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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p class="note">Main articles: <a href="/facts/North_London_line/HUKb6qBX">North London line</a> and <a href="/facts/West_London_line/k8SRAX8w">West London line</a></p> <h3>Renaming</h3> <p>The name proposed for this service in 2015 was the 'North London line'.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> In 2021, <a href="/facts/Sadiq_Khan/9Q4mUmcc">Sadiq Khan</a> announced that if re-elected as <a href="/facts/Mayor_of_London/xg3319oh">Mayor of London</a>, he would give the six services operated by London Overground unique names that would reflect London's diversity, working with his <a href="/facts/Commission_for_Diversity_in_the_Public_Realm/9CkRaty8">Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> In July 2023, TfL announced that it would be giving each of the six London Overground services unique names by the end of 2024.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> In February 2024, it was confirmed that the service from Stratford on the <a href="/facts/North_London_line/HUKb6qBX">North London</a> and <a href="/facts/West_London_line/k8SRAX8w">West London</a> railway lines would be named the <i>Mildmay line</i> and would be coloured sky blue on the updated network map.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="services">Services</h2> <p>As of November 2024<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mildmay_line&action=edit">[update]</a>, the typical off-peak service pattern is:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="3">Mildmay line</th></tr><tr><th>Route</th><th>Trains per hour</th><th>Calling at</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Richmond_station_(London)/ILXGAkNt">Richmond</a> to <a href="/facts/Stratford_station/nlQlcSMy">Stratford</a></td><td>4</td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Kew_Gardens_station_(London)/ytIyWLIf">Kew Gardens</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Gunnersbury_station/W9KR8qQ1">Gunnersbury</a>, <a href="/facts/South_Acton_railway_station_(England)/LQLAl0Yh">South Acton</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Acton_Central_railway_station/s9Xpcx28">Acton Central</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Willesden_Junction_station/mlrukAgK">Willesden Junction</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Kensal_Rise_railway_station/8FTcgnJT">Kensal Rise</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Brondesbury_Park_railway_station/mjpbLa8w">Brondesbury Park</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Brondesbury_railway_station/ysRuLq1j">Brondesbury</a></li><li><a href="/facts/West_Hampstead_railway_station/Tz9Xam5l">West Hampstead</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Finchley_Road_%2526_Frognal_railway_station/DI7edWqv">Finchley Road & Frognal</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Hampstead_Heath_railway_station/w3Yw3jHN">Hampstead Heath</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Gospel_Oak_railway_station/AQcrbHek">Gospel Oak</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Kentish_Town_West_railway_station/pwVncxXy">Kentish Town West</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Camden_Road_railway_station/NHu24NM3">Camden Road</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Caledonian_Road_%2526_Barnsbury_railway_station/kd7cVHFH">Caledonian Road & Barnsbury</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Highbury_%2526_Islington_station/6cGGBbQT">Highbury & Islington</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Canonbury_railway_station/kleGjo4o">Canonbury</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Dalston_Kingsland_railway_station/wLsrdMl6">Dalston Kingsland</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Hackney_Central_railway_station/Ev5PGyGA">Hackney Central</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Homerton_railway_station/9GtssVmz">Homerton</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Hackney_Wick_railway_station/3CPb7nJa">Hackney Wick</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Clapham_Junction_railway_station/jvSgvmpt">Clapham Junction</a> to Stratford</td><td>4</td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Imperial_Wharf_railway_station/uXgbHjGL">Imperial Wharf</a></li><li><a href="/facts/West_Brompton_station/0fyxu43c">West Brompton</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Kensington_(Olympia)_station/QxKwJXsW">Kensington (Olympia)</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Shepherd%2527s_Bush_railway_station/FPQKVfnt">Shepherd's Bush</a></li><li>Willesden Junction</li><li>Kensal Rise</li><li>Brondesbury Park</li><li>Brondesbury</li><li>West Hampstead</li><li>Finchley Road & Frognal</li><li>Hampstead Heath</li><li>Gospel Oak</li><li>Kentish Town West</li><li>Camden Road</li><li>Caledonian Road & Barnsbury</li><li>Highbury & Islington</li><li>Canonbury</li><li>Dalston Kingsland</li><li>Hackney Central</li><li>Homerton</li><li>Hackney Wick</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the official Mildmay line timetable, the passenger train service run by <a href="/facts/Southern_(Govia_Thameslink_Railway)/2rKMwkyT">Southern</a> between <a href="/facts/East_Croydon_station/S0Drp7et">East Croydon</a> and <a href="/facts/Watford_Junction_station/Up9rD2S5">Watford Junction</a> is indicated. This service shares infrastructure with Mildmay line trains between Clapham Junction and Shepherd's Bush stations, after which they join the <a href="/facts/West_Coast_Main_Line/sa9gUhtH">West Coast Main Line</a> en route to Watford Junction. This service operates at a frequency of one train per hour. </p> <h2 id="route-map">Route map</h2> London Overground network <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Lydall, Ross (20 November 2024). "London Overground: New names and colours to be revealed at stations today after £6.3million rebrand". London Standard. Retrieved 20 November 2024. <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/london-overground-new-line-names-colours-stations-tfl-b1194893.html" target="_blank">https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/london-overground-new-line-names-colours-stations-tfl-b1194893.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"London Overground timetables". London: Transport for London. Retrieved 20 November 2024. <a href="https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/london-overground/london-overground-timetables" target="_blank">https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/london-overground/london-overground-timetables</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>London Overground: New names for its six lines revealed, BBC News, 15 February 2024 <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68296483" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68296483</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Davies, Rachael (15 February 2024). "These are what the Overground lines were nearly named in 2015: what do you think?". The Standard. Retrieved 23 November 2024. <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/overground-lines-names-2015-changes-east-london-lea-valley-line-b1139344.html" target="_blank">https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/overground-lines-names-2015-changes-east-london-lea-valley-line-b1139344.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Dispatch, Enfield (24 August 2023). "London Overground passengers invited to help give each line a unique name". Enfield Dispatch. Retrieved 23 November 2024. <a href="https://enfielddispatch.co.uk/london-overground-passengers-invited-to-help-give-each-line-a-unique-name/" target="_blank">https://enfielddispatch.co.uk/london-overground-passengers-invited-to-help-give-each-line-a-unique-name/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Naming London Overground lines". Transport for London. Retrieved 11 February 2024. <a href="https://www.tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/naming-overground" target="_blank">https://www.tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/naming-overground</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"London Overground lines to be given unique names". BBC News. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-66609039" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-66609039</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>London Overground: New names for its six lines revealed, BBC News, 15 February 2024 <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68296483" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68296483</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"London Overground timetables". London: Transport for London. Retrieved 20 November 2024. <a href="https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/london-overground/london-overground-timetables" target="_blank">https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/london-overground/london-overground-timetables</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>