East London Line

My post of 26 February indicated a likely June opening for the new East London Line. Local press coverage more recently has indicated May 23^rd. Walking past the new Dalston station last week, and seeing the barriers open, I asked at the ticket office and got a rather hesitant “May 23^rd…but it might be a few days earlier…”

I couldn’t tie them down any more exactly on when, nor as to why the hesitation.

The answer came today: Boris Johnson opened the line this morning, and immediately caused a political rumpus, or as The Times called it: Electioneering row as Boris Johnson opens East London Line at ceremony. Read it here.

(Don’t doubt that he knew what he was doing).