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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 14 May 2026

London Travel News at a glance

  • Tuesday 19 until Friday 22 May: planned Tube strikes expected to cause disruption across the entire Underground network.
  • Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 May: major Central line closure between Marble Arch and Leytonstone.
  • Sunday 17 May: engineering work affecting the Windrush line, Elizabeth line and DLR.
  • Friday 15 until Tuesday 19 May: no DLR service after 23:30 each night.
  • Saturday 16 May: major marches and road closures expected across central London.

Tube strikes

  • Tuesday 19 until Friday 22 May: planned strike action by RMT Tube drivers affecting all London Underground lines.
  • A service is expected to run on most lines, but disruption and reduced service levels are expected throughout the week.

Tuesday 19 and Thursday 21 May

  • Morning: normal services expected until mid-morning.
  • Mid-morning: disruption expected as services begin ramping down ahead of strike action.
  • After midday: disruption expected on all lines. Services that do run will finish early.

Wednesday 20 and Friday 22 May

  • Morning: disruption expected on all lines. Services will start later than normal.
  • Afternoon and evening: continued disruption expected while services recover.
  • Evening: normal service expected to resume.
  • Buses, DLR, Elizabeth line, London Overground and Trams will run as normal but are expected to be much busier than usual.

London Underground

Central line

  • Friday 15 into Saturday 16 May: no Friday Night Tube service between Marble Arch and Woodford/Newbury Park via Redbridge.
  • Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 May: no service between Marble Arch and Leytonstone, including during Saturday Night Tube.
  • Use alternative Tube services or local/replacement bus routes.

District line

  • Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 May: trains will not stop at Mile End.
  • Use local bus routes 25 or 205 between Bow Road and Stepney Green.

Hammersmith & City line

  • Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 May: trains will not stop at Mile End.
  • Use local bus routes 25 or 205 between Bow Road and Stepney Green.

Piccadilly line

  • Thursday 28 until Sunday 31 May: no service between Acton Town and Heathrow, and no service between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge.
  • Use the Elizabeth line for Heathrow journeys and the Metropolitan line between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge.

London Overground

Mildmay line

  • Thursday 14 May: no westbound service from Stratford to Camden Road after 23:45.
  • Sunday 17 May: eastbound trains will not stop at Homerton until 11:00 due to the Hackney half-marathon.
  • Sunday 17 May: special timetable between Camden Road and Stratford with services expected to be extremely busy.
  • Monday 18 until Thursday 21 May: no westbound service from Camden Road to Willesden Junction after 23:45 each night.
  • Tuesday 19 until Friday 22 May: no southbound service from Willesden Junction to Shepherd’s Bush until 06:15 each morning.

Windrush line

  • Thursday 14 May: no service between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace/West Croydon after 23:30.
  • Sunday 17 May: no service between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace/West Croydon all day.

Elizabeth line

  • Sunday 17 May: no service between Paddington and Ealing Broadway until 07:45.
  • Use alternative Tube services or local bus routes.

DLR

  • Friday 15 until Tuesday 19 May: no service on the DLR after 23:30 each night.
  • Sunday 17 May: no service between Tower Gateway and Shadwell all day.
  • Use Tube, Windrush line or local bus routes.

Buses and roads

Bus strike

  • Friday 15 until Saturday 16 May: strike action affecting routes 8, 25, 205, 425, N8, N25 and N205.
  • Routes 25 and 425 are expected to run a near-normal service. Other routes may face severe delays and cancellations.

Events and crowding

  • Thursday 14 until Sunday 17 May: large crowds expected around Wembley Stadium, Stamford Bridge, The O2, Twickenham Stadium, Olympia London and Lord’s Cricket Ground.
  • Sunday 17 May: Hackney half-marathon expected to cause major crowding and road closures across east London.

Central London road closures

  • Saturday 16 May: multiple marches through central London will cause extensive road closures, bus diversions and heavy congestion.
  • Saturday 16 until Sunday 17 May: overnight charity walk across central London expected to increase pedestrian traffic and local road closures.

Camden

  • Friday 15 until Sunday 17 May: Greenland Place closures and large crowds expected during a music festival affecting venues across Camden.

Santander Cycles

  • The following docking stations are suspended this weekend:
  • Lancaster Drive, Tower Hamlets
  • New North Road, Hoxton
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