Tube Lines
Tube Lines Limited, initially known as 'Infraco JNP', is an asset-management company responsible for the maintenance, renewal and upgrade of the infrastructure, including track, trains, signals, civil work and stations, of three London Underground lines. The company has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL) since May 2010. Tube Lines' headquarters are at 15 Westferry Circus, London.
Tube Lines was established under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme in 2003 to provide maintenance services to the London Underground, together with another company, Metronet. Metronet entered administration in 2008 and was bought by TfL. Tube Lines was also bought by TfL in 2010 following a funding shortfall.
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