London Overground
suburban rail network in Greater London and Hertfordshire
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Summary
London Overground is a commuter rail network[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of commuter rail network entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,226 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: International Suburban Rail Benchmarking Group[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Greater London[4], Hertfordshire[5]
- Country: United Kingdom[6]
- Instance of: train and rail category[7]
- Owned by: TfL[8]
- Operator: London Overground Rail Operations Limited[9]
- Part of: TfL[10], National Rail[11]
- Commons category: London Overground[12]
- SRGB color hex triplet: E87722[13]
- Has part(s): North London line[14], West London Line[15], East London Line[16], South London Line[17], Watford DC Line[18], Gospel Oak to Barking Line[19], Lea Valley Lines[20], Liberty line[21], Chingford branch line[22], Highbury & Islington to West Croydon[23], Dalston Junction to New Cross[24], Dalston Junction to Clapham Junction[25], Dalston Junction to Battersea Park[26], Highbury & Islington to Crystal Palace[27]
- Official website: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/london-overground/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:London Overground[29]
- Track gauge: standard-gauge railway[30]
- Official name: London Overground[31]
- Date of official opening: November 11, 2007[32]
- Different from: London Underground[33]
- Has list: list of London Overground stations[34]
- Vehicle normally used: British Rail Class 172[35], British Rail Class 315[36], British Rail Class 317[37], British Rail Class 378[38]
- Route diagram template: Template:Overground RDT[39]
- State of use: in use[40]
- WordLift URL: http://data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/london-overground[41]
Why It Matters
London Overground has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]