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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: Monday 26 October 2026
London Travel News at a glance
- Piccadilly line: no service between Cockfosters and Uxbridge from Wednesday 28 to Friday 30 October, then the whole line closes on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November. For Heathrow, use the Elizabeth line.
- Northern line: trains do not stop at Burnt Oak until Sunday 8 November.
- Late-evening Mildmay line and Windrush line closures from Monday 26 to Thursday 29 October.
- Croydon trams are largely suspended until Thursday 5 November.
- Oxford Street is traffic-free from today (Monday 26 October). The A41 Brent Cross closes overnight on Thursday 29 and Friday 30 October.
Piccadilly line closures
- Wednesday 28 to Friday 30 October: no service between Cockfosters and Uxbridge.
- Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November: no service on the entire line, including Friday and Saturday Night Tube.
- For travel between central London and Heathrow Airport, use the Elizabeth line, which will be busier than usual.
- This is part of the Piccadilly line upgrade works.
London Underground
Northern line
- From Monday 26 October to Sunday 8 November: trains do not stop at Burnt Oak while platform works for step-free access take place. Bus routes 204 and N5 run to Colindale and Edgware, with extra peak-time 204 buses, and fares on those journeys will be refunded.
London Overground
Mildmay line
- Monday 26 to 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
- Monday 26 to Thursday 29 October: no service between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace/West Croydon after 23:30. Use Southern services or buses.
London Trams
- Until Thursday 5 November: no service between East Croydon and Beckenham Junction, Elmers End and New Addington. Replacement buses run from East Croydon to Beckenham Junction (via Elmers End) and to New Addington.
Roads
- Oxford Street: traffic-free between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street from Monday 26 October, with no buses, taxis or bikes on that section. Loading is allowed midnight to 07:00, and some bus routes have changed. Nearest stations are Bond Street, Oxford Circus, Tottenham Court Road and Marble Arch.
- A41 Brent Cross: lane restrictions on the A41 Hendon Way until Thursday 29 October. It closes in both directions between Vivian Avenue and The Vale from 22:00 to 05:00 on the nights of Thursday 29 and Friday 30 October. A contraflow then runs on the flyover until Friday 20 November, and the A406 North Circular westbound is restricted until the same date.
- A40 Westway (Westway Roundabout to Marylebone Flyover): final westbound closure from 22:00 Friday 30 October to 05:00 Monday 2 November, after which the eastbound carriageway and two westbound lanes reopen.