Map reveals list of all new London Overground line names and colours

An Overground train leaving Bethnal Green station on the rebranded Weaver line (Picture: Tom Spender/Shutterstock)

A new era has dawned for the London Overground – each line will now have a distinct colour and name as part of a £6,300,000 upgrade.

London Overground has long been overshadowed by the famous Underground which has long boasted named lines shown in recognisable colours on the iconic Tube map.

Whether you have a love or hate relationship with your local Tube line, at least it has stood out from the others – unlike the all-orange Overground lines.

That has changed today after the individual Overground names and colours were officially introduced for each line on the TfL network after the announcement earlier in the year.

TfL said it will update 6,000 station direction signs along with maps, digital screens and online journey planners.

Here are all the new names and colours as part of the £6,300,000 upgrade.

What are the new London Overground line names and colours?

Map shows the new colours of the Overground lines (Picture: TfL)

The six new line names that made the cut are Lioness, Mildmay, Windrush, Weaver, Suffragette and Liberty.

They have not been just pulled out of a hat – TfL said it involved stakeholders, customers, staff, historians, industry experts and communities in the naming process.

The transport authority said they were chosen to honour and celebrate different aspects of London’s history and culture.

With an estimated price tag of £6,300,000, the costs will reportedly be paid out of the London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s Greater London Authority budget.

Here are each of the colours.

Lioness – yellow parallel lines

Mildmay – blue parallel lines

Windrush – red parallel lines

Weaver – maroon parallel lines

Suffragette – green parallel lines

Liberty – grey parallel lines

However, it will take a while longer until the new names and colour appear on all Tube maps and announcements due to financial constraints, TfL said.

What has been said about the Overground revamp?

The current Overground system of stations has ballooned to 130 locations after an initial four suburban rail lines the TfL took over in 2007.

It has been described as a ‘mass of orange spaghetti’ on maps by passengers.

Andy Lord, London’s transport commissioner, said: ‘This is an exciting step as millions of customer journeys on the London Overground will be transformed by making it simpler to navigate.

‘Individual line colours and names have helped customers navigate the Tube for more than 100 years, so we wanted to take a similar approach on the London Overground.

‘These changes will help improve customer confidence when travelling and encourage more to use our services.’

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