10 ways the Night Tube will improve your weekend
It's finally here
9 Your journey home will be so much more entertaining
Night Buses are generally shit, right? They're almost like a morgue on wheels, gloomy and depressing and about as exciting as an episode of Countdown. The only difference is the cogs in your brain actually get to work when watching the show, whereas travelling on your ones through the city at night or in the wee hours of the AM is utterly mind-numbing and dull.
The Night Tube won't just make getting home so much easier, it'll bring a whole load of joy to that trip from A to B. Forget the awkward stares or attempts to dodge eye contact like during the day, you'll probably be best mates with everyone on your carriage by the time you've reached your destination. Cue party trains!
10 You'll finally be living in a 24-hour city
The Night Tube will finally turn London into a proper 24-hour city. We’ve been jealous of other European capitals for so long and now one of the greatest cities in the world has got what it deserves. The possibility for fun at weekends is endless.
Although the Night Tube was launched while Boris Johnson was Mayor of London, it’s Sadiq Kahn who gets to open it. The Labour politician has said he’ll fight for nightlife in the city, so the opening of the service this Friday marks the first step of that campaign. With clubs closing every month, we’ll be closely watching his next move.
Seb Wheeler and Dave Turner are delighted that they'll never have to catch three Night Buses home again
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