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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 20th November 2025

Special Events

Winter Wonderland

Until Thursday 1 January 2026
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland will be open between Friday 14 November and Thursday 1 January.
During this time, nearby Tube stations such as Hyde Park Corner, Green Park and Knightsbridge are expected to be extremely busy with customers arriving at and leaving the event. These stations may be closed or exit-only during busy times to prevent overcrowding.
If you plan to go to Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, consider walking from Paddington, Victoria or Bond Street.

Station updates

Bank and Monument escalator work

Until late 2026

Until late 2026, work will take place to replace the two escalators which connect the Northern line platforms with the District and Circle line platforms between Bank and Monument stations.

  • The usual walking route between these platforms will be closed, so please follow the signs for an alternative route.
  • Depending on your journey, the alternative route may be at street level. To make sure you pay the correct fare, just touch out as you exit the station and touch back in again as you re-enter.

Service Updates 

Elizabeth line

The following closures are due to track work.
Sunday 23 November
No service between Liverpool Street (national rail platforms)/Whitechapel and Shenfield
  • Use Tube, Mildmay line or DLR services, or local bus routes. Rail replacement buses will run.
No service between Paddington and Ealing Broadway until 07:45
  • Use Tube services or local bus routes.

DLR

The following closures are due to signal testing and third party works.
Saturday 22 November
No service between Stratford International and Woolwich Arsenal
  • Use Jubilee line and Elizabeth line services. Rail replacement buses will run between Canning Town, London City Airport and King George V.
No service between Poplar and Beckton
  • Use local bus routes. Rail replacement buses will run between Canary Wharf and Gallions Reach via Beckton.
Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 November
No service between Tower Gateway and Shadwell
  • Use Tube or Windrush line services, or local bus routes.
Piccadilly line
Thursday 20 November
No service between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge
Depending on weather conditions and train availability, this suspension may need to be introduced at short notice until the end of the leaf fall season, which is expected to last until January.

Liberty line (London Overground)

Sunday 23 November
No service between Romford and Upminster
  • Use local bus routes. This is due to Network Rail track work.

Mildmay line (London Overground)

The following closures are due to Network Rail maintenance work.
Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 November
No service between Gospel Oak and Richmond/Shepherd’s Bush
  • Use Tube services, or local or replacement bus routes.
Monday 24 until Thursday 27 November
No westbound service from Stratford to Camden Road after 23:45 each night
  • Use local bus routes.
Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 November
No eastbound service from Willesden Junction to Stratford after 23:00 each night
  • Use Tube or Lioness line services, or local bus routes.

Windrush line (London Overground)

Monday 24 until Thursday 27 November
No service between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace/West Croydon after 23:30 each night
  • Use Tram services or local bus routes.
  • A Southern Railway replacement bus will depart from London Bridge to Streatham Hill (via Crystal Palace) at 23:58, and to East Croydon (via Norwood Junction) at 00:35. This is due to Network Rail track work.

Buses and roads

Bus journeys will be affected by the following changes over the weekend. A bus strike will affect some bus routes in southwest, west and northwest London.

Bus strike

Due to planned strike action, some bus routes in southwest, west and northwest London will be disrupted from 05:00 on Wednesday 26 until 05:00 on Saturday 29 November.
During these strikes, little or no service is expected on the following routes:
13 (24hr route), 23 (24hr route), 31, 218, 295 (24hr route), 452 and N31.
All other bus routes, Tube and rail services will run as planned but services in this area may be busier than usual. Plan ahead, allow more time for your journey and check before you travel.

Thursday 20 until Sunday 23 November

Events at entertainment venues, stadiums and local areas
Key events taking place include:
Thursday 20 November
  • ExCeL Centre – multiple exhibition events (09:30 until 17:00)
  • Hyde Park – commercial event (10:00 until 22:00)
  • Kew Gardens – cultural event (16:30 until 22:00)
  • The O2 – music event (18:30 until 23:00)
  • Wembley Arena – music event (18:30 until 22:30)
  • The Royal Albert Hall – performance event (19:30 until 22:30)
  • Stamford Bridge – Chelsea Women football match (20:00 until 22:00)
Friday 21 November
  • ExCeL Centre – exhibition event (08:15 until 17:00)
  • Hyde Park – commercial event (10:00 until 22:00)
  • Kew Gardens – cultural event (16:30 until 22:00)
  • The O2 – music event (18:30 until 22:45)
  • Alexandra Palace – music event (18:30 until 22:30)
  • Drumsheds – music event (19:00 until 03:00)
  • The Royal Albert Hall – performance event (19:30 until 22:30)
Saturday 22 November
  • Hyde Park – commercial event (10:00 until 22:00)
  • Craven Cottage – Fulham football match (15:00 until 17:00)
  • Kew Gardens – cultural event (16:30 until 22:00)
  • The O2 – music event (18:00 until 22:45)
  • Alexandra Palace – music event (18:30 until 22:30)
  • The Royal Albert Hall – performance event (19:30 until 22:30)
  • Wembley Arena – comedy event (19:00 until 23:00)
Sunday 23 November
  • Hyde Park – commercial event (10:00 until 22:00)
  • The Royal Albert Hall – music event (15:00 until 18:00)
  • Twickenham Stadium – England rugby match (16:10 until 18:00)
  • Emirates Stadium – Arsenal football match (16:30 until 18:30)
  • Kew Gardens – cultural event (16:30 until 22:00)
  • Wembley Arena – music event (18:30 until 22:30)
Increased footfall and traffic levels are expected before and after each event, with some venues implementing local road closures to safely manage pedestrian and vehicle movements.

Friday 21 until Tuesday 25 November

Blackwall Tunnel
From 22:00 on Friday 21 until 05:00 on Tuesday 25 November, Blackwall Tunnel will be closed southbound for maintenance work.
This closure will also take place from 22:00 on Friday 28 November until 05:00 on Monday 1 December.
Use alternative river crossings, such as Silvertown Tunnel or Rotherhithe Tunnel, to complete your journey.
Saturday 22 November
North London
From 20:00 until 21:00, Cazenove Road, Clapton will be closed for a religious procession.
Sunday 23 November
Kensington
From 07:30 until 12:00, an eastbound closure will be in place on High Street Kensington between Earl’s Court Road and Hornton Street while a running event takes place in and around Holland Park.
An increase in footfall in the area is expected.
Sunday 23 and Monday 24 November
Golders Green Bus Station
From 22:00 on Sunday 23 November until 05:00 the following morning, Golders Green Bus Station will be closed for maintenance works.
During the closure, use alternative stops:
  • Routes 83, 183, 240 and N83 – will terminate at stop GT and start from stop GN on Golders Green Road
  • Routes 139, 245, 260 and 328 – will terminate at stop GM and start from stop GL on Finchley Road
  • Route 226 – will terminate at stop GP and start from stop GO on Hodford Road
  • Route 268 – will terminate at stop GK and start from stop GJ at Golders Green station/North End Road
 

Santander Cycles

The following docking stations are suspended this weekend:
  • Victoria Rise
  • Clapham Common
  • Buckingham Gate
  • Victoria – until Saturday 22 November
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