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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 17 September 2026
London Travel News at a glance
- Piccadilly line closed between Hyde Park Corner and Acton Town on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September, including Friday and Saturday Night Tube. For Heathrow, use the Elizabeth line.
- Major DLR shutdown both days: no service Bank to Lewisham, Tower Gateway to Canning Town, or Canary Wharf to Stratford.
- District line: no service between Earl’s Court and Ealing Broadway/Richmond on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September.
- Barons Court closed Friday 18 until Sunday 20 September with no District line or Piccadilly line trains calling.
- Gallows Corner shut to all traffic from 22:00 on Friday 18 until 05:00 on Monday 21 September. No journeys through the junction in any direction.
- Weaver line: no service between Hackney Downs and Enfield Town/Cheshunt both days, and White Hart Lane closed on Saturday 19 September for the Tottenham match.
- Extensive road closures across Hackney and Islington for a half marathon on Sunday 20 September.
London Underground
District line
- Friday 18 until Sunday 20 September: Barons Court is closed and no trains will call there, for ticket hall refurbishment. On Friday only, use West Kensington instead.
- Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September: no service between Earl’s Court and Ealing Broadway/Richmond. Use other Tube lines, the Mildmay line, or local and replacement buses.
Piccadilly line
- Friday 18 until Sunday 20 September: Barons Court is closed. Change at Earl’s Court or Hammersmith if needed.
- Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September: no service between Hyde Park Corner and Acton Town, including during Friday and Saturday Night Tube. Use other Tube lines or local and replacement buses. For central London to Heathrow, use the Elizabeth line.
London Overground
Lioness line
- Sunday 20 September: no service between Queen’s Park and Willesden Junction until 09:15. A reduced service runs every 30 minutes between Euston and Willesden Junction until 16:15.
Mildmay line
- Thursday 17 September: no eastbound trains from Willesden Junction to Stratford after 23:00, and no westbound trains from Stratford to Camden Road after 23:45.
- Monday 21 until Thursday 24 September: no westbound trains from Camden Road to Willesden Junction after 23:45 each night.
- Tuesday 22 until Friday 25 September: no southbound trains from Willesden Junction to Shepherd’s Bush until 06:15 each morning.
Weaver line
- Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September: no service between Hackney Downs and Enfield Town/Cheshunt. Use the Tube or local and replacement buses.
- Saturday 19 September: White Hart Lane is closed. For Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, use the Victoria line to Seven Sisters or Tottenham Hale. Entry at Tottenham Hale is restricted with no down escalator, so 100 stairs to the platforms or the lift for step-free access. After the match use Seven Sisters.
Windrush line
- Thursday 17 September: no service between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace/West Croydon after 23:30.
- Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September: no service between Wandsworth Road and Clapham Junction after 23:30 on Saturday and all day Sunday. Trains call at Battersea Park instead. Use local buses or Southern between Battersea Park and Clapham Junction.
- Sunday 20 September: no service between Sydenham and West Croydon until 08:00. Use Southern or local buses.
DLR
- Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September: no service between Bank and Lewisham, between Tower Gateway and Canning Town, and between Canary Wharf and Stratford. Use the Tube, Windrush line or Elizabeth line, or local buses. This is for maintenance and new train testing.
Buses and roads
- Gallows Corner: the flyover closes to all vehicles from 22:00 on Thursday 17 September until 05:00 the next morning. Then from 22:00 on Friday 18 until 05:00 on Monday 21 September both the flyover and roundabout close completely, with no journeys through the junction in any direction and no access between the A127 Southend Arterial Road, A12 Colchester Road, A12 Eastern Avenue and A118 Main Road. Bus routes 174, 346, 496, 498, 499 and N86 divert.
- Sunday 20 September: extensive road closures and bus diversions across Hackney and Islington from 07:00 until 17:00 for a half marathon starting and finishing at Shoreditch Park.
- Sunday 20 September: Waterloo Bridge, Lancaster Place and the Strand Underpass close from 04:00 until 07:00 for filming.
- Thursday 17 September: a relay race in the City of London from 19:00 until 21:00 brings road closures and bus diversions around Guildhall Yard and Gresham Street.
- Busy venues this weekend include Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, The Den, Stamford Bridge, Loftus Road, Wembley Stadium and Emirates Stadium on Saturday 19 September, a ceremonial event on Whitehall that afternoon, a swimming event in Hyde Park, and Craven Cottage on Sunday 20 September. Expect crowds and local road closures around each.
- Brixton Hill: temporary traffic signals arrive on Monday 28 September, and lane restrictions on the A23 between Holmewood Road and Tierney Road continue until late 2026. Through traffic should consider the A24 or A3.
- A41 Brent Cross flyover: the A406 North Circular closes westbound overnight from 22:00 on Wednesday 30 September. Lane restrictions follow on the A41 Hendon Way from Thursday 1 until Wednesday 28 October and on the A406 westbound through Brent Cross until Friday 20 November, with overnight southbound closures on Thursday 1 and Friday 2 October, northbound closures on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 October, and a contraflow on the flyover from Thursday 29 October until Friday 20 November.
Santander Cycles
- Docking stations suspended this weekend: Camley Street (Camden Town), Guildhouse Street (Victoria), Ladbroke Grove Central and Marylebone Lane.