The London Tube line known as “The Drain” is to resume full weekday services for the first time since the pandemic started.

The Waterloo and City line – which serves only Waterloo station and Bank – was closed in March 2020.

Peak weekday services began again in June as people started getting back to offices, but there were no off-peak trains.

Transport for London (TfL) said the full service would begin on 22 November so it’s easier for people to stagger journeys and to support flexible working.

However, Saturday services won’t be back “for the foreseeable future”, TfL added.

The number of London Underground weekday passengers is still only about 60% of pre-pandemic levels.

Mayor Sadiq Khan said the line provided “a vital link to the City” and the full service returning was a “big boost for the capital’s economy”.

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Waterloo and City is the shortest on the network at only 1.47 miles and takes only four minutes to travel.

It’s also the least used but many workers rely on it to shuttle them to their offices in the financial district.

Night Tube services are also coming back next month – but only on two lines initially.

TfL said a few weeks ago that services on the Central and Victoria lines would resume on 27 November, with more hoped to follow “as soon as possible”.

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