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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 23 April 2026

London Travel News at a glance

  • Thursday 23 and Friday 24 April: major disruption across all London Underground lines due to strike action.
  • Friday 24 April: Tube services start late and recover slowly; severe disruption expected for most of the day.
  • Friday 24 to Saturday 25 April: bus strike affecting routes 8, 25, 205, 425, N8, N25 and N205.
  • Sunday 26 April: London Marathon – widespread road closures, very busy stations and service changes.
  • Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April: closures on the Piccadilly line.

Tube strike

  • Thursday 23 and Friday 24 April: planned strike action by RMT drivers will affect the entire London Underground network.
  • A reduced service will run on some lines, but significant disruption is expected across all lines.
  • Services that do run will be very limited, less frequent and extremely busy.

What to expect

  • Thursday 23 April:
    • Morning: mostly normal service
    • Late morning: services begin reducing
    • After midday: significant disruption across the network
    • Services will finish early – aim to complete journeys by 20:00
  • Friday 24 April:
    • No service expected before 07:30 on most lines
    • Morning: severe disruption continues
    • Afternoon: gradual recovery after midday
    • Evening: residual disruption likely

Travel advice

  • Avoid using the Tube where possible.
  • Use the Elizabeth line, DLR, London Overground, trams and buses where possible, but expect these to be extremely busy.
  • Roads across London are also expected to be significantly busier than usual.

London Marathon – Sunday 26 April

  • Sunday 26 April: the London Marathon will take place across central and southeast London.
  • Most public transport services will run, but will be much busier than normal.
  • Stations on the Circle, District and Jubilee lines near the route will be extremely busy, with crowd control measures in place.
  • Jubilee line stations near the route will be exit-only between 07:00 and 19:00.

Key service changes

  • Windrush line: enhanced service until 15:00 between Highbury & Islington and Crystal Palace/West Croydon.
  • DLR: services start earlier (from 05:30 on some routes) and run a modified timetable.
  • Southeastern: enhanced service to Greenwich and Blackheath for race start.
  • No Woolwich Ferry service until 15:00.

Travel advice

  • Allow significantly more time for journeys.
  • Expect extensive road closures and bus diversions along the route.
  • If travelling to the start, use DLR or Southeastern services to Greenwich/Blackheath.

London Underground

Piccadilly line

  • Friday 24 into Saturday 25 April: no Night Tube service between King’s Cross St Pancras and Cockfosters.
  • Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April: no service between Wood Green and Cockfosters.
  • No service between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge – use the Metropolitan line.

London Overground

Weaver line

  • Monday 27 to Thursday 30 April: no service between Hackney Downs and Enfield Town/Cheshunt after 22:45 each night.

Windrush line

  • Sunday 26 April: modified and enhanced service for the London Marathon.
  • Stations may operate one-way systems and will be extremely busy.

DLR

  • Sunday 26 April: earlier start and modified service for the London Marathon.
  • Cutty Sark station will operate crowd control and may become entry-only.
  • Services will be much busier than usual.

Buses and roads

Bus strike

  • From 05:00 Friday 24 April to 05:00 Saturday 25 April: strike action affecting routes 8, 25, 205, 425, N8, N25 and N205.
  • Routes 25 and 425 are expected to run near normal service; others may be severely disrupted.

General travel

  • Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 April: major events across London will increase footfall and congestion.
  • Sunday 26 April: extensive road closures across central and southeast London for the Marathon.

Santander Cycles

  • The following docking stations are suspended:
  • Lancaster Drive, Tower Hamlets
  • Tavistock Street, West End
  • Millennium Hotel, Mayfair
  • New North Road, Hoxton
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