First TfL Elizabeth line tunnels get 4G and 5G mobile coverage

Customers travelling between Liverpool Street and Paddington can now access high speed 4G and 5G mobile coverage while travelling in the tunnels.

It follows on from all Elizabeth line stations getting mobile coverage earlier this year.

TfL says further tunnelled sections to Whitechapel, Canary Wharf and Woolwich will be connected in the coming weeks, with the whole line will have mobile coverage “by the end of summer”.

Additionally a total of 36 Tube stations also have 4G and 5G – with more coverage being added by the week in the Underground’s tunnels.

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Recently, Hyde Park Corner and Russell Square stations on the Piccadilly line started to receive coverage and further sections of the Northern line, Bakerloo line, Piccadilly line and Victoria line are anticipated to go live in the coming month.

All four mobile network operators - Three UK, EE, Vodafone, and Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) - are taking part in the rollout.

The project, implemented by Boldyn Networks, is part of a wider plan to introduce 4G and 5G mobile coverage across the whole Tube, DLR and Elizabeth line network, as well as between Highbury and Islington and New Cross on the London Overground.

London’s Transport Commissioner, Andy Lord, said: “It’s wonderful to see our programme to introduce high-speed mobile coverage now benefiting customers on the Elizabeth line, the newest part of London’s historic underground network of stations and tunnels.

“This key step in bringing better connectivity to London’s underground stations and tunnels will allow more people travelling around the capital to keep in touch, share photos and make the most of the city, especially as we start to enjoy the summer.”

Billy D’Arcy, chief executive of UK & Ireland at Boldyn Networks, said: “Following the success of all underground Elizabeth line stations being connected, we’re delighted that TfL customers are now starting to enjoy 4G and 5G coverage in the tunnels.”

List of latest Underground stations where mobile coverage is now available: 

Central line - Holland Park, Notting Hill Gate, Queensway, Lancaster Gate, Marble Arch, Bond Street (Central and Elizabeth line only) Oxford Circus (Central line only), Tottenham Court Road, Holborn (Central line only), Chancery Lane, St Pauls, Bank (Central line only)

Northern line – Hampstead, Belsize Park, Chalk Farm, Highgate, Archway, Tufnell Park, Kentish Town (station closed from 26 June 2023 due to engineering works, but 4G will still be provided to platforms for passing trains), Camden Town, Mornington Crescent, Euston (Charing Cross Branch), Warren Street (Northern line only), Goodge Street, Tottenham Court Road, Clapham Common

Elizabeth line - Paddington, Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon, Liverpool Street (Elizabeth line only), Whitechapel, Canary Wharf, Woolwich

Jubilee line - Westminster, Waterloo (Jubilee line only) Southwark, London Bridge (Jubilee line only), Bermondsey, Canada Water, Canary Wharf, North Greenwich

Piccadilly line – Russell Square, Covent Garden, Hyde Park Corner