London Overground's map gets colorful to celebrate history and culture.

The London Tube map is as iconic as red buses and black cabs in London. Recently, the map has been confusing due to the addition of the London Overground, a series of orange train lines.

London's Mayor, Sadiq Khan, aims to clear up the confusion by renaming and recoloring these Overground lines. This change aims to make navigating the city easier for its residents and visitors.

The new names and colors for the Overground lines are meant to celebrate London's local history and culture. For example, the Lioness line honors the England women’s soccer team and the Mildmay line commemorates a hospital important in the early fight against HIV/Aids.

Other lines like the Windrush, Weaver, Suffragette, and Liberty celebrate various aspects of London's history, from its Black communities to the suffragette movement. Each line's color and name aim to reflect the community and history it represents.

The changes to the Tube map, set to be completed by the end of the year, have sparked controversy over the cost and method of funding. Detractors argue the naming rights could have been sold to sponsors to fund transport upgrades, while others criticize the disruption caused by temporary name changes for sponsorship deals.