London Tube and train disruptions this weekend: 17-19 July
Key Points
- Disruptions are expected to specific Underground and Overground lines this weekend.
- Customers planning to travel to or from Heathrow on the Elizabeth line should be aware of disruptions late on Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
- The DLR and Piccadilly lines will be partly closed on Saturday and Sunday.
- Lioness, Windrush, and Weaver Overground lines will all experience varying degrees of disruptions and part closures.
Disruptions are expected on a number of Underground and Overground lines this weekend, including services to and from Heathrow International Airport.
This is according to the latest travel status information from Transport for London (TfL), which provides a regularly updated schedule of expected disruptions and current issues on its network.
At the time of publication, delays are affecting several lines on Friday 17 July, and disruptions are expected on Saturday and Sunday.
On Friday, a signal failure at Gospel Oak has caused severe issues on the Mildmay and Suffragette lines, and a points failure at Walthamstow Central has caused delays on the Victoria line.
On both Saturday and Sunday, the DLR line will not run any service between Bank / Tower Gateway and Poplar / West India Quay.
The Piccadilly line will also not run any service between King’s Cross St Pancras and Cockfosters from 04:00am on Saturday through Sunday.
Those planning to travel to Heathrow should note that there will be no service on the Elizabeth line from Hayes & Harlington to Heathrow Terminals 4 and 5 after 23:00pm on Saturday. On Sunday, the Elizabeth line will not operate between Paddington and Heathrow / Reading until 07:00am.
The Lioness Overground line will run a reduced service between Kilburn High Road and Euston throughout the weekend.
On Sunday, the Windrush line will not run any service between Sydenham and West Croydon, and the Weaver line will be closed until 10:15am.
Replacement bus services are running throughout the weekend where necessary to address line closures. Note that Waterloo & City services do not operate on the weekend.
Underground and Overground disruptions this weekend
Below are the planned tube and train closures for this weekend in London:
Friday 17 July:
- Victoria – Severe Delays (Entire line)
- Mildmay – Severe Delays (Entire line)
- Suffragette – Suspended (Entire line)
- Weaver – Minor Delays (Entire line)
- Windrush – Severe Delays (Highbury & Islington ↔ West Croydon / Clapham Junction / Crystal Palace / New Cross)
Saturday 18 July:
- DLR – Part Closure (Bank / Tower Gateway ↔ Poplar / West India Quay)
- Elizabeth – Part Closure (Hayes & Harlington ↔ Heathrow Terminal 4/5 from 23:00pm)
- Piccadilly – Part Closure (King’s Cross St Pancras ↔ Cockfosters)
- Lioness – Reduced Service (Kilburn High Road ↔ London Euston)
Sunday 19 July:
- DLR – Part Closure (Bank / Tower Gateway ↔ Poplar / West India Quay)
- Elizabeth – Part Closure (Paddington ↔ Heathrow / Reading until 07:00am)
- Piccadilly – Part Closure (King’s Cross St Pancras ↔ Cockfosters)
- Lioness – Reduced Service (Kilburn High Road ↔ London Euston)
- Weaver – Planned Closure (Entire line until 10:15am)
- Windrush – Part Closure (Sydenham ↔ West Croydon)
This list reflects expected disruptions at the time of writing. For a full list of live travel status updates, please refer to the TfL website.
