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This page is normally updated on Thursday and Mondays and contains information from TfL about London Underground and other lines for the weekend and ahead.

Please check your Tube Map and Bus Times London apps for any real-time issues.

This page was last updated: Thursday 15 October 2026

London Travel News at a glance

  • No Piccadilly line service between Hammersmith and Heathrow/Uxbridge on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October, including Friday and Saturday Night Tube — use the Elizabeth line for central London to Heathrow
  • No District line service between Turnham Green and Ealing Broadway on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October
  • No Gatwick Express/Southern trains to/from Victoria on Sunday 18 October; reduced service on Saturday 17 October
  • Reduced Elizabeth line service between Paddington and Maidenhead/Heathrow on Sunday 18 October
  • No DLR service between Tower Gateway and Shadwell on Sunday 18 October
  • No London Trams service between Sandilands and New Addington all weekend
  • Road closures for a march in central London and a 10k event at Silverworks Island on Saturday 17 October

National Rail

  • Gatwick Express and Southern services between Victoria, Gatwick Airport, Brighton and the Sussex coast are affected all weekend by engineering work
  • Saturday 17 October: reduced service to/from Victoria, with some trains diverted to/from London Bridge
  • Sunday 18 October: no Southern or Gatwick Express trains to/from Victoria — use alternative services from Blackfriars or London Bridge
  • Southeastern services at Victoria are unaffected

London Underground

District line

  • Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October: no service between Turnham Green and Ealing Broadway due to Piccadilly line upgrade works

Piccadilly line

  • Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October, including Friday and Saturday Night Tube: no service between Hammersmith and Heathrow/Uxbridge; trains will not stop at Turnham Green or Acton Town. Use the Elizabeth line for central London to Heathrow

London Overground

Mildmay line

  • Sunday 18 October: no service between Gospel Oak and Stratford until 11:15, and between Camden Road and Stratford after 22:15

Suffragette line

  • Sunday 18 October: no service between Barking and Barking Riverside all day — use bus route EL1

Weaver line

  • Thursday 15 October: no service between Hackney Downs and Enfield Town/Cheshunt after 22:45
  • Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October: no service between Edmonton Green and Cheshunt

Windrush line

  • Sunday 18 October: no service between Surrey Quays and New Cross after 22:00, and between Dalston Junction and Highbury & Islington after 22:15

Elizabeth line

  • Sunday 18 October: trains will not stop at Acton Main Line, Hanwell and West Ealing; reduced service between Paddington and Maidenhead/Heathrow

DLR

  • Sunday 18 October: no service between Tower Gateway and Shadwell due to construction work

London Trams

  • Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October: no service between Sandilands and New Addington

Buses and roads

Oxford Street

  • From Monday 26 October, Oxford Street becomes traffic-free between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street; bus routes will change
  • From 22:00 on Monday 19 October, access from James Street and Binney Street will permanently close

A40 Westway

  • Directional weekend closures continue between the Westway Roundabout and Marylebone Flyover through to Monday 2 November, with signed diversions

Central London march

  • Saturday 17 October, 12:00–16:00: a march from Westminster Cathedral to the Brompton Oratory will cause local traffic delays and bus diversions

Silverworks Island

  • Saturday 17 October, 15:00–23:00: extensive road closures for a 10k running event, including Connaught Bridge and North Woolwich Road, with local bus diversions

M25 junction 15

  • Anticlockwise carriageway closed over the M4 from 20:00 Saturday 17 October until 10:00 the next morning, with a diversion to/from M4 junction 5

Filming closures

  • Sunday 18 October: Waterloo Bridge closed 06:00–11:00 (bus routes 1, 59, 68, 76, 139, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, SL6 diverted); Carthusian Street in the City of London closed 07:00–19:00

Santander Cycles

  • The following docking stations are suspended this weekend: Camley Street, Guildhouse Street, Marylebone Lane and Notting Hill Gate station
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