Elizabeth line: Four TfL stations including Liverpool Street and Bond Street get mobile coverage

High-speed mobile coverage is now available at four of the busiest Elizabeth line stations, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.

The platforms, escalators and ticket halls at Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon and Liverpool Street all now have 4G coverage – with more stations connected in the coming months.

This is part of a rollout, which has already delivered 4G on sections of the Jubilee, Northern and Central lines.

The introduction at Tottenham Court Road means that the whole station now has mobile coverage.

At Bond Street, work to expand coverage to the Central line and then to the Jubilee line will take place throughout 2024.

TfL says by the end of spring 2024, the whole of the 73 miles of the Elizabeth line will have mobile coverage.

Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, said: “The new mobile coverage at these stations will be a major boost for those travelling around London – connecting key business centres and some of the popular parts of Central London and the West End.

“ Growing numbers of underground Tube stations now have 4G and 5G services, with many more to come as we continue to build a better London for everyone."

Andy Lord, London’s Transport Commissioner, said: “I’m delighted that the first stations on the Elizabeth line now have high-quality mobile coverage. This is a vital project for London, allowing customers to be more connected underground and get the latest travel information and news, as well as stay in contact with work, friends and families while travelling on our network.”

TfL said its engineers will be working closely with Boldyn Networks, the organisation rolling out mobile coverage on the London Underground, over Christmas and throughout 2024 to expand coverage to more stations and tunnels across London.

All four mobile network operators - Three UK, EE, Vodafone, and Virgin Media O2 - are taking part in the rollout.

In recent months, further sections of the Tube have been provided with 4G and 5G coverage, which is now available between Holland Park and Queensway as well as between Bond Street and Chancery Lane on the Central line and also between Belsize Park, Archway and Tottenham Court Road on the Northern line. 

Currently around 20% of Tube stations with platforms that are underground, and therefore usually unable to get a mobile signal, now have mobile coverage. When combined with sections of the Tube which are above ground, this means that around two thirds of the whole network has mobile coverage.

TfL said by the end of spring 2024, the first stations on the Bakerloo, Victoria and Piccadilly line will have mobile coverage in stations and within tunnels in central London.

It will mean that around 40 stations with platforms that are underground, and therefore usually unable to get a mobile signal, as well as connecting tunnels, will have mobile coverage.

Boldyn Networks is progressing work to bring mobile coverage to the southern end of the Northern line, with the first sections going live next summer.