Andy Byford, Ex-M.T.A. Leader, Steps Down as London Transport Commissioner

He achieved both: The new line opened to giddy riders this spring, and the agency secured a long-term funding agreement with the government in August. He also managed an influx of visitors and logistical challenges after the death of Queen Elizabeth II this month.

“I have been blessed to have had such an amazing transport and public service journey and now is the right time to bow out and resume life in the U.S. with my wife,” Mr. Byford said in a statement.

Andy Lord, the chief operating officer of Transport for London, will take over as interim commissioner.

Mr. Byford was revered in New York, a city that does not often show affection for its leaders, let alone for the head of a troubled transit agency that elicits few positive feelings. On his last day in the job, crowds of workers gathered and cheered him, fighting to snap selfies.

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