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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 21 May 2026

London Travel News at a glance

  • Friday 22 until Monday 25 May: major Piccadilly line closures affecting Heathrow, Northfields and Uxbridge services.
  • Saturday 23 until Monday 25 May: no District line service between Earl’s Court and Ealing Broadway/Richmond.
  • Saturday 23 until Monday 25 May: no DLR service between Westferry/Poplar and Lewisham.
  • Sunday 24 May: no Windrush line service between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction.
  • Sunday 24 May: Greater Anglia services will not stop at Tottenham Hale or Northumberland Park.

National Rail

London Northwestern Railway

  • Friday 22 and Saturday 23 May: a very limited service will operate between Euston and Milton Keynes during strike action.
  • Only one train per hour is expected to run and services may still face delays or cancellations.

Greater Anglia

  • Sunday 24 May: no Greater Anglia services will call at Tottenham Hale or Northumberland Park.
  • Services will divert via White Hart Lane and Seven Sisters, which are expected to be much busier than usual due to the football match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
  • Use Tottenham Hale for Victoria line connections where possible and allow extra time for journeys.

London Underground

District line

  • Saturday 23 until Monday 25 May: no service between Earl’s Court and Ealing Broadway/Richmond.
  • Use the Mildmay line or local/replacement bus routes.

Piccadilly line

  • Friday 22 into Saturday 23 May: no Night Tube service between Hyde Park Corner and Heathrow.
  • Saturday 23 until Monday 25 May: no service between Hyde Park Corner and Northfields/Uxbridge, including Saturday Night Tube.
  • Use alternative Tube services or local/replacement buses.

Upcoming Piccadilly line closure

  • Thursday 28 until Sunday 31 May: no service between Acton Town and Heathrow, and 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 21 May: no westbound service from Camden Road to Willesden Junction after 23:45.
  • Thursday 21 and Friday 22 May: no southbound service from Willesden Junction to Shepherd’s Bush until 06:15.

Weaver line

  • Monday 25 until Thursday 28 May: no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford after 22:45 each night.

Windrush line

  • Sunday 24 May: no service between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction.
  • Rail replacement buses will run between Canada Water and Clapham Junction.

DLR

  • Saturday 23 until Monday 25 May: no service between Westferry/Poplar and Lewisham.
  • Rail replacement buses will run between Westferry and Island Gardens, and between Canada Water and Lewisham.

Roads and events

  • Saturday 23 May: major march through central London from Marble Arch to Trafalgar Square from midday. Extensive road closures and bus diversions expected.
  • Sunday 24 May: cultural procession through central London with road closures and large crowds expected between Park Lane and Trafalgar Square.
  • Saturday 23 May until mid-June: temporary traffic signals on Streatham High Road at Prentis Road due to Thames Water works.

Santander Cycles

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