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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 22 October 2026
London Travel News at a glance
- Piccadilly line closures from Wednesday 28 October: no service Cockfosters to Uxbridge midweek, then the whole line shut on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November — for Heathrow, use the Elizabeth line.
- District line largely suspended this weekend, with Circle line cut between Edgware Road and Tower Hill.
- Oxford Street goes traffic-free between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street from Monday 26 October.
- Northern line trains skip Burnt Oak from Monday 26 October until Sunday 8 November.
- London Trams part-suspended from Saturday 24 October until Thursday 5 November.
- DLR closed Tower Gateway to Shadwell on Sunday 25 October; A40 Westway and M25 junction 15 closures overnight.
London Underground
Piccadilly line
- Friday 23 into Saturday 24 October: no stop at Earl’s Court between 03:15 and 05:45 on Night Tube — use Hammersmith.
- Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October: no stop at Turnham Green.
- Wednesday 28 until Friday 30 October: no service between Cockfosters and Uxbridge.
- Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November: no service on the entire line, including Night Tube.
- For Heathrow, use Elizabeth line services.
District line
- Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October: no service between Edgware Road and Embankment, Ealing Broadway, Kensington (Olympia), Richmond and Wimbledon, for track work.
- For Stamford Bridge on Saturday 24 October: use Piccadilly line to Earl’s Court, or Mildmay line to West Brompton or Imperial Wharf.
Circle line
- Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October: no service between Edgware Road and Tower Hill via Victoria.
Northern line
- Monday 26 October until Sunday 8 November: trains will not stop at Burnt Oak during step-free platform works. Use bus routes 204 or N5; fares refunded between Burnt Oak and Colindale/Edgware.
London Overground
Mildmay line
- Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October: no service between Willesden Junction and Shepherd’s Bush from 19:30 Saturday until 12:00 Sunday.
- Monday 26 until Thursday 29 October: no westbound service from Stratford to Camden Road after 23:45.
- Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 October: no eastbound service from Willesden Junction to Stratford after 23:00.
Windrush line
- Sunday 25 October: no service between Sydenham and Crystal Palace.
- Monday 26 until Thursday 29 October: no service between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace/West Croydon after 23:30.
Elizabeth line
- Sunday 25 October: trains will not stop at Burnham and Taplow after 11:00.
- Reduced service between Maidenhead and Reading.
DLR
- Sunday 25 October: no service between Tower Gateway and Shadwell due to construction work.
London Trams
- Saturday 24 October until Thursday 5 November: no service between East Croydon and Beckenham Junction, Elmers End and New Addington, for tramway engineering works.
Buses and roads
- Monday 26 October: Oxford Street becomes traffic-free between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street — no cars, buses, taxis, scooters, pedicabs or bikes. Buses still serve the area but some routes change, with permanent changes phased in from 01:00 on Saturday 24 October. Nearest stations: Bond Street, Oxford Circus, Tottenham Court Road and Marble Arch.
- A40 Westway: westbound closed between the Westway Roundabout and the Marylebone Flyover from 22:00 Friday 23 until 05:00 Sunday 25 October, and from 22:00 Friday 30 October until 05:00 Monday 2 November. Diversions signed.
- M25 junction 15: anticlockwise carriageway closed over the M4 from 20:00 Saturday 24 October until 10:00 Sunday 25 October, with a diversion via M4 junction 5. Clockwise and all M25–M4 links stay open.
- A41 Brent Cross flyover: lane restrictions on the A41 Hendon Way until Thursday 29 October; full closure both ways between Vivian Avenue and The Vale 22:00–05:00 on Thursday 29 and Friday 30 October; contraflow on the flyover from Friday 30 October until Friday 20 November; westbound lane restrictions on the A406 North Circular through Brent Cross until Friday 20 November.
Events
- Saturday 24 October: football at Emirates Stadium, London Stadium, Loftus Road, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Stamford Bridge (17:30), plus events at ExCeL London, The O2, Drumsheds, Alexandra Palace, O2 Academy Brixton and The Royal Albert Hall.
- Sunday 25 October: Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, a cultural event at Trafalgar Square, and events at ExCeL London, The Royal Albert Hall, The O2 and Wembley Arena.
- Expect heavy crowds and local road closures around venues before and after each event.
Santander Cycles
- Docking stations suspended this weekend: Camley Street, Camden Town; Guildhouse Street, Victoria; Marylebone Lane, Marylebone.