The imminent introduction of London’s night tube services this weekend will be complemented by the addition of eight new round-the-clock bus services.

Each service will run every 30 minutes through Friday and Saturday nights, except the W7, which operates every 20 minutes. The move now means there are 73 24-hour bus routes running in the capital.

London mayor Sadiq Khan said that the non-stop bus routes “will go hand-in-hand with the night tube,” which he believes will transform the capital, reaping economic and social benefits.

Mike Weston, Transport for London’s director of buses, added that the new night time services will “enable customers to make the most of London at night and will in turn help to boost the Capital's vibrant and growing night-time economy”.

The night tube services will begin on the Central and Victoria lines at the same time, these bus routes will commence 24-hour operation: 34 (Barnet Church to Walthamstow Central), 123 (Ilford High Road to Wood Green), 145 (Leytonstone to Dagenham), 158 (Stratford to Chingford Mount), 296 (Ilford Broadway to Romford), E1 (Greenford Broadway to Ealing Broadway), W3 (Finsbury Park to Northumberland Park) and W7 (Finsbury Park to Muswell Hill Broadway).