LU/Elizabeth Line 4G update

[700007]

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Is it just Clapham South? I can test the other stations when I go home later.

By the looks of it, just Clapham South Station but not the tunnels either side. Clapham Common went live earlier in the summer.

None of the other stations down the Morden branch (other than Morden, for obvious reasons) have signal from what I can see as it stands?

 

[androom8]

At Piccadilly Circus, the Piccadilly platforms went live around the summer, and now the Bakerloo platforms are live too. But there is no coverage in the Bakerloo tunnels at all.

 

[announcements]

It is frustrating having no signal on section of the Jubilee line between Westminster and Finchley Road - you'd have thought they'd have prioritised that so it was seamless across the whole line, then that's a whole line ticked off.

 

[mrmartin]

Honestly at this rate it's going to take until 2030+ to complete the network!

 

[JonnyM]

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By the looks of it, just Clapham South Station but not the tunnels either side. Clapham Common went live earlier in the summer.

None of the other stations down the Morden branch (other than Morden, for obvious reasons) have signal from what I can see as it stands?

Yes, just Clapham Common and Clapham South at the moment.

Honestly at this rate it's going to take until 2030+ to complete the network!

Which, when you think about it, will be halfway (or more than halfway) through the 20 year concession Boldyn have with TfL

 

[mrmartin]

Hmm that is an interesting point. Do you think the concession started then or when the network is fully live?

 

[JonnyM]

Hmm that is an interesting point. Do you think the concession started then or when the network is fully live?

On the TfL website it states that the consession ends in 2041 so I assume it started in 2021.

 

[mrmartin]

Quite a comprehensive update here:

Mobile phone coverage in the Elizabeth line tunnels has been completed

The Elizabeth line now has mobile phone coverage throughout the tunnelled sections, and coverage will go live on other parts of the London Underground shortly.

www.ianvisits.co.uk

Main points as far as I can see is that the entire "southern" northern line to Morden will be switched on very soon and has all the kit installed.

First mention of kings X to moorgate on bank branch by early 2025.

Anyway seems like a lot going on but who knows how quickly any of this will actually happen.

 

[Mojo]

Quite a comprehensive update here:

Mobile phone coverage in the Elizabeth line tunnels has been completed

The Elizabeth line now has mobile phone coverage throughout the tunnelled sections, and coverage will go live on other parts of the London Underground shortly.

www.ianvisits.co.uk

Main points as far as I can see is that the entire "southern" northern line to Morden will be switched on very soon and has all the kit installed.

First mention of kings X to moorgate on bank branch by early 2025.

Anyway seems like a lot going on but who knows how quickly any of this will actually happen.

I still don’t understand that map, Euston to Kings + on the Victoria line was activated ages ago, but it still hasn’t been shown as highlighted on the map for the last several iterations.

The sections of the Victoria line that are covered, also are only avaliable on o2 (and someone else also reported Three mobile for anyone crazy enough to use that network in London).

 

[DC1989]

Is the district line planned to get? It never seems to be mentioned

 

[Blindtraveler]

I should imagine that the district line will be low priority

 

[bicbasher]

On that ianvisits article, it also mentions the Windrush core section being part of the upgrade, which seems to be a higher priority than the SSL lines.

 

[kacper]

I still don’t understand that map, Euston to Kings + on the Victoria line was activated ages ago, but it still hasn’t been shown as highlighted on the map for the last several iterations.

The sections of the Victoria line that are covered, also are only avaliable on o2 (and someone else also reported Three mobile for anyone crazy enough to use that network in London).

Doesn't work on Vodafone, but works on EE. I take it that it needs to be enabled for every network to count on the map

 

[bicbasher]

EE worked for me on the Victoria line between Oxford Circus and the tunnels outside Green Park a couple of weeks back.

 

[Mojo]

Doesn't work on Vodafone, but works on EE. I take it that it needs to be enabled for every network to count on the map

But Green Park to Euston isn’t on Vodafone but has been on the map for ages.

 

[pbin]

The map hasn’t been indicative of what is live for all networks. There have been multiple instances where this has been the case.

 

[CC100]

Doesn't work on Vodafone, but works on EE. I take it that it needs to be enabled for every network to count on the map

The Victoria line section is shown as live, but doesn't work on Vodafone. Also the section from Leicester Sq to Embankment is shown live, but also does not work on Vodafone.

 

[700007]

Looks like London Bridge Northern line might go live imminently. Signal is there for calls and texts but 4G/5G data provision is not but I imagine that will change in the next couple of days, I'd hope.

Any updates anywhere else?

 

[mrmartin]

Mobile phone coverage expanded southwards on the Northern line

Following the latest expansion of coverage on the Underground, more of the bottom of the Northern line is getting mobile phone coverage in the tunnels.

www.ianvisits.co.uk

Don't know if this actually news - think i've seen that map before, but thought I'd post it here anyway.

 

[MrJeeves]

Mobile phone coverage expanded southwards on the Northern line

Following the latest expansion of coverage on the Underground, more of the bottom of the Northern line is getting mobile phone coverage in the tunnels.

www.ianvisits.co.uk

Don't know if this actually news - think i've seen that map before, but thought I'd post it here anyway.

I think this latest version is new.

Amusing seeing the sections that were "live by end of Summer 2024" which are now just... not highlighted at all on the map!

 

[James H]

Today the TfL website was updated to delete the sentence "The first tunnelled sections of the Bakerloo lines will get coverage by the end of 2024."

 

[announcements]

Oval was live for me the other day - just Oval, no stations either side.

 

[700007]

Oval was live for me the other day - just Oval, no stations either side.

Didn't seem to work for me (I am on O2)

But that said seems Clapham North and the tunnel through to Clapham Common has gone live this morning.

 

[announcements]

Re: Oval, I'm Vodafone so must be yet another discrepancy between operators. At least we can both say we have CN-CC in common across O2 and Vodafone!

 

[James H]

There seemed to be signs of life (but no actual signal) on the Charing Cross branch north of Kennington last week (on O2)

 

[700007]

Re: Oval, I'm Vodafone so must be yet another discrepancy between operators. At least we can both say we have CN-CC in common across O2 and Vodafone!

I have been informed it's apparently Clapham North through to Balham that has gone live this morning. With you receiving Oval I assume that leg in the middle must not be far off.

 

[mrmartin]

Another 2 months goes with very little happening! I tried looking at some tfl board minutes but very light on detail.

 

[JonnyM]

Another 2 months goes with very little happening! I tried looking at some tfl board minutes but very light on detail.

Indeed, although very briefly (and mysteriously) the webpage on the TfL website was updated last week to state that it was live between Kennington and Clapham South. However, this disappeared within a day so maybe someone at TfL jumped the gun a bit.

On a different, but maybe related matter, does anyone know what these are in the attached picture? They seem to be appearing at platforms along the Central line, this picture I took at Lancaster Gate.

 

[kevin_roche]

Indeed, although very briefly (and mysteriously) the webpage on the TfL website was updated last week to state that it was live between Kennington and Clapham South. However, this disappeared within a day so maybe someone at TfL jumped the gun a bit.

On a different, but maybe related matter, does anyone know what these are in the attached picture? They seem to be appearing at platforms along the Central line, this picture I took at Lancaster Gate.
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They are about the right size for 5G Phone or WiFi Antennas

 

[James H]

Can confirm there is now signal on the platforms at Kennington (was last there a week ago) - posting this now using the signal.