Andy Byford
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 59 |
| Born | Isle Of Sheppey |
| United Kingdom | |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Alison Byford |
| Residence | New York |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Date of birth | January 1,1965 |
| Spouse | Alison Byford |
| Education | IUT des Pays de l'Adour |
| University of London | |
| University of Leicester | |
| Previous position | Commissioner of Transport for London (2020–2022) |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2098112 |
Andy Byford Life story
Andy Byford is a British transport executive who has held several management-level positions in transport authorities around the world, such as the Toronto Transit Commission, New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Transport of London.
Elizabeth line: Bond Street station gets opening date
... Andy Byford, London s transport commissioner, said it will be the " jewel in the crown of the West End s transport provision"...
TfL: London transport chief Andy Byford to leave role
...London s transport commissioner Andy Byford is to stand down...
Transport bosses warn mourners of London queues
... Andy Byford, the commissioner of TfL, told the BBC on Friday that the biggest challenge was yet to come...
Mourners set to create 'unprecedented' demand for travel in London
... Andy Byford, TfL s transport commissioner, said that while a normal services were scheduled, " there may be short notice changes and diversions as a result of the large number of people travelling and necessary road closures"...
Queen Elizabeth II: Trains to London likely to be 'extremely busy'
... " We are working with our partners to keep our city moving smoothly and to ensure that everyone who is planning to attend the memorial events can do so safely, " said Andy Byford, London s transport commissioner...
Elizabeth line: Bond Street station gets opening date
The opening date for the Elizabeth line at Bond Street station has been revealed.
The Central London station will begin taking passengers from 24 October, subject to final approvals, Transport for London (TfL) said.
It will provide a new link to The West End with entrances at Hanover Square and Davies Street.
It will also relieve congestion at Oxford Circus station and make the area more accessible with step-free access.
Train services will run every Five Minutes to begin with and The Station will be able to accommodate nearly 140,000 people A Day , contributing to an overall station capacity of 225,000 across the Jubilee, Central and Elizabeth lines.
There will be no service on Sunday 30 October. But from Sunday 6 November trains will run every three to Four Minutes , Seven Days a week.
From That date passengers heading for The West End from Heathrow, Reading and Shenfield will be able to get a direct train to Bond Street without having to change at Paddington or Liverpool Street.
Andy Byford , London's transport commissioner, said it will be the " jewel in The Crown of The West End's transport provision".
He added: " It is truly spectacular and will provide a highly significant new link to one of the busiest shopping districts in the UK, enabling even further connectivity to jobs and leisure for people across London and The South east. "
The Station will contain two ticket halls and lifts to allow step-free access.
The Station 's Hanover Square entrance leads into Medici Courtyard which will become The First public courtyard to open in Mayfair for More Than a century, TfL said.
The Line - which was named in Queen Elizabeth Ii 's honour - was visited by the late sovereign in 2016 and again in May where she to mark its opening.
Transport minister Katherine Fletcher said That since The Line opened there had been More Than 11 million journey and 55,000 jobs created.
AnalysisBBC London's transport correspondent Tom EdwardsBond Street Crossrail station has been a real problem and plagued with delays but now we have an opening date.
Transport for London said it would open in the autumn and 24 October qualifies as That . Finally all the stations will be open.
Certainly businesses in The West End will welcome The News . They have struggled through the pandemic and now with the cost of living Crisis - and what they badly need is footfall.
The Final stage of the opening of the Elizabeth Line is yet to happen - That will be when it opens for end to end Running - and That will come next year.
Very late and over budget but then The Project will finally be complete.
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