Waterloo & City line to reopen after 14 months

London Underground is gearing up for the return of 1000’s of Metropolis personnel by reopening of “The Drain” concerning Waterloo and Lender stations.

The Waterloo & Metropolis line, which has been shut for 14 months, will reopen on June 21, Transport for London claimed.

It issued the statement right before Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned of “disruption” to the reopening of the economy in mild of new strains of Covid-19.

The line was opened in 1898 and grew to become acknowledged for very long queues at the country’s busiest overland train station.

It carries 15m passengers on a yearly basis and is the second busiest soon after the Victoria line.

Tube bosses are to place on an further peak providers to cater for bankers, attorneys and accountants that are unable to regulate their operating hrs.

Catherine McGuinness, plan chief for the Metropolis of London Company, claimed: “The reopening of the historic Waterloo & Metropolis line is essential to the Sq. Mile’s recovery.”

In the meantime, rail companies will add 2,five hundred additional day by day providers from Sunday.