Londoners report 130 hours lost to District Line delays
Commuters on London's District line have reported losing over 130 hours to service delays and poor infrastructure. Campaigners are calling for improvements, citing negative impacts on employment and daily life, while Transport for London claims recent investments are beginning to show results.
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Image source, Getty Images Image caption, District line passengers have been logging delays on a website created by campaigners
Commuters on London's District line have reported losing more than 130 hours to delays and poor service, according to campaigners.
Since the Fix the District campaign's website launched in February, commuters have been logging their negative experiences on the Tube line.
Passengers on the Wimbledon to East Putney stretch have said the issues on the line were causing people to change jobs to avoid having to use it, and that infrequent services and regular signalling problems at stations had become an everyday frustration, campaigners told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS). , external
Transport for London (TfL) said it had invested about £500,000 to improve the signalling infrastructure.
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