Tube Lines
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | 07/02/2000 |
| Headquarters | 15 Westferry Circus, London, United Kingdom |
| Website | tubelines.com |
Tube Lines Limited is a private company, responsible for the maintenance, renewal and upgrade of the infrastructure, including track, trains, signals, civil work and stations, on three London Underground lines. It is a consortium of Amey (a subsidiary of Grupo Ferrovial) and Bechtel and its main headquarters is 15 Westferry Circus.
Since January 2003 the London Underground has been operated as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), where the infrastructure is maintained by private companies but it is owned and operated by Transport for London (TfL). Tube Lines has a 30-year contract for the following lines:
Tube Lines was responsible for over 200 miles of track, 255 trains, 100 stations, and over 2,500 bridges, lifts and escalators spread across these three lines.
