The night tube is to reopen but not for the Northern line

The Night Tube service is to reopen but not for the Northern Line.

Following an intense campaign to improve women's safety in London, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan confirmed Night Tube services will return in November but only for two of the five London Underground lines which it ran on before the pandemic.

Nearly 150,000 people signed a petition demanding the Night Tube reopen in the wake of the murders of Sarah Everard, who was kidnapped walking home from a friend's house in Clapham, and Sabrina Nessa, in order that women have safer ways to get home during dark winter months.

But in a blow for Clapham, Mr Khan said services between 01:00 and 05:30 on Fridays and Saturdays will only begin on the Central and Victoria lines from November 27.

The Northern, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines Night Tube services which were also postponed when lockdown began last year will not resume.

Conservative London Assembly Member Emma Best said: "The Night Tube provides not only a safe route home but a safe haven for women and girls at night. And it's essential for shift workers and the vulnerable.

"One or two lines will open before Christmas, but that isn't good enough."

Mr Khan said the service will "make a huge difference to people travelling around our city at night".

"I know how important this is to London's thriving night time economy, to London's recovery and to the confidence and safety of everyone travelling home at night, particularly women and girls," he added.

"I am determined to make our city as safe as possible for all Londoners."

Mr Khan said the Central and Victoria lines were selected "because they're the busiest" and "people have more confidence using the busiest lines".

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