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All of London’s tube network is set to get high-speed mobile coverage by the end of 2026

Underground sections of the Circle and District lines now have 4G and 5G for the first time, as well as stations like Euston Square and Cannon Street

Ed Cunningham
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Ed Cunningham
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Commuters with phones at a London Underground station
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TfL’s quest to get high-speed internet coverage on every London tube line and at every station continues. This week the transport operator confirmed that the project has passed another milestone, with more than half of the London Underground’s ‘underground’ stations boasting 4G and 5G.

Now officially 62 of London’s 121 subterranean tube stations have mobile coverage in their ticket halls, corridors and platforms (as well as the entire Elizabeth line, which was fully connected in December 2024). Euston Square, Cannon Street and Battersea Power Station were among the most recent stations to get connected.

4G and 5G has also been turned on for sections of the Circle and District lines for the first time. Two stretches of track on the lines – between Blackfriars and Cannon Street, and Notting Hill Gate and Bayswater – are now live.

London Underground signs for the Circle and District lines
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Elsewhere, TfL says it expects the ‘vast majority’ of the Northern and Metropolitan lines have internet coverage in tunnels by the end of the summer. The entire project – that is, ensuring 4G and 5G at every ‘underground’ tube, DLR, Lizzy line and Overground station and tunnel – is apparently ‘on track’ to be complete by the end of 2026.

The project to deliver high speed mobile connectivity across the TfL network is being undertaken by Boldyn Networks, with help from Three UK, EE, Vodafone, and Virgin Media O2.

Next up to get internet coverage over the coming months are King’s Cross St Pancras, Gloucester Road, Warwick Avenue and Vauxhall stations. More of the Circle and District lines will be connected, as will parts of the Victoria, Jubilee, Bakerloo, and Piccadilly lines that are closer to the surface.

All the London Underground and Elizabeth line stations with high-speed internet (as of January 2026)

  • Central line: Shepherds Bush, Holland Park, Notting Hill Gate (Central line only), Queensway, Lancaster Gate, Marble Arch, Bond Street (Central and Elizabeth line only), Oxford Circus (Central line only), Tottenham Court Road, Holborn, Chancery Lane, St Pauls, Bank (Central line only)
  • Northern line: Hampstead, Belsize Park, Chalk Farm, Highgate, Archway, Tufnell Park, Kentish Town, Camden Town, Mornington Crescent, Euston (Charing Cross Branch), Angel, Warren Street (Northern line only), Goodge Street, Tottenham Court Road, Leicester Square, Charing Cross, Embankment, Kennington, Battersea Power Station, Oval, Stockwell, Clapham North, Clapham Common, Clapham South, Balham, Tooting Bec, Tooting Broadway, Colliers Wood, South Wimbledon
  • 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: Holloway Road, Caledonian Road, Russell Square, Holborn, Covent Garden, Piccadilly Circus, Hyde Park Corner, Green Park (Victoria and Piccadilly line only)
  • Victoria line: Green Park (Victoria and Piccadilly line only, Pimlico, Stockwell
  • Bakerloo line: Piccadilly Circus, Charing Cross, Embankment
  • Circle line: Bayswater, Blackfriars, Mansion House, Cannon Street

Map of high-speed internet coverage on London transport, January 2026

Map of 4G and 5G coverage on London’s tube, January 2026
Image: TfL

So, good news if you hate being uncontactable on the tube! But less-good if you actually quite like the blissful quiet of not having internet below-ground. Well, it’s peaceful unless someone’s playing something annoying out loud – read more about TfL’s campaign to crack down on ‘headphone dodgers’ on London transport here.

🚇 All the upgrades and new services coming to London’s transport network in 2026.

Plus: a huge section of the Northern line is shutting early for four months from this week.

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