[POST UPDATED - see EDIT: 18 SEPT 2024 added below]:
Dear Open Data users,
As you may already be aware - details about London Overground’s new look were publicly released by TfL this morning. These changes are expected to be introduced across the London Overground network in Autumn 2024.
Please also see Made by TfL Blog post covering this.
Obviously this will significantly impact TfL Open Data users, and your apps/digital products which cover the London Overground network.
To provide some reassurance, we will be in touch over the next few weeks with information about design specifications + other guidelines, and more details on how we will be managing the changes to our open data that support this.
We have recently created a [London Overground lines blog (London Overground lines – TfL Digital) providing digital standards guidance for suppliers and third party developers, who will need to adapt their apps/websites/digital displays to reflect the changes by end of September 2024.
Two sample data files are available which provide examples of the current and proposed responses for the api.tfl.gov.uk/line/mode/overground API call:**
1. OvergroundLines_Current.json (944 Bytes) - example of the CURRENT response;
2. OvergroundLines_Proposed.json (4.3 KB) - example of the PROPOSED (post-change) response.
EDIT - 18 Sept 2024:
We have decided to delay launching the new London Overground line names. Our plan had always been to switch over to the names, across all of our customer channels, in as short a time as possible to ensure consistency, minimise any customer confusion and help all of our frontline staff.
The recent TfL cyber incident had meant the technical team working on this project had to be diverted to other urgent work and have not been able to complete the final phase of the technical changes.
I know how hard you’ve all worked to get the project to this point and the efforts that have gone in to ensure we were ready to go live.
Once we can restart the technical development, we will let you know. We haven’t set a new go-live date yet, but we will give you plenty of notice so not to compromise on customers experience and to support you in your role.
This remains an incredibly important project for TfL, and we appreciate your on-going support.
We will be in touch with more detailed information regarding the go-live timeframes in due course.
Thank you for your continued support in delivering this project.
If you have any concerns or questions relating to this, please add a comment to this post.
Many thanks
TfL Open Data team
