Tube to get full mobile network by end of 2024, says London mayor

Sadiq Khan says work will begin soon on connecting busiest underground stations for end of next year

London underground passengers will soon be able to use their phones in the depths of every tube station and tunnel, the mayor has pledged, with mobile coverage throughout the network by the end of 2024.

Transport for London (TfL) said work to prepare some of the capital's busiest stations, including Oxford Circus, Tottenham Court Road and Bank, would begin soon, and they would be among the first fully connected stations by the end of next year.