Night Tube begins in London after year-long delay

He said that the Night Tube is “absolutely vital” to his plans to support and grow London’s night-time economy, and that he had “made getting the Night Tube up and running a priority”.

Trains will run every 10 minutes through Central London and will be priced at standard off-peak fares, with cards remaining active until 4:29 a.m. the next day.

The service was meant to begin in September 2015, but strikes over pay delayed the start by almost another year, the BBC added.

The night-time service was scheduled to start in September past year but was delayed by a dispute with trade unions over staff conditions and pay.

To ensure trips are safe there will be about 100 British transport police officers on board.

Dominic Price, a partner at estate agent Strutt and Parker, told the Evening Standard: ‘The stops on the end of the Night Tube lines will be of particular appeal to the first-time buyer and the younger demographic who enjoy London’s nightlife and will like not having to spend a fortune on taxis late at night.

Advocates of the Night Tube also emphasise its benefits on the rest of the cultural sector, with theatres and galleries now able to stay open late if visitors can get home.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who took the first night Tube from Brixton, said you could feel “the buzz” as he met passengers.

“I’m really pleased that 100 days or so after becoming the mayor we’ve got that right”, Khan said.

Serena Hui, Hong Kong-based teacher who did her undergraduate degree in London, welcomed the new London tube services. The London Underground introduced limited overnight serv.

All-night services also started on parts of the Central line, where previously some passengers had to get their last train before midnight, while t he Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines will follow in the autumn.

The services are expected to add £6.4bn to the London economy by 2030, creating 500,000 jobs, TfL said.