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Liberty line
A single-track shuttle across east London suburbs between Romford and Upminster, with one stop at Emerson Park. It joined the Overground from Greater Anglia in 2015.
2015London Overground since
3Stations
2Trains per hour, all day
189.8 millionJourneys a year, whole Overground network, ORR estimate (2025–26)
Facts
- London Overground since
- 31 May 2015
- Termini
- Romford – Upminster
- Type
- London Overground line
- Depots
- not confirmed
- Operating company
- First Rail London (FirstGroup), for TfL, since 3 May 2026; Arriva Rail London from 2016 to 2026
4 cars, about 281 ft (86 m) · also 5-car trains
Route 3 stations
Schematic, not to scale. Ringed stations are interchanges. Station order from TfL open data.
| Station | Zone | Interchanges |
|---|---|---|
| Romford | 6 | Elizabeth line, National Rail |
| Emerson Park | 6 | |
| Upminster | 6 | District, National Rail |
Stations, zones and interchanges from TfL open data (2026-10-07). National Rail interchanges are listed where TfL groups the stations together.
See the Liberty line on the London map, its stations at their real positions among London’s other lines.
Rolling stock
- Class 710 Aventra since 2019
History 4
- London Overground takes over the line from Greater Anglia.
- TfL announces names and colours for the six Overground lines.
- The Mayor launches the new line names; signs had started changing on 20 November.
- First Rail London takes over running the Overground from Arriva Rail London.
Sources 12
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Show the 12 sources from Transport for London, Office of Rail and Road, FirstGroup
- London Overground line timetables, from 17 May 2026 Transport for London, May 20262 trains an hour (May 2026 timetable)
- Mayor hails transformed services as TfL takes over West Anglia routes Transport for London (press release), 1 June 2015taken over 31 May 2015
- What we do: London Overground Transport for Londonoperator, routes
- The new London Overground lines Transport for London, March 2025the line and its route
- London's Overground lines to be given new names and colours in historic change to capital's transport network Transport for London (press release), 15 February 2024the line's name
- TOC key statistics: London Overground, April 2025 to March 2026 Office of Rail and Road, 6 August 2026the whole Overground: 174 route km, 82 stations managed, 189.8 million journeys, 2025–26
- TfL Colour Standard, issue 11 Transport for London, August 2026line colour
- TfL Unified API: Line Route Sequence Transport for London (Powered by TfL Open Data)station order, zones and interchanges
- Mayor of London officially launches the new London Overground line names and colours Transport for London (press release), 28 November 2024history
- Introduction of new London Overground line names and colours will soon start Transport for London (press release), 19 November 2024history
- First Rail London Limited named as TfL's preferred operator for London Overground Transport for London (press release), 10 December 2025history
- Latest news (3 May 2026: First Rail London begins operating London Overground) FirstGroup, 3 May 2026history
unverified TfL publishes no length for each line
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