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Map: London’s new overnight subway service

London just revealed its overnight Tube service. The city joins Copenhagen, New York City, Chicago, Stockholm, Berlin, Vienna, and Sydney in its nighttime subway offering, according to Quartz. The interestingly named "Night Tube" has its own map:

London Night Tube Map, 2015. (Transport for London)

What comes with expanded service? New options to catch flights out of Heathrow Airport, the inevitable ire of locals uninterested in busier local stops, and hopefully more jobs and commerce. London's impact study estimates about 1,965 permanent jobs will come out of the expansion, about 1,700 of which are created by private businesses that could offer later drinks, earlier breakfasts, and longer live shows.

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