s metros run 24/7.
We’ve already identified some key benefits – and most Londoners, retail groups and even the RMT seem to be excited about it.
Around 100 British Transport Police (BTP) officers are patrolling the network, which operates through the night on Fridays and Saturdays.
Advocates of the Night Tube also emphasise its benefits on the rest of the cultural sector, with theatres and galleries now more able to stay open late if visitors can get home.
The service was expected to launch in September 2015 but suffered repeated delays due to fraught negations between then-Mayor of London Boris Johnson and rail unions.
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He said on Friday that the people using the night tube would include doctors, nurses, security guards, porters and tourists.
